This is the 3984th most frequent Arabic word.
تتبع
The Arabic word "تتبع" means "to follow" or "to track."
In this sentence, "تتبع" means "follow" and is used to describe the action of birds adhering to migration paths.
تتبع الطيور مسارات الهجرة الموسمية.
The birds follow the paths of seasonal migration.
Here, "يتتبع" means "track" and refers to the student's effort to understand and summarize the research process.
طالب يتتبع خطوات أبحاث العالم لكتابة تقريره.
A student is tracking the scientist's research steps to write his report.
In this context, "يتتبع" is used to mean "tracks" and describes the monitoring action computer software performs.