Levantine Arabic/Verbs motion

This article is in South Levantine.

The present progressive is not used for verbs of motion. An ongoing motion is expressed by the active participle instead.

Examples:

أنا رايح.	'ana rāyeḥ	I'm going. (male)
أنا رايحة.	'ana rāyḥa	I'm going. (female)
هم رايحين.	humme rāyḥīn	They are going.

Direction of movement

Past tense		Present tense		Active participle		English
راح	rāḥ	براح	birūḥ	رايح	rāyeḥ	to go; to depart
أجا	'aja	بيجي	bīji	جاي	jāy	to come; to arrive
رجع	rijeʕ	برجع	birjaʕ	راجع	rājeʕ	to return, to go/come back
روّح	rawwaḥ	بروّح	birawweḥ	مروّح	mrawweḥ	to return home
فات	fāt	بفوت	bifūt	فايت	fāyet	to enter, to go/come in
دخل	daḵal	بدخل	yūdḵol	داخل	dāḵel
طلع	ṭileʕ	بطلع	biṭlaʕ	طالع	ṭāleʕ	to go/come out
						to go/come up; to get into (vehicle)
نزل	nizel	بنزل	binzal	نازل	nāzel	to go/come down; to get off (vehicle)

Way of motion

Past tense		Present tense		Active participle		English
مشى	maša	بمشي	bimši	ماشي	māši	to walk
ركض	rakaḍ	بركض	burkoḍ	راكض	rākeḍ	to run
ركب	rikeb	بركب	birkab	راكب	rākeb	to ride (bike, bus etc.)
ساق	sā'	بسوق	bisū'	سايق	sāye'	to drive (vehicle)
سبح	sabaḥ	بسبح	bisbaḥ	سابح	sābeḥ	to swim
طار	ṭār	بطير	biṭīr	طاير	ṭāyer	to fly
رقص	ra'aṣ	برقص	bur'oṣ	راقص	rā'eṣ	to dance