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Learning the Moroccan Verbs is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Moroccan language. But first we need to know what the role of Verbs is in the structure of the grammar in Moroccan.
Moroccan verbs are words that convey action (bring, read, walk, run), or a state of being (exist, stand). In most languages a verb may agree with the person, gender, and/or number of some of its arguments, such as its subject, or object. Here are some examples:
| English Verbs | Moroccan Verbs/ Arabic Script |
|---|---|
| Verbs | - الأفعال |
| Past | - الماضي |
| I spoke | kanatkallame - تحدثت |
| I wrote | kanaktabe - كتبت |
| I drove | - قدت |
| I loved | kounte kanabghy - كنت أحب |
| I gave | aatite - أعطيت |
| I smiled | tbassamte - ابتسمت |
| I took | khdite - أخذت |
| he spoke | thadthate - تحدث |
| he wrote | ktabe - كتب |
| he drove | sague - قاد |
| he loved | bghate - احب |
| he gave | - قدم |
| he smiled | btassame - ابتسم |
| he took | - اخذ |
| we spoke | tkallamna - تكلمنا |
| we wrote | katbou - كتبنا |
| we drove | sagou - قدنا |
| we loved | bghawe - أحببنا |
| we gave | aatawna - أعطينا |
| we smiled | tbassamna - ابتسمنا |
| we took | khdina - اخذنا |
| Future | - مستقبل |
| I will speak | ghady nahdare - سوف أتكلم |
| I will write | ghady naktabe - سوف أكتب |
| I will drive | ghady nsougue - سوف أقود |
| I will love | ghady nabghy - سوف أحب |
| I will give | ghady naadti - سوف أعطي |
| I will smile | ghady natbassame - سوف أبتسم |
| I will take | ghady nakhoude - سوف آخذ |
| he will speak | ghady yahdare - سوف يتحدث |
| he will write | ghady yaktabe - سوف يكتب |
| he will drive | ghady issougue - سوف يقود |
| he will love | ghady yabghy - سوف يحب |
| he will give | ghady yaati - سوف يعطي |
| he will smile | ghady yatbassame - سوف يبتسم |
| he will take | ghady yakoude - سوف يأخذ |
| we will speak | ghady natkkalmou - سوف نتكلم |
| we will write | ghady nkatbou - سوف نكتب |
| we will drive | ghady nsougou - سوف نقود |
| we will love | ghady nabgiwe - سوف نحب |
| we will give | ghady naatiwe - سوف نعطى |
| we will smile | ghady natbassmou - سوف نبتسم |
| we will take | ghady nakhdou - سوف نأخذ |
| Present | - الحالي |
| I speak | kanahdar - أنا أتكلم |
| I write | kanaktabe - أنا أكتب |
| I drive | kansougue - أنا أقود |
| I love | kanabghy - انا أحب |
| I give | kanaaty - اانا اعطى |
| I smile | kanatbassame - انا أبتسم |
| I take | lanakhoude - انا آخذ |
| he speaks | kayatkallame - يتكلم |
| he writes | kayaktabe - يكتب |
| he drives | kaysogue - يقود |
| he loves | kayabghy - يحب |
| he gives | kayaati - يعطي |
| he smiles | kayatbassame - يبتسم |
| he takes | kayakhoude - يأخذ |
| we speak | kanatkallmou - نحن نتكلم |
| we write | kanktbou - ذحن نكتب |
| we drive | kansouguou - نحن نقود |
| we love | kanabghuiwe - نحن نحب |
| we give | kanaatiwe - نحن نعطي |
| we smile | kanatbassmou - نحن نبتسم |
| we take | kanakhdou - نحن نأخذ |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Verbs in Moroccan has a logical pattern. Locate the Verbs above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Moroccan.
