Arabic for follow

tabi3a
ﺗَﺒِﻊَ
follow – past tense he
yatba3u
ﻳَﺘﺒَﻊُ
follow – present tense he

The Arabic verb for follow is written ﺗَﺒِﻊَ and pronunced tabi3a in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺘﺒَﻊُ and pronounced yatba3u. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word follow

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Important letters:
The root of the word follow consists of three Arabic letters: ta that is written and pronounced t, beh that is written and pronounced b and ayn that is written and pronounced 3. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to follow

The word follow letter by letter

ﺗَﺒِﻊَ
ﺗـ
ـﺒـ
ـﻊ
 
ﺗـ
ـﺒـ
ـﻊ
 
ﺗـ
ـﺘـ
ـﺖ
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
 
ta
t
beh
b
ayn
3
 
 
The Arabic word for follow consists of: The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ﺗـ ) and pronounced t and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter beh that is written ﺏ ( here ـﺒـ ) and pronounced b and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ـﻊ ) and pronounced 3 and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. Therefore, the word is writen ﺗَﺒِﻊَ and pronounced tabi3a.
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The pattern for follow

fa3ila becomes tabi3a

We have seen that the Arabic word for follow is written ﺗَﺒِﻊَ and pronounced tabi3a. It follows the pattern verb form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3ila where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3ila and the root letters are t, b and 3, the word becomes tabi3a.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns

Words with the same pattern as follow

Conjugations of follow

past tense
present tense
he
tabi3a
ﺗَﺒِﻊَ
he - past tense
yatba3u
ﻳَﺘﺒَﻊُ
he - present tense
she
tabi3at
ﺗَﺒِﻌَﺖ
she - past tense
tatba3u
ﺗَﺘﺒَﻊُ
she - present tense
I
tabi3tu
ﺗَﺒِﻌﺖُ
I - past tense
'atba3u
ﺃَﺗﺒَﻊُ
I - present tense