يَتَكَلَّم speak in Arabic
يَتَكَلَّم is how you say “speak” in Arabic.
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Example sentence
وأنه لم يتكلم به بل قاله من تلقاء نفسه
And that He did not speak it, but rather he said it from himself.
يَتَكَلَّمْ speak
A present-tense reflexive verb 'speak', shortened in mood because of the past-negator before it, giving 'did not speak'. The clipped ending marks that mood; here it denies that God spoke it.
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More example sentences
فترى الرجل في حال غضبه يتكلم بما يندم عليه إذا سكن غضبه، ويفعل ما يسيء إليه في دينه ودنياه
So you see a man, in his state of anger, speaking words he regrets when his anger subsides, and doing what harms him in his religion and worldly life.
يَتَكَلَّمُ speaking
A present-tense verb carrying its own 'he' subject, describing what the man does: he speaks. The present form gives the ongoing picture.
روي في الخبر أن عائشة رضي الله عنها سمعت الحسن يتكلم،
It is reported in the narration that Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, heard Al-Hasan speak,
يَتَكَلَّمُ speak
This present-tense verb has its 'he' subject inside and reports an ongoing action seen alongside the hearing, 'speaking'. After a verb of perception, this present form describes the heard person caught in the act.
فقال من هذا الذي يتكلم بكلام الصديقين؟
She said: Who is this that speaks with the words of the truthful?
يَتَكَلَّمُ he speaks
This present-tense verb has its 'he' subject inside and describes the man's ongoing speaking within the relative clause. Its plain present ending marks the action as habitual.