Below is a list of the conjugated Verbs in the present past and future in Moroccan placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Moroccan vocabulary.
| English Verbs | Moroccan Verbs/ Arabic Script |
|---|---|
| I can accept that | yamkane ndire hadeshy - يمكن أن أقبل هذا |
| she added it | zadttou - وأضافته |
| we admit it | kanaatarfou bdake shy - نحن نعترف بذلك |
| they advised him | nashouhe - وأشاروا عليه |
| I can agree with that | yamkane ly nttafake maa hade shy - يمكنني أن أتفق مع هذا |
| she allows it | douwzate dake shy - انها تسمح بذلك |
| we announce it | kanaalane dake shy - نحن نعلن ذلك |
| I can apologize | yamke ly naatadare - يمكنني أن أعتذر |
| she appears today | wa kila lyoume - يبدو انها اليوم |
| they arranged that | rahoume wajdou - لقد رتبوا ذلك |
| I can arrive tomorrow | yatmakkane nawssale ghadda - يمكنني أن اصل غدا |
| she can ask him | nkadrou nsawlouhe - تستطيع أن تسأله |
| she attaches that | ktaalake aalihe - انها تعلق عليه |
| we attack them | kanhajmouhoume - نحن نهاجمهم |
| they avoid her | kaybaadou aaliha - انهم يتجنبونها |
| I can bake it | nakdare ngoullihe - يمكنني أن اخبزه |
| she is like him | hiya bhalou - هي مثله |
| we beat it | hna hssane mannou - نحن نفوز عليه |
| they became happy | wallawe mzianine - أصبحوا سعداء |
| I can begin that | nakdare nabda dake shy - يمكنني ان ابدا ذلك |
| we borrowed money | tsallafna laflousse - نحن اقترضنا المال |
| they breathe air | kayatnafssou lahwa - هم يتنفسون الهواء |
| I can bring it | nakdare njabdou - أستطيع ان اجلبه |
| I can build that | nakdare nabnihe - استطيع ان ابنيه |
| she buys food | katshry laghda - انها تشتري الغذاء |
| we calculate it | kanhasbouhe - نحن نحسبه |
| they carry it | hazzinou - انهم يحملونه |
| they don't cheat | makaykhafoushe - انهم لا يغشوا |
| she chooses him | katakhtarou - هى تختاره |
| we close it | kanghalfouhe - نحن نغلقه |
| he comes here | kayji hna - يأتي هنا |
| I can compare that | nkadrou nkarnou dake shy - يمكنني مقارنة هذا |
| she competes with me | katnaffasse maaya - انها تتنافس معى |
| we complain about it | kanatshakkawe mannou - نحن نشكو منه |
| they continued reading | kammlou lakraya diyalhoume - لقد واصلوا القراءة |
| he cried about that | bka mane dake shy - لقد بكى بسبب ذلك |
| I can decide now | nkadrou nkarerou daba - يمكنني أن تقرر الآن |
| she described it to me | wsafty liya - لقد وصفت لى |
| we disagree about it | kanaktalfou fhade shy - نختلف حول هذا الموضوع |
| they disappeared quickly | daghiya mabanoushe - لقد اختفوا بسرعة |
| I discovered that | ktashafte - اكتشفت أن |
| she dislikes that | makatabghishe - انها لا تحب أن |
| we do it | kandirou dake shy - نحن نفعل ذلك |
| they dream about it | kayhalmou bdake shy - يحلمون بذلك |
| I earned | - استحقيت |
| he eats a lot | kayakoule bazzafe - انه يأكل الكثير |
| we enjoyed that | aajabna dake shy - استمتعنا بذلك |
| they entered here | dakhlou hna - دخلوا هنا |
| he escaped that | hrabe - هرب هو |
| I can explain that | nakdare nfassare dake shy - أستطيع شرح ذلك |
| she feels that too | hatta hiya kathasse - تشعر أنها أيضا |
| we fled from there | hrabna mane tammake - هربنا من هناك |
