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Tarithā Conjugation

وَرِثَ (tarithā) means "to inherit" in Arabic. Simple past: أنا (ana) وَرِثْتُ (warithtu), أنتَ (anta) وَرِثْتَ (warithta), أنتِ (anti) وَرِثْتِ (warithti), هو (huwa) وَرِثَ (waritha), هي (hiya) وَرِثَتْ (warithat), نحن (naḥnu) وَرِثْنَا (warithnā). Below: all 20 tenses we teach, with examples.

Simple past الماضي البسيط

Stem + person suffix (كَتَبَ + تُ = كَتَبْتُ). The all-purpose past tense: 'I wrote', 'she sat', 'they drank'.

أنا (ana)وَرِثْتُ (warithtu)
أنتَ (anta)وَرِثْتَ (warithta)
أنتِ (anti)وَرِثْتِ (warithti)
هو (huwa)وَرِثَ (waritha)
هي (hiya)وَرِثَتْ (warithat)
نحن (naḥnu)وَرِثْنَا (warithnā)
أنتم (antum)وَرِثْتُمْ (warithtum)
أنتنّ (antunna)وَرِثْتُنَّ (warithtunna)
هم (hum)وَرِثُوا (warithū)
هنّ (hunna)وَرِثْنَ (warithna)
أنتما (antumā)وَرِثْتُمَا (warithtumā)
هما (humā) — the two men/thingsوَرِثَا (warithā)
هما (humā) — the two womenوَرِثَتَا (warithatā)

Past continuous الماضي المستمر

كان (conjugated for person) + imperfect indicative of the main verb. An action in progress at a point in the past, like English 'was/were -ing'.

أنا (ana)كُنْتُ أَرِثُ (kuntu arithu)
أنتَ (anta)كُنْتَ تَرِثُ (kunta tarithu)
أنتِ (anti)كُنْتِ تَرِثِينَ (kunti tarithīna)
هو (huwa)كَانَ يَرِثُ (kāna yarithu)
هي (hiya)كَانَتْ تَرِثُ (kānat tarithu)
نحن (naḥnu)كُنَّا نَرِثُ (kunnā narithu)
أنتم (antum)كُنْتُمْ تَرِثُونَ (kuntum tarithūna)
أنتنّ (antunna)كُنْتُنَّ تَرِثْنَ (kuntunna tarithna)
هم (hum)كَانُوا يَرِثُونَ (kānū yarithūna)
هنّ (hunna)كُنَّ يَرِثْنَ (kunna yarithna)
أنتما (antumā)كُنْتُمَا تَرِثَانِ (kuntumā tarithāni)
هما (humā) — the two men/thingsكَانَا يَرِثَانِ (kānā yarithāni)
هما (humā) — the two womenكَانَتَا تَرِثَانِ (kānatā tarithāni)

Past perfect (pluperfect) الماضي التام / كان قد فعل

كان (conjugated) + قَدْ + perfect of the main verb. An action completed before another past action, like English 'had done'.

أنا (ana)كُنْتُ قَدْ وَرِثْتُ (kuntu qad warithtu)
أنتَ (anta)كُنْتَ قَدْ وَرِثْتَ (kunta qad warithta)
أنتِ (anti)كُنْتِ قَدْ وَرِثْتِ (kunti qad warithti)
هو (huwa)كَانَ قَدْ وَرِثَ (kāna qad waritha)
هي (hiya)كَانَتْ قَدْ وَرِثَتْ (kānat qad warithat)
نحن (naḥnu)كُنَّا قَدْ وَرِثْنَا (kunnā qad warithnā)
أنتم (antum)كُنْتُمْ قَدْ وَرِثْتُمْ (kuntum qad warithtum)
أنتنّ (antunna)كُنْتُنَّ قَدْ وَرِثْتُنَّ (kuntunna qad warithtunna)
هم (hum)كَانُوا قَدْ وَرِثُوا (kānū qad warithū)
هنّ (hunna)كُنَّ قَدْ وَرِثْنَ (kunna qad warithna)
أنتما (antumā)كُنْتُمَا قَدْ وَرِثْتُمَا (kuntumā qad warithtumā)
هما (humā) — the two men/thingsكَانَا قَدْ وَرِثَا (kānā qad warithā)
هما (humā) — the two womenكَانَتَا قَدْ وَرِثَتَا (kānatā qad warithatā)

Emphatic/recent past (with qad) الماضي مع قد

قَدْ directly before the bare perfect verb marks the action as newsworthy, completed or relevant now — close to an English present perfect ('has/have done'). Very common in news writing and formal narration.

