Verb To Understand in Levantine Arabic فهم

Learn the conjugation of the verb to understand in Levantine Arabic.

This post includes full conjugation of the verb to understand for the present, past and future tense, negation and imperative.

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To understand in Levantine Arabic – Present

English	Arabic	Pronunciation
I understand	بَفْهَم	bafham
You (m.) understand	بْتِفْهَم	btifham
You (f.) understand	بْتِفْهَمي	btifhamii
He understands	بِفْهَم	bifham
She understands	بْتِفْهَم	btifham
We understand	مْنِفْهَم	mnifham
You (pl.) understand	بْتِفْهَموا	btifhamoo
They understand	بِفْهَموا	bifhamoo

Past

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English	Arabic	Pronunciation
I understood	فْهِمْت	fhimt
You (m.) understood	فْهِمْت	fhimt
You (f.) understood	فْهِمْتِ	fhimti
He understood	فِهِم	fihim
She understood	فِهْمَت	fihmat
We understood	فْهِمْنا	fhimnaa
You (pl.) understood	فْهِمْتوا	fhimtoo
They understood	فِهْموا	fihmoo

To understand in Levantine Arabic – Future

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English	Arabic	Pronunciation
I will understand	رَح أَفْهَم	raH afham
You (m.) will understand	رَح تِفْهَم	raH tifham
You (f.) will understand	رَح تِفْهَمي	raH tifhamii
He will understand	رَح يِفْهَم	raH yifham
She will understand	رَح تِفْهَم	raH tifham
We will understand	رَح نِفْهَم	raH nifham
You (pl.) will understand	رَح تِفْهَموا	raH tifhamoo
They will understand	رَح يِفْهَموا	raH yifhamoo

Negation

To negate the verb to understand in Levantine Arabic you need to add ما before the verb.

Example: ما فْهِمْت – I didn’t understand, ما رَح يِفْهَموا – They will not understand, ما بِفْهَم – He doesn’t understand

Imperative

English	Arabic	Pronunciation
Understand! (you m.)	إفْهَم	ifham
Understand! (you f.)	إفْهَمي	ifmaii
Understand! (plural)	إفْهَموا	ifhamoo

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To understand in Levantine Arabic – Conjugation Quiz

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