Arabic for sweep

kanasa
ﻛَﻨَﺲَ
sweep – past tense he
yaknusu
ﻳَﻜﻨُﺲُ
sweep – present tense he

The Arabic verb for sweep is written ﻛَﻨَﺲَ and pronunced kanasa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻜﻨُﺲُ and pronounced yaknusu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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

Words related to sweep

The word sweep letter by letter

ﻛَﻨَﺲَ
ﻛـ
ـﻨـ
ـﺲ
 
ﻛـ
ـﻨـ
ـﺲ
 
ﻛـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻚ
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
ﺳـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺲ
 
kaf
k
nun
n
sin
s
 
 
The Arabic word for sweep consists of: The letter kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ﻛـ ) 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. The letter nun that is written ﻥ ( here ـﻨـ ) and pronounced n 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 sin that is written ﺱ ( here ـﺲ ) 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﻛَﻨَﺲَ and pronounced kanasa.
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 sweep

fa3ala becomes kanasa

We have seen that the Arabic word for sweep is written ﻛَﻨَﺲَ and pronounced kanasa. 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 k, n and s, the word becomes kanasa.
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 sweep

Conjugations of sweep

past tense
present tense
he
kanasa
ﻛَﻨَﺲَ
he - past tense
yaknusu
ﻳَﻜﻨُﺲُ
he - present tense
she
kanasat
ﻛَﻨَﺴَﺖ
she - past tense
taknusu
ﺗَﻜﻨُﺲُ
she - present tense
I
kanastu
ﻛَﻨَﺴﺖُ
I - past tense
'aknusu
ﺃَﻛﻨُﺲُ
I - present tense