فَكَّرَ (fakkara) means to think. It is a sound Form II verb from the root ف ك ر (f-k-r): فَكَّرَ (fakkara) in the past, يُفَكِّرُ (yufakkiru) in the present and فَكِّرْ (fakkir) as a command. The tables below give its full conjugation in all 13 persons, active and passive, vowelled, with its participles and verbal noun.
Every form of fakkara on this page comes from the engine behind our Arabic verb conjugator and was checked against Wiktionary's conjugation table for فَكَّرَ, down to the regular Form II verbal noun تَفْكِير (tafkīr).
Fakkara at a glance
| Root | ف ك ر (f-k-r), starting with the letter fāʾ |
| Form | Form II, pattern فَعَّلَ (faʿʿala) |
| Verb type | sound |
| Past, he | فَكَّرَ (fakkara) |
| Present, he | يُفَكِّرُ (yufakkiru) |
| Command, you (one man) | فَكِّرْ (fakkir) |
| Active participle | مُفَكِّر (mufakkir) |
| Passive participle | مُفَكَّر (mufakkar) |
| Verbal noun (maṣdar) | تَفْكِير (tafkīr) |
Past tense of fakkara
In the past tense (al-māḍī) the Form II stem fakkar- stays the same in all 13 persons and only the suffix changes: فَكَّرْتُ (fakkartu), فَكَّرَتْ (fakkarat), فَكَّرُوا (fakkarū).
| Person | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| I · أنا anā | فَكَّرْتُ | fakkartu |
| we · نحن naḥnu | فَكَّرْنَا | fakkarnā |
| you m.sg. · أنت anta | فَكَّرْتَ | fakkarta |
| you f.sg. · أنت anti | فَكَّرْتِ | fakkarti |
| you dual · أنتما antumā | فَكَّرْتُمَا | fakkartumā |
| you m.pl. · أنتم antum | فَكَّرْتُمْ | fakkartum |
| you f.pl. · أنتن antunna | فَكَّرْتُنَّ | fakkartunna |
| he · هو huwa | فَكَّرَ | fakkara |
| she · هي hiya | فَكَّرَتْ | fakkarat |
| they two m. · هما humā | فَكَّرَا | fakkarā |
| they two f. · هما humā | فَكَّرَتَا | fakkaratā |
| they m.pl. · هم hum | فَكَّرُوا | fakkarū |
| they f.pl. · هن hunna | فَكَّرْنَ | fakkarna |
Present tense of fakkara
The present tense (al-muḍāriʿ) of Form II takes the prefix vowel u (yu-, tu-, nu-, u-), as in أُفَكِّرُ (ufakkiru) and يُفَكِّرُ (yufakkiru); the masculine plural adds -ūna: يُفَكِّرُونَ (yufakkirūna).
| Person | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| I · أنا anā | أُفَكِّرُ | ufakkiru |
| we · نحن naḥnu | نُفَكِّرُ | nufakkiru |
| you m.sg. · أنت anta | تُفَكِّرُ | tufakkiru |
| you f.sg. · أنت anti | تُفَكِّرِينَ | tufakkirīna |
| you dual · أنتما antumā | تُفَكِّرَانِ | tufakkirāni |
| you m.pl. · أنتم antum | تُفَكِّرُونَ | tufakkirūna |
| you f.pl. · أنتن antunna | تُفَكِّرْنَ | tufakkirna |
| he · هو huwa | يُفَكِّرُ | yufakkiru |
| she · هي hiya | تُفَكِّرُ | tufakkiru |
| they two m. · هما humā | يُفَكِّرَانِ | yufakkirāni |
| they two f. · هما humā | تُفَكِّرَانِ | tufakkirāni |
| they m.pl. · هم hum | يُفَكِّرُونَ | yufakkirūna |
| they f.pl. · هن hunna | يُفَكِّرْنَ | yufakkirna |
Subjunctive and jussive of fakkara
After أن (an, that) the he-form of fakkara takes the subjunctive, يُفَكِّرَ (yufakkira); the negative command puts لا (lā) before the jussive: لا تُفَكِّرْ (tufakkir).
| Person | Subjunctive | Jussive |
|---|---|---|
| I · أنا anā | أُفَكِّرَ (ufakkira) | أُفَكِّرْ (ufakkir) |
| we · نحن naḥnu | نُفَكِّرَ (nufakkira) | نُفَكِّرْ (nufakkir) |
| you m.sg. · أنت anta | تُفَكِّرَ (tufakkira) | تُفَكِّرْ (tufakkir) |
| you f.sg. · أنت anti | تُفَكِّرِي (tufakkirī) | تُفَكِّرِي (tufakkirī) |
| you dual · أنتما antumā | تُفَكِّرَا (tufakkirā) | تُفَكِّرَا (tufakkirā) |
| you m.pl. · أنتم antum | تُفَكِّرُوا (tufakkirū) | تُفَكِّرُوا (tufakkirū) |
| you f.pl. · أنتن antunna | تُفَكِّرْنَ (tufakkirna) | تُفَكِّرْنَ (tufakkirna) |
| he · هو huwa | يُفَكِّرَ (yufakkira) | يُفَكِّرْ (yufakkir) |
| she · هي hiya | تُفَكِّرَ (tufakkira) | تُفَكِّرْ (tufakkir) |
| they two m. · هما humā | يُفَكِّرَا (yufakkirā) | يُفَكِّرَا (yufakkirā) |
| they two f. · هما humā | تُفَكِّرَا (tufakkirā) | تُفَكِّرَا (tufakkirā) |
| they m.pl. · هم hum | يُفَكِّرُوا (yufakkirū) | يُفَكِّرُوا (yufakkirū) |
| they f.pl. · هن hunna | يُفَكِّرْنَ (yufakkirna) | يُفَكِّرْنَ (yufakkirna) |
Imperative of fakkara
A Form II command is the jussive تُفَكِّرْ (tufakkir) without its prefix. The stem already starts with a vowelled letter, so no alif is added: فَكِّرْ (fakkir), فَكِّرِي (fakkirī), فَكِّرُوا (fakkirū).
