Arabic reference
أَجَابَ
ajāba
to answer
Irregular · 8 form tables
Modern Standard Arabic. Thirteen subject rows distinguish person, number and gender. Arabic forms retain their vowel marks; readings and English meanings appear alongside them.
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Perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ajabtuI answered; I have answered |
| naḥnu (we) | ajabnāwe answered; we have answered |
| anta (you, one man) | ajabtayou (one man) answered; you (one man) have answered |
| anti (you, one woman) | ajabtiyou (one woman) answered; you (one woman) have answered |
| antumā (you two) | ajabtumāyou two answered; you two have answered |
| antum (you, men) | ajabtumyou (plural, masculine) answered; you (plural, masculine) have answered |
| antunna (you, women) | ajabtunnayou (plural, feminine) answered; you (plural, feminine) have answered |
| huwa (he) | ajābahe answered; he has answered |
| hiya (she) | ajābatshe answered; she has answered |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ajābāthey two (masculine) answered; they two (masculine) have answered |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ajābatāthey two (feminine) answered; they two (feminine) have answered |
| hum (they, men) | ajābūthey (masculine) answered; they (masculine) have answered |
| hunna (they, women) | ajabnathey (feminine) answered; they (feminine) have answered |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ujībuI answer |
| naḥnu (we) | nujībuwe answer |
| anta (you, one man) | tujībuyou (one man) answer |
| anti (you, one woman) | tujībīnayou (one woman) answer |
| antumā (you two) | tujībāniyou two answer |
| antum (you, men) | tujībūnayou (plural, masculine) answer |
| antunna (you, women) | tujibnayou (plural, feminine) answer |
| huwa (he) | yujībuhe answers |
| hiya (she) | tujībushe answers |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yujībānithey two (masculine) answer |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tujībānithey two (feminine) answer |
| hum (they, men) | yujībūnathey (masculine) answer |
| hunna (they, women) | yujibnathey (feminine) answer |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ujība(that) I answer |
| naḥnu (we) | nujība(that) we answer |
| anta (you, one man) | tujība(that) you (one man) answer |
| anti (you, one woman) | tujībī(that) you (one woman) answer |
| antumā (you two) | tujībā(that) you two answer |
| antum (you, men) | tujībū(that) you (plural, masculine) answer |
| antunna (you, women) | tujibna(that) you (plural, feminine) answer |
| huwa (he) | yujība(that) he answers |
| hiya (she) | tujība(that) she answers |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yujībā(that) they two (masculine) answer |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tujībā(that) they two (feminine) answer |
| hum (they, men) | yujībū(that) they (masculine) answer |
| hunna (they, women) | yujibna(that) they (feminine) answer |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ujibI answer (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nujibwe answer (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tujibyou (one man) answer (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tujībīyou (one woman) answer (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tujībāyou two answer (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tujībūyou (plural, masculine) answer (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tujibnayou (plural, feminine) answer (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yujibhe answers (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tujibshe answers (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yujībāthey two (masculine) answer (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tujībāthey two (feminine) answer (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yujībūthey (masculine) answer (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yujibnathey (feminine) answer (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | ajibanswer! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | ajībīanswer! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | ajībāanswer! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | ajībūanswer! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | ajibnaanswer! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾujībuI will answer |
| naḥnu (we) | sanujībuwe will answer |
| anta (you, one man) | satujībuyou (one man) will answer |
| anti (you, one woman) | satujībīnayou (one woman) will answer |
| antumā (you two) | satujībāniyou two will answer |
| antum (you, men) | satujībūnayou (plural, masculine) will answer |
| antunna (you, women) | satujibnayou (plural, feminine) will answer |
| huwa (he) | sayujībuhe will answer |
| hiya (she) | satujībushe will answer |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayujībānithey two (masculine) will answer |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satujībānithey two (feminine) will answer |
| hum (they, men) | sayujībūnathey (masculine) will answer |
| hunna (they, women) | sayujibnathey (feminine) will answer |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ujibtuI was answered; I have been answered |
| naḥnu (we) | ujibnāwe were answered; we have been answered |
| anta (you, one man) | ujibtayou (one man) were answered; you (one man) have been answered |
| anti (you, one woman) | ujibtiyou (one woman) were answered; you (one woman) have been answered |
| antumā (you two) | ujibtumāyou two were answered; you two have been answered |
| antum (you, men) | ujibtumyou (plural, masculine) were answered; you (plural, masculine) have been answered |
| antunna (you, women) | ujibtunnayou (plural, feminine) were answered; you (plural, feminine) have been answered |
| huwa (he) | ujībahe was answered; he has been answered |
| hiya (she) | ujībatshe was answered; she has been answered |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ujībāthey two (masculine) were answered; they two (masculine) have been answered |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ujībatāthey two (feminine) were answered; they two (feminine) have been answered |
| hum (they, men) | ujībūthey (masculine) were answered; they (masculine) have been answered |
| hunna (they, women) | ujibnathey (feminine) were answered; they (feminine) have been answered |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ujābuI am answered |
| naḥnu (we) | nujābuwe are answered |
| anta (you, one man) | tujābuyou (one man) are answered |
| anti (you, one woman) | tujābīnayou (one woman) are answered |
| antumā (you two) | tujābāniyou two are answered |
| antum (you, men) | tujābūnayou (plural, masculine) are answered |
| antunna (you, women) | tujabnayou (plural, feminine) are answered |
| huwa (he) | yujābuhe is answered |
| hiya (she) | tujābushe is answered |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yujābānithey two (masculine) are answered |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tujābānithey two (feminine) are answered |
| hum (they, men) | yujābūnathey (masculine) are answered |
| hunna (they, women) | yujabnathey (feminine) are answered |
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