Arabic for follow

salaka
ﺳَﻠَﻚَ
follow – past tense he
yasluku
ﻳَﺴﻠُﻚُ
follow – present tense he

The Arabic verb for follow is written ﺳَﻠَﻚَ and pronunced salaka in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺴﻠُﻚُ and pronounced yasluku. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters:
The root of the word follow consists of three Arabic letters: sin that is written and pronounced s, lam that is written and pronounced l and kaf that is written and pronounced k. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to follow

The letters of follow

ﺳَﻠَﻚَ
ﺳـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻚ
 
ﺳـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻚ
 
ﺳـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺲ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
ﻛـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻚ
 
sin
s
lam
l
kaf
k
 
 
The Arabic word for follow consists of: The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ﺳـ ) and pronounced s 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 lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻠـ ) and pronounced l 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 kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ـﻚ ) and pronounced k 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 ﺳَﻠَﻚَ and pronounced salaka.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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The pattern for follow

fa3ala becomes salaka

We have seen that the Arabic word for follow is written ﺳَﻠَﻚَ and pronounced salaka. It follows the pattern verb form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3ala and the root letters are s, l and k, the word becomes salaka.
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
salaka
ﺳَﻠَﻚَ
he - past tense
yasluku
ﻳَﺴﻠُﻚُ
he - present tense
she
salakat
ﺳَﻠَﻜَﺖ
she - past tense
tasluku
ﺗَﺴﻠُﻚُ
she - present tense
I
salaktu
ﺳَﻠَﻜﺖُ
I - past tense
'asluku
ﺃَﺳﻠُﻚُ
I - present tense