What does "معرفة" and "ذهاب" mean in arabic? I have seen words similar to them, but i get very confused when i see the prefix م in front of the word عرف. or other words. I dont understand what the prefix م mean in arabic, in front of the verb. The same with this word محتاج (need) but when its م in front i get lost from what the meaning of the word means. and the verb ذهاب, why is the ا in there? What is it for? and in what way does it form the sentence. past tense- Knew عرف -I know اعرف Male- you know تعرف Female- you know تعرفي\تعرفين Plural- you know تعرفو\تعرفون --------------------------------------------------------- I am know(ing)- انا بعرف when i put the (ING) the prefix in arabic would be ب in front of the verb right? and here is the link i got some of the words from: http://arabic.desert-sky.net/verbs.html