Arabic reference
أَخَافَ
akhāfa
to frighten
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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Active
Perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | akhaftuI frightened; I have frightened |
| naḥnu (we) | akhafnāwe frightened; we have frightened |
| anta (you, one man) | akhaftayou (one man) frightened; you (one man) have frightened |
| anti (you, one woman) | akhaftiyou (one woman) frightened; you (one woman) have frightened |
| antumā (you two) | akhaftumāyou two frightened; you two have frightened |
| antum (you, men) | akhaftumyou (plural, masculine) frightened; you (plural, masculine) have frightened |
| antunna (you, women) | akhaftunnayou (plural, feminine) frightened; you (plural, feminine) have frightened |
| huwa (he) | akhāfahe frightened; he has frightened |
| hiya (she) | akhāfatshe frightened; she has frightened |
| humā (they two, masculine) | akhāfāthey two (masculine) frightened; they two (masculine) have frightened |
| humā (they two, feminine) | akhāfatāthey two (feminine) frightened; they two (feminine) have frightened |
| hum (they, men) | akhāfūthey (masculine) frightened; they (masculine) have frightened |
| hunna (they, women) | akhafnathey (feminine) frightened; they (feminine) have frightened |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ukhīfuI frighten |
| naḥnu (we) | nukhīfuwe frighten |
| anta (you, one man) | tukhīfuyou (one man) frighten |
| anti (you, one woman) | tukhīfīnayou (one woman) frighten |
| antumā (you two) | tukhīfāniyou two frighten |
| antum (you, men) | tukhīfūnayou (plural, masculine) frighten |
| antunna (you, women) | tukhifnayou (plural, feminine) frighten |
| huwa (he) | yukhīfuhe frightens |
| hiya (she) | tukhīfushe frightens |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yukhīfānithey two (masculine) frighten |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tukhīfānithey two (feminine) frighten |
| hum (they, men) | yukhīfūnathey (masculine) frighten |
| hunna (they, women) | yukhifnathey (feminine) frighten |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ukhīfa(that) I frighten |
| naḥnu (we) | nukhīfa(that) we frighten |
| anta (you, one man) | tukhīfa(that) you (one man) frighten |
| anti (you, one woman) | tukhīfī(that) you (one woman) frighten |
| antumā (you two) | tukhīfā(that) you two frighten |
| antum (you, men) | tukhīfū(that) you (plural, masculine) frighten |
| antunna (you, women) | tukhifna(that) you (plural, feminine) frighten |
| huwa (he) | yukhīfa(that) he frightens |
| hiya (she) | tukhīfa(that) she frightens |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yukhīfā(that) they two (masculine) frighten |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tukhīfā(that) they two (feminine) frighten |
| hum (they, men) | yukhīfū(that) they (masculine) frighten |
| hunna (they, women) | yukhifna(that) they (feminine) frighten |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ukhifI frighten (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nukhifwe frighten (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tukhifyou (one man) frighten (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tukhīfīyou (one woman) frighten (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tukhīfāyou two frighten (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tukhīfūyou (plural, masculine) frighten (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tukhifnayou (plural, feminine) frighten (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yukhifhe frightens (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tukhifshe frightens (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yukhīfāthey two (masculine) frighten (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tukhīfāthey two (feminine) frighten (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yukhīfūthey (masculine) frighten (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yukhifnathey (feminine) frighten (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | akhiffrighten! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | akhīfīfrighten! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | akhīfāfrighten! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | akhīfūfrighten! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | akhifnafrighten! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾukhīfuI will frighten |
| naḥnu (we) | sanukhīfuwe will frighten |
| anta (you, one man) | satukhīfuyou (one man) will frighten |
| anti (you, one woman) | satukhīfīnayou (one woman) will frighten |
| antumā (you two) | satukhīfāniyou two will frighten |
| antum (you, men) | satukhīfūnayou (plural, masculine) will frighten |
| antunna (you, women) | satukhifnayou (plural, feminine) will frighten |
| huwa (he) | sayukhīfuhe will frighten |
| hiya (she) | satukhīfushe will frighten |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayukhīfānithey two (masculine) will frighten |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satukhīfānithey two (feminine) will frighten |
| hum (they, men) | sayukhīfūnathey (masculine) will frighten |
| hunna (they, women) | sayukhifnathey (feminine) will frighten |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ukhiftuI was frightened; I have been frightened |
| naḥnu (we) | ukhifnāwe were frightened; we have been frightened |
| anta (you, one man) | ukhiftayou (one man) were frightened; you (one man) have been frightened |
| anti (you, one woman) | ukhiftiyou (one woman) were frightened; you (one woman) have been frightened |
| antumā (you two) | ukhiftumāyou two were frightened; you two have been frightened |
| antum (you, men) | ukhiftumyou (plural, masculine) were frightened; you (plural, masculine) have been frightened |
| antunna (you, women) | ukhiftunnayou (plural, feminine) were frightened; you (plural, feminine) have been frightened |
| huwa (he) | ukhīfahe was frightened; he has been frightened |
| hiya (she) | ukhīfatshe was frightened; she has been frightened |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ukhīfāthey two (masculine) were frightened; they two (masculine) have been frightened |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ukhīfatāthey two (feminine) were frightened; they two (feminine) have been frightened |
| hum (they, men) | ukhīfūthey (masculine) were frightened; they (masculine) have been frightened |
| hunna (they, women) | ukhifnathey (feminine) were frightened; they (feminine) have been frightened |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ukhāfuI am frightened |
| naḥnu (we) | nukhāfuwe are frightened |
| anta (you, one man) | tukhāfuyou (one man) are frightened |
| anti (you, one woman) | tukhāfīnayou (one woman) are frightened |
| antumā (you two) | tukhāfāniyou two are frightened |
| antum (you, men) | tukhāfūnayou (plural, masculine) are frightened |
| antunna (you, women) | tukhafnayou (plural, feminine) are frightened |
| huwa (he) | yukhāfuhe is frightened |
| hiya (she) | tukhāfushe is frightened |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yukhāfānithey two (masculine) are frightened |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tukhāfānithey two (feminine) are frightened |
| hum (they, men) | yukhāfūnathey (masculine) are frightened |
| hunna (they, women) | yukhafnathey (feminine) are frightened |
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