| they will fly tomorrow | ghady itire ghadda - سوف يطير غدا |
| I can follow you | nakdare ntbaakoume - يمكنني أن اتبعكم |
| she forgot me | - نستنى |
| we forgive him | smahna lihe - نحنن نغفر له |
| I can give her that | yamkane naatiha dake shy - يمكن أن أعطيها ذك |
| she goes there | tamshy ltammake - تذهب هناك |
| we greeted them | sallamna aalihoume - نحن حياناهم |
| I hate that | makanabghishe dake shy - أكرهه |
| I can hear it | nakdare nsamaou - يمكنني أن اسمعه |
| she imagine that | katsawarre dake shy - هى تتصور ذلك |
| we invited them | diaainahoume - نحن دعوناهم |
| I know him | kanaarfou - أنا أعرفه |
| she learned it | aarafte aalihe - تعلمت أنه |
| we leave now | namshiwe daba - نرحل الآن |
| they lied about him | kadbou aalihe - كذبوا عنه |
| I can listen to that | nakdare nasmaa dake shy - أستطيع الاستماع إلي ذلك |
| she lost that | khassrate - انها خسرت |
| we made it yesterday | darnaha lbarahe - لقد فعلناها بالامس |
| they met him | tlakawe maahe - لقد قابلوه |
| I misspell that | - أنا أخطأت في تهجئة ذلك |
| I always pray | kanssally dima - أصلي دائما |
| she prefers that | katfaddale dake shy - انها تفضل ذلك |
| we protected them | hdinahoume - لقد حميناهم |
| they will punish her | ghady iaakbouha - سوف يعاقبوها |
| I can put it there | nakdare ndirou tammake - أستطيع وضعه هناك |
| she will read it | ghady takrahe - انها سوف تقرأه |
| we received that | wsalna dake shy - تلقينا ذلك |
| they refuse to talk | mabghawshe ihadrou - رفضوا التحدث |
| I remember that | tfakkartha - أتذكرها |
| she repeats that | kataawade dake shy - انها تكرر ذلك |
| we see it | kanshoufouhe - نراه |
| they sell it | kaybiaouhe - هم يبيعوه |
| I sent that yesterday | sifate dake shy lbarahe - أرسلت ذلك بالأمس |
| he shaved his beard | hassane lahiya diyalou - انه حلق لحيته |
| it shrunk quickly | - انها تقلصت بسرعة |
| we will sing it | - سنقوم غبنائها |
| they sat there | galssou hna - جلسوا هناك |
| I can speak it | nakdare nahdare biha - أستطيع التحدث بها |
| she spends money | katasrafe laflousse - إنها تنفق المال |
| we suffered from that | aayana - عانينا منه |
| they suggest that | katbane bhale ila - فهي توحي أنها |
| I surprised him | fajaatou - فاجئته |
| she took that | khdite dake shy - لقد اخذت هذا |
| we teach it | kandarssouhe - نحن ندرسه |
| they told us | galou anaha - قالوا لنا |
| she thanked him | shakratou - انها شكرته |
| I can think about it | nakdarre nfakkare fdake shy - أستطيع التفكير في الامر |
| she threw it | rmatou - إنها رمته |
| we understand that | kanatfahmou dake shy - نحن نفهم ذلك |
| they want that | kayabghiwe dake shy - هم يريدون ذلك |
| I can wear it | nakdare nlabssou - استطيع ان ارتديه |
| she writes that | kataktabe dake shy - انها تكتب ذلك |
| we talk about it | kanhadrou aala dake shy - نتحدث عن ذلك |
| they have it | rahe aandhoume - انه لديهم |
| I watched it | shafte dake shy - شاهدت ذلك |
| I will talk about it | ghady nahdarre aala dake shy - ساتكلم عن هذا |
| he bought that yesterday | nashry dike lkaswa - اشترى هذا بالامس |
| we finished it | kammalna dake shy - انتهينا ذلك |
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