يَكْتُبُto write

Example sentences

• وَكَانَ يَكْتُبُ الْكِتَابَ الْعَرَبِيَّ

  He was writing the book in Arabic.

  يَكْتُبُ — writing. A present-tense verb that, under the framing 'was', yields a past-continuous 'was writing', describing a habitual activity; its 'he' subject is folded in. So the pairing of 'was' plus present is how Arabic says 'used to write'.

  From: The Night of Revelation and Consolation →

• وَيَكْتُبُ مِنَ الْإِنْجِيلِ بِالْعَرَبِيَّةِ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ،

  And he would write from the Gospel into Arabic whatever God willed him to write.

  وَيَكْتُبُ — and he writes. The wa- continues the description, and the present verb keeps the habitual sense under the earlier framing, 'and he used to write'; its 'he' subject is folded in. So it adds another ongoing past activity to the portrait of the man.

  From: The Night of Revelation and Consolation →

• لِكَثْرَةِ دَوْرِ ذَلِكَ فَتَرَاهُ إِمَّا يَكْتُبُ الأَسْمَاءَ حَالَ السَّمَاعِ ،

  Because that happens so often, you will then see him either write the names at the moment of hearing.

  يَكْتُبُ — he writes. A present-tense verb, third-person singular, 'he' built into its prefix. It is the first option after 'either', describing one of the things you might catch him doing, paired with the alternatives introduced by 'or'.

  From: Humility Over Fame →

• أَوْ يَكْتُبُ طِبَاقًا ،

  or writes it in duplicate,

  يَكْتُبُ — he writes. A present-tense verb, third-person singular, the doer 'he' in its prefix. It is one more option after 'or', the act of writing among the alternatives the sentence runs through.

  From: Humility Over Fame →

• فَقَالَ أُكْتُبْهُ لِي، قُلْتُ أَصْلَحَكَ اللَّهُ إِنَّمَا يَكْتُبُ هَذَا الأَحْدَاثُ،

  He said, "Write it for me." I said, "May God set you right; only young people write this."

  يُكْتَبُ — writes. A present-tense verb whose subject is built into its shape, stating a general habit. Under the 'only' restriction before it, it frames 'only X writes this', the verb carrying the action while the restriction narrows the doer.

  From: Permissible Laughter and Conduct →