أنا (ana)قَدْ وَرِثْتُ (qad warithtu)
أنتَ (anta)قَدْ وَرِثْتَ (qad warithta)
أنتِ (anti)قَدْ وَرِثْتِ (qad warithti)
هو (huwa)قَدْ وَرِثَ (qad waritha)
هي (hiya)قَدْ وَرِثَتْ (qad warithat)
نحن (naḥnu)قَدْ وَرِثْنَا (qad warithnā)
أنتم (antum)قَدْ وَرِثْتُمْ (qad warithtum)
أنتنّ (antunna)قَدْ وَرِثْتُنَّ (qad warithtunna)
هم (hum)قَدْ وَرِثُوا (qad warithū)
هنّ (hunna)قَدْ وَرِثْنَ (qad warithna)
أنتما (antumā)قَدْ وَرِثْتُمَا (qad warithtumā)
هما (humā) — the two men/thingsقَدْ وَرِثَا (qad warithā)
هما (humā) — the two womenقَدْ وَرِثَتَا (qad warithatā)

Present (habitual & continuous) المضارع

Prefix + stem + ending, agreeing with the subject. Covers both habitual actions and things happening right now.

أنا (ana)أَرِثُ (arithu)
أنتَ (anta)تَرِثُ (tarithu)
أنتِ (anti)تَرِثِينَ (tarithīna)
هو (huwa)يَرِثُ (yarithu)
هي (hiya)تَرِثُ (tarithu)
نحن (naḥnu)نَرِثُ (narithu)
أنتم (antum)تَرِثُونَ (tarithūna)
أنتنّ (antunna)تَرِثْنَ (tarithna)
هم (hum)يَرِثُونَ (yarithūna)
هنّ (hunna)يَرِثْنَ (yarithna)
أنتما (antumā)تَرِثَانِ (tarithāni)
هما (humā) — the two men/thingsيَرِثَانِ (yarithāni)
هما (humā) — the two womenتَرِثَانِ (tarithāni)

Future المستقبل

سَـ- (attached, everyday) or سَوْفَ (separate word, more formal/emphatic) + imperfect indicative.

أنا (ana)سَأَرِثُ (sa'arithu)
أنتَ (anta)سَتَرِثُ (satarithu)
أنتِ (anti)سَتَرِثِينَ (satarithīna)
هو (huwa)سَيَرِثُ (sayarithu)
هي (hiya)سَتَرِثُ (satarithu)
نحن (naḥnu)سَنَرِثُ (sanarithu)
أنتم (antum)سَتَرِثُونَ (satarithūna)
أنتنّ (antunna)سَتَرِثْنَ (satarithna)
هم (hum)سَيَرِثُونَ (sayarithūna)
هنّ (hunna)سَيَرِثْنَ (sayarithna)
أنتما (antumā)سَتَرِثَانِ (satarithāni)
هما (humā) — the two men/thingsسَيَرِثَانِ (sayarithāni)
هما (humā) — the two womenسَتَرِثَانِ (satarithāni)

Future continuous مستقبل مستمر (نادر/أدبي)

سَـ/سَوْفَ + imperfect of كان + imperfect indicative of the main verb. Formal/literary; 'will be doing'.

أنا (ana)سَأَكُونُ أَرِثُ (sa'akūnu arithu)
أنتَ (anta)سَتَكُونُ تَرِثُ (satakūnu tarithu)
أنتِ (anti)سَتَكُونِينَ تَرِثِينَ (satakūnīna tarithīna)
هو (huwa)سَيَكُونُ يَرِثُ (sayakūnu yarithu)
هي (hiya)سَتَكُونُ تَرِثُ (satakūnu tarithu)
نحن (naḥnu)سَنَكُونُ نَرِثُ (sanakūnu narithu)
أنتم (antum)سَتَكُونُونَ تَرِثُونَ (satakūnūna tarithūna)
أنتنّ (antunna)سَتَكُنَّ تَرِثْنَ (satakunna tarithna)
هم (hum)سَيَكُونُونَ يَرِثُونَ (sayakūnūna yarithūna)
هنّ (hunna)سَيَكُنَّ يَرِثْنَ (sayakunna yarithna)
أنتما (antumā)سَتَكُونَانِ تَرِثَانِ (satakūnāni tarithāni)
هما (humā) — the two men/thingsسَيَكُونَانِ يَرِثَانِ (sayakūnāni yarithāni)
هما (humā) — the two womenسَتَكُونَانِ تَرِثَانِ (satakūnāni tarithāni)

Future perfect المستقبل التام

سَـ/سَوْفَ + imperfect of كان + قَدْ + perfect of the main verb. 'Will have done'; mostly formal/written style.

أنا (ana)سَأَكُونُ قَدْ وَرِثْتُ (sa'akūnu qad warithtu)
أنتَ (anta)سَتَكُونُ قَدْ وَرِثْتَ (satakūnu qad warithta)
أنتِ (anti)سَتَكُونِينَ قَدْ وَرِثْتِ (satakūnīna qad warithti)
هو (huwa)سَيَكُونُ قَدْ وَرِثَ (sayakūnu qad waritha)
هي (hiya)سَتَكُونُ قَدْ وَرِثَتْ (satakūnu qad warithat)
نحن (naḥnu)سَنَكُونُ قَدْ وَرِثْنَا (sanakūnu qad warithnā)
أنتم (antum)سَتَكُونُونَ قَدْ وَرِثْتُمْ (satakūnūna qad warithtum)
أنتنّ (antunna)سَتَكُنَّ قَدْ وَرِثْتُنَّ (satakunna qad warithtunna)
هم (hum)سَيَكُونُونَ قَدْ وَرِثُوا (sayakūnūna qad warithū)
هنّ (hunna)سَيَكُنَّ قَدْ وَرِثْنَ (sayakunna qad warithna)
أنتما (antumā)سَتَكُونَانِ قَدْ وَرِثْتُمَا (satakūnāni qad warithtumā)
هما (humā) — the two men/thingsسَيَكُونَانِ قَدْ وَرِثَا (sayakūnāni qad warithā)
هما (humā) — the two womenسَتَكُونَانِ قَدْ وَرِثَتَا (satakūnāni qad warithatā)

Present subjunctive المضارع المنصوب

أَنْ (or another triggering particle) + subjunctive stem, ending in -a/-ū/-ī/-ā (feminine plural unchanged, -na).

أنا (ana)أَرِثَ (aritha)
أنتَ (anta)تَرِثَ (taritha)
أنتِ (anti)تَرِثِي (tarithī)
هو (huwa)يَرِثَ (yaritha)
هي (hiya)تَرِثَ (taritha)
نحن (naḥnu)نَرِثَ (naritha)
أنتم (antum)تَرِثُوا (tarithū)
أنتنّ (antunna)تَرِثْنَ (tarithna)
هم (hum)يَرِثُوا (yarithū)
هنّ (hunna)يَرِثْنَ (yarithna)
أنتما (antumā)تَرِثَا (tarithā)
هما (humā) — the two men/thingsيَرِثَا (yarithā)
هما (humā) — the two womenتَرِثَا (tarithā)

Perfect subjunctive (literary) المنصوب التام (أدبي)

أَنْ + subjunctive of كان (أكون) + قَدْ + perfect main verb. Rare, formal/literary: 'that I should have done'.

أنا (ana)أَنْ أَكُونَ قَدْ وَرِثْتُ (an akūna qad warithtu)
أنتَ (anta)أَنْ تَكُونَ قَدْ وَرِثْتَ (an takūna qad warithta)
أنتِ (anti)أَنْ تَكُونِي قَدْ وَرِثْتِ (an takūnī qad warithti)
هو (huwa)أَنْ يَكُونَ قَدْ وَرِثَ (an yakūna qad waritha)
هي (hiya)أَنْ تَكُونَ قَدْ وَرِثَتْ (an takūna qad warithat)
نحن (naḥnu)أَنْ نَكُونَ قَدْ وَرِثْنَا (an nakūna qad warithnā)
أنتم (antum)أَنْ تَكُونُوا قَدْ وَرِثْتُمْ (an takūnū qad warithtum)
أنتنّ (antunna)أَنْ تَكُنَّ قَدْ وَرِثْتُنَّ (an takunna qad warithtunna)
هم (hum)أَنْ يَكُونُوا قَدْ وَرِثُوا (an yakūnū qad warithū)
هنّ (hunna)أَنْ يَكُنَّ قَدْ وَرِثْنَ (an yakunna qad warithna)
أنتما (antumā)أَنْ تَكُونَا قَدْ وَرِثْتُمَا (an takūnā qad warithtumā)
هما (humā) — the two men/thingsأَنْ يَكُونَا قَدْ وَرِثَا (an yakūnā qad warithā)
هما (humā) — the two womenأَنْ تَكُونَا قَدْ وَرِثَتَا (an takūnā qad warithatā)

Negative past (لم + jussive) لم + المجزوم

لَمْ + jussive. The normal, slightly more formal way to negate a simple past action (alternative to مَا + perfect).

أنا (ana)لَمْ أَرِثْ (lam arith)
أنتَ (anta)لَمْ تَرِثْ (lam tarith)
أنتِ (anti)لَمْ تَرِثِي (lam tarithī)
هو (huwa)لَمْ يَرِثْ (lam yarith)
هي (hiya)لَمْ تَرِثْ (lam tarith)
نحن (naḥnu)لَمْ نَرِثْ (lam narith)
أنتم (antum)لَمْ تَرِثُوا (lam tarithū)
أنتنّ (antunna)لَمْ تَرِثْنَ (lam tarithna)
هم (hum)لَمْ يَرِثُوا (lam yarithū)
هنّ (hunna)لَمْ يَرِثْنَ (lam yarithna)
أنتما (antumā)لَمْ تَرِثَا (lam tarithā)
هما (humā) — the two men/thingsلَمْ يَرِثَا (lam yarithā)
هما (humā) — the two womenلَمْ تَرِثَا (lam tarithā)

Real conditional (إن + jussive) جملة الشرط الجازم

إِنْ (or مَنْ/مَا/مَهْمَا) + jussive in the if-clause, jussive again in the result clause. Literary/formal 'if' for open, realistic conditions; إِذَا + past is the everyday equivalent.

أنا (ana)إِنْ أَرِثْ (in arith)
أنتَ (anta)إِنْ تَرِثْ (in tarith)
أنتِ (anti)إِنْ تَرِثِي (in tarithī)
هو (huwa)إِنْ يَرِثْ (in yarith)
هي (hiya)إِنْ تَرِثْ (in tarith)
نحن (naḥnu)إِنْ نَرِثْ (in narith)
أنتم (antum)إِنْ تَرِثُوا (in tarithū)
أنتنّ (antunna)إِنْ تَرِثْنَ (in tarithna)
هم (hum)إِنْ يَرِثُوا (in yarithū)
هنّ (hunna)إِنْ يَرِثْنَ (in yarithna)
أنتما (antumā)إِنْ تَرِثَا (in tarithā)
هما (humā) — the two men/thingsإِنْ يَرِثَا (in yarithā)
هما (humā) — the two womenإِنْ تَرِثَا (in tarithā)

Indirect/third-person command لام الأمر

لِـ (li-, sometimes لْـ after و/ف) + jussive. Expresses 'let him/her/them/us' — a command or wish about someone other than 'you'.

أنا (ana)لِأَرِثْ (li'arith)
أنتَ (anta)— (—)
أنتِ (anti)— (—)
هو (huwa)لِيَرِثْ (liyarith)
هي (hiya)لِتَرِثْ (litarith)
نحن (naḥnu)لِنَرِثْ (linarith)
أنتم (antum)— (—)
أنتنّ (antunna)— (—)
هم (hum)لِيَرِثُوا (liyarithū)
هنّ (hunna)لِيَرِثْنَ (liyarithna)
أنتما (antumā)— (—)
هما (humā) — the two men/thingsلِيَرِثَا (liyarithā)
هما (humā) — the two womenلِتَرِثَا (litarithā)

Affirmative imperative الأمر

Jussive minus subject prefix, plus a helping اُ-/اِ- at the front. Only 2nd-person forms exist.

أنا (ana)— (—)
أنتَ (anta)رِثْ (rith)
أنتِ (anti)رِثِي (rithī)
هو (huwa)— (—)
هي (hiya)— (—)
نحن (naḥnu)— (—)
أنتم (antum)رِثُوا (rithū)
أنتنّ (antunna)رِثْنَ (rithna)
هم (hum)— (—)
هنّ (hunna)— (—)
أنتما (antumā)رِثَا (rithā)
هما (humā) — the two men/things— (—)
هما (humā) — the two women— (—)

Negative imperative (prohibitive) النهي

لَا (lā, the 'prohibitive' لا) + jussive, keeping the subject prefix. 'Don't do'.

أنا (ana)— (—)
أنتَ (anta)لَا تَرِثْ (lā tarith)
أنتِ (anti)لَا تَرِثِي (lā tarithī)
هو (huwa)— (—)
هي (hiya)— (—)
نحن (naḥnu)— (—)
أنتم (antum)لَا تَرِثُوا (lā tarithū)
أنتنّ (antunna)لَا تَرِثْنَ (lā tarithna)
هم (hum)— (—)
هنّ (hunna)— (—)
أنتما (antumā)لَا تَرِثَا (lā tarithā)
هما (humā) — the two men/things— (—)
هما (humā) — the two women— (—)

Real conditional (إذا/إن + past) الشرط الحقيقي

إِذَا (everyday) or إِنْ (more formal) + perfect in the if-clause; perfect, jussive or imperative in the result clause. Used for realistic 'if' situations, regardless of the real-world tense.

أنا (ana)إِذَا وَرِثْتُ (idhā warithtu)
أنتَ (anta)إِذَا وَرِثْتَ (idhā warithta)
أنتِ (anti)إِذَا وَرِثْتِ (idhā warithti)
هو (huwa)إِذَا وَرِثَ (idhā waritha)
هي (hiya)إِذَا وَرِثَتْ (idhā warithat)
نحن (naḥnu)إِذَا وَرِثْنَا (idhā warithnā)
أنتم (antum)إِذَا وَرِثْتُمْ (idhā warithtum)
أنتنّ (antunna)إِذَا وَرِثْتُنَّ (idhā warithtunna)
هم (hum)إِذَا وَرِثُوا (idhā warithū)
هنّ (hunna)إِذَا وَرِثْنَ (idhā warithna)
أنتما (antumā)إِذَا وَرِثْتُمَا (idhā warithtumā)
هما (humā) — the two men/thingsإِذَا وَرِثَا (idhā warithā)
هما (humā) — the two womenإِذَا وَرِثَتَا (idhā warithatā)

Unreal / counterfactual conditional (لو + past) الشرط الامتناعي

لَوْ + perfect in the if-clause; لَـ + perfect in the result clause. A condition presented as untrue or unfulfilled — 'if I had... I would have...'.

أنا (ana)لَوْ وَرِثْتُ (law warithtu)
أنتَ (anta)لَوْ وَرِثْتَ (law warithta)
أنتِ (anti)لَوْ وَرِثْتِ (law warithti)
هو (huwa)لَوْ وَرِثَ (law waritha)
هي (hiya)لَوْ وَرِثَتْ (law warithat)
نحن (naḥnu)لَوْ وَرِثْنَا (law warithnā)
أنتم (antum)لَوْ وَرِثْتُمْ (law warithtum)
أنتنّ (antunna)لَوْ وَرِثْتُنَّ (law warithtunna)
هم (hum)لَوْ وَرِثُوا (law warithū)
هنّ (hunna)لَوْ وَرِثْنَ (law warithna)
أنتما (antumā)لَوْ وَرِثْتُمَا (law warithtumā)
هما (humā) — the two men/thingsلَوْ وَرِثَا (law warithā)
هما (humā) — the two womenلَوْ وَرِثَتَا (law warithatā)

Verbal noun (maṣdar, ~infinitive) المصدر

A noun derived from the root, unpredictable in shape for Form I (has to be learned per verb) but fully predictable for Forms II–X. Used after prepositions and as the equivalent of an English gerund/infinitive ('writing', 'to write').

وِرَاثَة (wirātha)

Active participle اسم الفاعل

Pattern fā'il for Form I. Means 'one who does/is doing X'; often used like an English present participle or even to express a near-present/recent-past event.

وَارِث (wārith)

Passive participle اسم المفعول

Pattern maf'ūl for Form I (transitive verbs only). Means '(that which has been) done to' — 'written', 'drunk'.

مَوْرُوث (mawrūth)

Examples

وَرِثَ الْبَيْتَ عَنْ جَدِّهِ.
waritha al-bayta ʿan jaddihi.
He inherited the house from his grandfather.
سَيَرِثُونَ ثَرْوَةً كَبِيرَةً.
sayarithūna tharwatan kabīratan.
They will inherit a large fortune.

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