| Person | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| you m.sg. · أنت anta | فَكِّرْ | fakkir |
| you f.sg. · أنت anti | فَكِّرِي | fakkirī |
| you dual · أنتما antumā | فَكِّرَا | fakkirā |
| you m.pl. · أنتم antum | فَكِّرُوا | fakkirū |
| you f.pl. · أنتن antunna | فَكِّرْنَ | fakkirna |
Passive of fakkara
A Form II passive has u in the opening syllables and i before the last root letter in the past (فُكِّرَ (fukkira)), and the prefix yu- with a before the last root letter in the present (يُفَكَّرُ (yufakkaru)).
| Person | Past passive | Present passive |
|---|---|---|
| I · أنا anā | فُكِّرْتُ (fukkirtu) | أُفَكَّرُ (ufakkaru) |
| we · نحن naḥnu | فُكِّرْنَا (fukkirnā) | نُفَكَّرُ (nufakkaru) |
| you m.sg. · أنت anta | فُكِّرْتَ (fukkirta) | تُفَكَّرُ (tufakkaru) |
| you f.sg. · أنت anti | فُكِّرْتِ (fukkirti) | تُفَكَّرِينَ (tufakkarīna) |
| you dual · أنتما antumā | فُكِّرْتُمَا (fukkirtumā) | تُفَكَّرَانِ (tufakkarāni) |
| you m.pl. · أنتم antum | فُكِّرْتُمْ (fukkirtum) | تُفَكَّرُونَ (tufakkarūna) |
| you f.pl. · أنتن antunna | فُكِّرْتُنَّ (fukkirtunna) | تُفَكَّرْنَ (tufakkarna) |
| he · هو huwa | فُكِّرَ (fukkira) | يُفَكَّرُ (yufakkaru) |
| she · هي hiya | فُكِّرَتْ (fukkirat) | تُفَكَّرُ (tufakkaru) |
| they two m. · هما humā | فُكِّرَا (fukkirā) | يُفَكَّرَانِ (yufakkarāni) |
| they two f. · هما humā | فُكِّرَتَا (fukkiratā) | تُفَكَّرَانِ (tufakkarāni) |
| they m.pl. · هم hum | فُكِّرُوا (fukkirū) | يُفَكَّرُونَ (yufakkarūna) |
| they f.pl. · هن hunna | فُكِّرْنَ (fukkirna) | يُفَكَّرْنَ (yufakkarna) |
Participles and verbal noun of fakkara
A Form II active participle is the present stem with mu- in place of the prefix: يُفَكِّرُ (yufakkiru) gives مُفَكِّر (mufakkir). The passive participle has a where the active participle has i: مُفَكَّر (mufakkar). The verbal noun (maṣdar) follows the Form II pattern tafʿīl: تَفْكِير (tafkīr). The Arabic grammar books we recommend cover all ten patterns at more length.
Why fakkara conjugates this way
Form II doubles the middle root letter (faʿʿala) and is often causative or intensive. Its present starts with yu- and has i before the last root letter: يُفَكِّرُ (yufakkiru). Ṣallā (to pray) and ʿallama (to teach) are built on the same Form II pattern.
Fakkara in sentences
أفكر فيك.
I'm thinking about you.
The verb: أُفَكِّرُ (ufakkiru), present, I. Source: Tatoeba sentence 405881 by saeb (CC BY 2.0 FR), unvowelled as published.
فكر في ذلك.
Think about it.
The verb: فَكِّرْ (fakkir), imperative, you (m.sg.). Source: Tatoeba sentence 372527 by saeb (CC BY 2.0 FR), unvowelled as published.
Frequently asked questions
What is the present tense of fakkara?
The present tense of فَكَّرَ (fakkara) is يُفَكِّرُ (yufakkiru) for he, أُفَكِّرُ (ufakkiru) for I and تُفَكِّرُ (tufakkiru) for you (one man). Form II takes the prefix vowel u (yu-, tu-, nu-, u-) in every person.
What is the maṣdar (verbal noun) of fakkara?
تَفْكِير (tafkīr), on the Form II pattern tafʿīl. The active participle is مُفَكِّر (mufakkir), and the passive participle مُفَكَّر (mufakkar).
Is fakkara a regular verb?
Yes. Its root letters are all strong, so it follows the Form II pattern faʿʿala with no changes.