Verb To Write in Levantine Arabic كتب

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

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

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To Write in Levantine Arabic – Present

English	Arabic	Pronunciation
I write	بَكْتُب	baktob
You (m.) write	بْتُكْتُب	btoktob
You (f.) write	بْتُكْتُبي	btoktobii
He writes	بُكْتُب	boktob
She writes	بْتُكْتُب	btoktob
We write	مْنُكْتُب	mnoktob
You (pl.) write	بْتُكْتُبوا	btoktoboo
They write	بُكْتُبوا	boktoboo

Past

English	Arabic	Pronunciation
I wrote	كَتَبْت	katabt
You (m.) wrote	كَتَبْت	katabt
You (f.) wrote	كَتَبْتِ	katabti
He wrote	كَتَب	katab
She wrote	كَتْبَت	katbat
We wrote	كَتَبْنا	katabnaa
You (pl.) wrote	كَتَبْتوا	katabtoo
They wrote	كَتَبوا	kataboo

To Write in Levantine Arabic – Future

English	Arabic	Pronunciation
I will write	رَح أَكْتُب	raH aktob
You (m.) will write	رَح تُكْتُب	raH toktob
You (f.) will write	رَح تُكْتُبي	raH toktobii
He will write	رَح يُكْتُب	raH yoktob
She will write	رَح تُكْتُب	raH toktob
We will write	رَح نُكْتُب	raH noktob
You (pl.) will write	رَح تُكْتُبوا	raH toktoboo
They will write	رَح يُكْتُبوا	raH yoktoboo

Negation

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

Examples: I didn’t write – ما كَتَبْت , They don’t write – ما بُكْتُبوا , She will not write – ما رَح تُكْتُب

Imperative

English	Arabic	Pronunciation
Write! (you m.)	أُكْتُب	oktob
Write! (you f.)	أُكْتُبي	oktobii
Write! (plural)	أُكْتُبوا	oktoboo

Check also: Basic Levantine Arabic Phrases for Beginners

To Write in Levantine Arabic – Conjugation Quiz

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