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Lesson 3️⃣ - Future Tense in Arabic

Forming the Future Tense

To express the future tense in Arabic, simply add "سَ" (sa) to the present tense.

• I will be ➡ أنَا سَأَكُوْنُ (Ana sa’akunu)
• We will be ➡ نَحْنُ سَنَكُونُ (Nahnu sanakunu)
• You will be (masc) ➡ أَنْتَ سَتَكُونُ (Anta satakunu)
• You will be (fem) ➡ أَنْتِ سَتَكُونِينَ (Anti satakuneena)
• You will be (dual) ➡ أَنْتُمَا سَتَكُونَانِ (Antumaa satakoonani)
• You will be (plural masc) ➡ أَنْتُمْ سَتَكُونُونَ (Antum satakoonoona)
• You will be (plural fem) ➡ أَنْتُنَّ سَتَكُنَّ (Antunna satakun-na)
• He will be ➡ هُوَ سَيَكُونُ (Huwa sayakoonu)
• She will be ➡ هِيَ سَتَكُونُ (Hiya satakoonu)
• They will be (dual masc) ➡ هُمَا سَيَكُوْنَانِ (Humaa sayakoonani)
• They will be (dual fem) ➡ هُمَا سَتَكُوْنَانِ (Humaa satakoonani)
• They will be (plural masc) ➡ هُمْ سَيَكُونُونَ (Hum sayakoonoona)
• They will be (plural fem) ➡ هُنَّ سَيَكُنَّ (Hunna sayakunna)

Examples

• I will be in the stadium.
أَنَا سَأَكُونُ فِي الملعب (Ana sa’akunu fi al-mal'ab.)

• We will be in Cairo.
نَحْنُ سَنَكُونُ فِي القاهرة. (Nahnu sanakunu fi al-qahera.)

• You will be in the office.
أَنْتَ سَتَكُونُ فِي الغرفة. (Anta satakunu fi al-ghurfa.)

• He will be a driver.
هُوَ سَيَكُونُ سائقا. (Huwa sayakoonu saa'iqan.)

• She will be the responsible one.
هِيَ سَتَكُونُ المسؤولة. (Hiya satakoonu al-mas'ula.)

• They will be strong.
هُمْ سَيَكُونُونَ اقوياء. (Hum sayakoonoona aqweyaa'an.)

• They will be on the ship.
هُنَّ سَيَكُنَّ فوق السفينة. (Hunna sayakunna fawqa safeena.)

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