كَتَبَ conjugation

to write · Sound root · Form I · ك ت ب · transitive

Common mistakes

No weak letter. Only the present-stem vowel belongs to the word and has to be learned with it: كَتَبَ يَكْتُبُ, but فَتَحَ يَفْتَحُ and جَلَسَ يَجْلِسُ.

Core forms

Past: heفَعَلَكَتَبَ
Past: sheفَعَلَتْكَتَبَتْ
Past: you (m.)فَعَلْتَكَتَبْتَ
Past: Iفَعَلْتُكَتَبْتُ
Past: they (m.)فَعَلُواكَتَبُوا
Present: heيَفْعُلُيَكْتُبُnot: يَكْتِبُ
Present: Iأَفْعُلُأَكْتُبُnot: أَكْتِبُ
Present: they (m.)يَفْعُلُونَيَكْتُبُونَnot: يَكْتِبُونَ

Advanced forms

Past: the two of themفَعَلَاكَتَبَا
Present: you (f.)تَفْعُلِينَتَكْتُبِينَnot: تَكْتِبِينَ
Subjunctive after أنْيَفْعُلَيَكْتُبَnot: يَكْتِبَ
Jussive after لَمْيَفْعُلْيَكْتُبْnot: يَكْتِبْ
Imperative: you (m.)اُفْعُلْاُكْتُبْnot: اِكْتِبْ
Imperative: you (f.)اُفْعُلِياُكْتُبِيnot: اِكْتِبِي
Passive: pastفُعِلَكُتِبَ
Passive: presentيُفْعَلُيُكْتَبُ

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