اِعْتَقَدَ يَعْتَقِدُ
to believe in
Verb forms › Form VIII
اِفتَعَلَ
Arabic Verb Form VIII: Reflexive, often idiomatic
An infixed ت. Frequently the action done for oneself or to oneself, though many Form VIII verbs drift into their own meanings.
Pattern: اِفتَعَلَ
What it does: Reflexive, often idiomatic
In the dictionary: 458 Form VIII verbs
How to recognise it
Every Arabic verb form is described by weighing it against the template root ف-ع-ل. Form VIII is written اِفتَعَلَ, so any root poured into that same shape behaves the same way. That template is the word's wazn, its measure.
The most common Form VIII verbs
80 of 458, most common first, each with its present tense and root.
اِحْتَاجَ يَحْتَاجُ
to need
اِنْتَظَرَ يَنْتَظِرُ
to await
اِتَّصَلَ يَتَّصِلُ
to be in contact with
اِنْتَهَى يَنْتَهِي
to end
اِهْتَمَّ يَهْتَمُّ
to look after
اِفْتَرَضَ يَفْتَرِضُ
suppose
اِسْتَمَعَ يَسْتَمِعُ
to listen
اِتَّفَقَ يَتَّفِقُ
to agree
اِبْتَعَدَ يَبْتَعِدُ
to move away from
اِكْتَشَفَ يَكْتَشِفُ
to discover
اِخْتَارَ يَخْتَارُ
to choose
اِرْتَدَى يَرْتَدِي
to put on
اِشْتَرَى يَشْتَرِي
to buy
اِخْتَفَى يَخْتَفِي
to vanish
اِعْتَذَرَ يَعْتَذِرُ
to excuse oneself
اِقْتَرَبَ يَقْتَرِبُ
to approach
اِعْتَرَفَ يَعْتَرِفُ
to confess
اِلْتَقَى يَلْتَقِي
to meet
اِعْتَبَرَ يَعْتَبِرُ
to take example
اِمْتَلَكَ يَمْتَلِكُ
to possess
اِنْتَقَلَ يَنْتَقِلُ
to move
اِحْتَفَظَ يَحْتَفِظُ
to uphold
اِنْتَبَهَ يَنْتَبِهُ
to be careful
اِعْتَنَى يَعْتَنِي
to look after
اِعْتَمَدَ يَعْتَمِدُ
to lean
اِضْطَرَّ يَضْطَرُّ
to force
اِجْتَمَعَ يَجْتَمِعُ
to meet
اِقْتَرَحَ يَقْتَرِحُ
to urge
اِتَّخَذَ يَتَّخِذُ
to take
اِعْتَادَ يَعْتَادُ
to be or get used to
اِلْتَقَطَ يَلْتَقِطُ
to catch
اِتَّجَهَ يَتَّجِهُ
to direct to
اِرْتَدَّ يَرْتَدُّ
to move back quickly or forcefully
اِحْتَمَلَ يَحْتَمِلُ
to carry
اِرْتَفَعَ يَرْتَفِعُ
to lift
اِنْتَمَى يَنْتَمِي
to descend from
اِرْتَكَبَ يَرْتَكِبُ
to commit
اِنْتَصَفَ يَنْتَصِفُ
to reach the midst
اِحْتَوَى يَحْتَوِي
to contain
اِبْتَسَمَ يَبْتَسِمُ
to smile
اِحْتَرَمَ يَحْتَرِمُ
to honor
اِرْتَاحَ يَرْتَاحُ
to rest
اِشْتَاقَ يَشْتَاقُ
to miss
اِحْتَرَقَ يَحْتَرِقُ
to burn
اِحْتَفَلَ يَحْتَفِلُ
to celebrate
اِدَّعَى يَدَّعِي
to claim
اِزْدَادَ يَزْدَادُ
to increase
اِفْتَقَدَ يَفْتَقِدُ
to miss
اِنْتَشَرَ يَنْتَشِرُ
to disperse
اِخْتَبَرَ يَخْتَبِرُ
to test
اِكْتَرَثَ يَكْتَرِثُ
to bear in mind
اِتَّضَحَ يَتَّضِحُ
to become manifest
اِخْتَبَأَ يَخْتَبِئُ
to hide
اِخْتَلَفَ يَخْتَلِفُ
to differ
اِعْتَرَضَ يَعْتَرِضُ
to block
اِخْتَرَقَ يَخْتَرِقُ
to penetrate
اِقْتَحَمَ يَقْتَحِمُ
to dive
اِلْتَزَمَ يَلْتَزِمُ
to stick to
اِحْتَرَسَ يَحْتَرِسُ
to take care with
اِصْطَادَ يَصْطَادُ
to hunt
اِخْتَطَفَ يَخْتَطِفُ
to snatch
اِسْتَلَمَ يَسْتَلِمُ
to touch
اِرْتَبَطَ يَرْتَبِطُ
to be connected
اِشْتَرَكَ يَشْتَرِكُ
to enter into partnership
اِخْتَرَعَ يَخْتَرِعُ
to invent
اِمْتَازَ يَمْتَازُ
to be characterized or distinguished by
اِكْتَمَلَ يَكْتَمِلُ
to be or become perfect
اِعْتَقَلَ يَعْتَقِلُ
arrest
اِكْتَفَى يَكْتَفِي
to content oneself with
اِصْطَدَمَ يَصْطَدِمُ
to clash
اِنْتَصَرَ يَنْتَصِرُ
to assist
اِنْتَحَرَ يَنْتَحِرُ
to commit suicide
اِتَّسَعَ يَتَّسِعُ
to get wider
اِحْتَسَى يَحْتَسِي
to sip
اِخْتَلَقَ يَخْتَلِقُ
to fabricate
اِضْطَرَبَ يَضْطَرِبُ
to be disturbed
اِتَّهَمَ يَتَّهِمُ
to charge
اِحْتَضَرَ يَحْتَضِرُ
to be present at
اُحْتُضِرَ يُحْتَضَرُ
to be on death's doorstep
Practise Form VIII
Drill these verbs with spaced repetition, or run a conjugation drill on Form VIII only.
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