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LESSON 75Irregular Verbs Ending in “a” — “a” Remains “a”
Lesson objective
In this lesson, you will learn the second category of irregular present-tense verbs ending in a. In this category, the final a remains unchanged, and the normal present-tense prefixes and suffixes are added.
Example verb: “to read” / “to study” (qra)
| English | Darija |
|---|---|
| I read / study | kan-qra |
| You read / study — masculine | kat-qra |
| You read / study — feminine | kat-qray |
| He reads / studies | kay-qra |
| She reads / studies | kat-qra |
| We read / study | kan-qrau |
| You read / study — plural | kat-qrau |
| They read / study | kay-qrau |
Verbs that follow the same pattern
- nsa — to forget
- lqa — to find
- tmnna — to hope
- tlaqa — to meet
- tqdda — to go shopping
- tsara — to walk around
- tнdda — to challenge / defy
- tġdda — to have lunch
- t3šša — to have dinner
- bra — to recover / be cured
- tsala — to be finished
- thlla f — to take care of
Examples
mrra mrra kan-t3ššau f r-risṭora. — From time to time, we eat dinner at the restaurant.
ma-kan-tqdda-š kul yum. — I do not go shopping every day.
šнal mn ktab kat-qra f š-šhr? — How many books do you read in one month?
Activity exercise
Describe activities in pictures using: šnu kay-dir? / šnu kat-dir? / šnu kay-diru?
Moroccan expression
ḍrb l-нdid maнddu sxun. — Strike while the iron is hot.
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