Imperative

Imperative

June 28, 2025
Arabic, Grammar, Imperative

Imperative Form in Arabic (الأمر) #

Rules for Regular Verbs #

  1. Middle letter with fatḥa (ـَـ) or kasra (ـِـ) → Imperative starts with إِ
  2. Middle letter with ḍamma (ـُـ) → Imperative starts with أُ

Examples:

Verb (Past)Present (You masc.)Imperative (You masc.)Notes
كَتَبَأَنتَ تَكْتُبُأُكْتُبْḍamma → أُ
جَلَسَأَنتَ تَجْلِسُإِجْلِسْkasra → إِ
قَرَأَأَنتَ تَقْرَأُإِقْرَأْfatḥa → إِ
رَكِبَأَنتَ تَرْكَبُإِرْكَبْfatḥa → إِ

Plural Forms of رَكِبَ: