أَفْعَلُI will do it

Example sentences

• قَالَ وَأَنَا أَفْعَلُ

  He said, "And I will do it."

  أَفْعَلُ — I will do it. A present-tense verb ('I will do it') with its 'I' subject built into the 'a-' prefix. Though present in form, here it carries a near-future promise or intention, which is how Arabic often expresses 'I will' without a separate future word.

  From: The Prophet's Marriage to Khadijah →

• وَكَذَلِكَ أَفْعَلُ بِأَوْلِيَائِيِ

  And thus I do to my allies.

  أَفْعَلُ — I do. This is a present-tense verb with first-person 'I' built into its form. Here the present shape carries a habitual, ongoing sense, 'this is what I do', rather than a single moment. The 'I' is folded into the verb with no separate pronoun.

  From: Under God's Shield →