Moroccan Arabic textbook 2011

Peace Corps / Morocco • 93
jbع with masculine/feminine plural subject
kay-عjbuni n-nas d
I like the people of Morocco.
l-mġrib.
He likes books.
kay-عjbuh l-ktub.
Do you (plur.) like kids
We don‟t like them.
weš kay-عjbukum d-drari
ma-kay-عjbuna-š.
Past Tense Examples
The verb jbع can also be used in the past tense, as in ―I liked it‖ or ―It pleased me.‖ It is conjugated
like all regular verbs in the past tense.
jbع with masculine singular subject
I liked dinner.
l-عša. jbniع
He liked mint tea.
She didn‟t like “fat bread.”
Did you like the chicken
‏.عnaعn-n jbuع atay b
ma-عjbha-š xubz š-šнma.
weš jbkع d-djaj
jbع with feminine singular subject
I liked the soup.
l-нrira. jbatniع
He didn‟t like the salad.
Did you like the old medina
ma-عjbatu-š š-šladạ.
weš jbatkع l-mdina
l-qdima
jbع with masculine/feminine plural subject
jbuniع n-nas dyal
I liked the people of my village.
d-duwar dyali.
Did you like these books
weš jbukع had l-ktub
She didn‟t like the colors.
ma-عjbuha-š l-luwan.
Followed by Another Verb
jbع can be followed by another verb. The second verb is always conjugated in the present, according to
the same rule that you already learned regarding verbs following other verbs (see page 68). Remember
that for the second verb, therefore, we remove the ka ( ) to place it after ‏.‏jbع
I like to sleep after lunch.
He likes to play soccer.
She doesn‟t like to wake up
early.
Do you like to run early in the
morning
What do you like to do on the
weekend
kay-عjbni n-nعs mura
l-ġda.
kay-عjbu y-lعb l-kura.
ma-kay-عjbha-š t-fiq
bkri.
weš kay-عjbk t-jri
ṣ-sḅaн bkri
šnu kay-عjbk t-dir f
l-weekend