Learn Arabic Basic Verbs 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: How do you say 'you (masculine) drink' in Arabic?
- تَشْرَبُ (tashrabu) (Correct answer)
- يَشْرَبُ (yashrabu)
- أَشْرَبُ (ashrabu)
- نَشْرَبُ (nashrabu)
Correct answer: تَشْرَبُ (tashrabu)
تَشْرَبُ (tashrabu) is used for 'you (masc.) drink' in Modern Standard Arabic.
Question 2: What is the meaning of 'يَطْبُخُ (yatbukhu)'?
- He cleans
- He cooks (Correct answer)
- He eats
- He shops
Correct answer: He cooks
يَطْبُخُ (yatbukhu) means 'he cooks' in Arabic.
Question 3: Which verb means 'to sit down'?
- يَقُومُ (yaqumu)
- يَجْلِسُ (yajlisu) (Correct answer)
- يَنْهَضُ (yanhadhu)
- يَرْكُضُ (yarkudhu)
Correct answer: يَجْلِسُ (yajlisu)
يَجْلِسُ (yajlisu) means 'to sit' or 'he sits' in Arabic.
Question 4: What does 'كَتَبُوا (katabu)' mean?
- He wrote
- She wrote
- They wrote (Correct answer)
- We wrote
Correct answer: They wrote
كَتَبُوا (katabu) is the past tense third-person masculine plural form meaning 'they wrote'.
Question 5: How do you say 'to help' in Arabic?
- يَمْنَعُ (yamna'u)
- يُسَاعِدُ (yusa'idu) (Correct answer)
- يَتْرُكُ (yatruku)
- يَأْخُذُ (ya'khudhu)
Correct answer: يُسَاعِدُ (yusa'idu)
يُسَاعِدُ (yusa'idu) means 'to help' or 'he helps' in Arabic.
Question 6: What is the Arabic verb meaning 'to laugh'?
- يَبْكِي (yabki)
- يَغْضَبُ (yaghdhabu)
- يَضْحَكُ (yadhhaku) (Correct answer)
- يَفْرَحُ (yafrabu)
Correct answer: يَضْحَكُ (yadhhaku)
يَضْحَكُ (yadhhaku) means 'to laugh' or 'he laughs' in Arabic.
Question 7: Which sentence correctly means 'She reads a book'?
- هُوَ يَقْرَأُ كِتَاباً
- هِيَ تَقْرَأُ كِتَاباً (Correct answer)
- أَنَا أَقْرَأُ كِتَاباً
- نَحْنُ نَقْرَأُ كِتَاباً
Correct answer: هِيَ تَقْرَأُ كِتَاباً
هِيَ تَقْرَأُ كِتَاباً uses the feminine subject هِيَ (she) with the matching verb تَقْرَأُ.
Learn Arabic Basic Verbs 4
How do you say 'you (masculine) drink' in Arabic?