How to Say, "I think" in Arabic (Part 2) 

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marHaba, shukran lad-dars. I think the reason why the ba-prefix is not used with the first person singular present tense (the ana-form), is because a certain degree of doubt OR personal opinion is expressed when one says " I think OR I don't think", and under these circumstances, the verb should be in the subjunctive, that is, without the ba-prefix. Salaam

يعطيكن العافية

I hear ajaneb saying “ana bafakker” all the time and it sounds odd Instead of saying “i think” we usually use “maybe”

العرب في عمومها و خاصة الممسكون بمقاليد الأمور لديها ،ما بتفكرش ، العرب في حالة سكر و لما بتصحى يمكن لها أن تبني ملكة التفكير لديها و عندئذ يمكنها أن تفكر.

I don't believe Ali is suspended