Arabic reference
أَخْبَرَ
akhbara
to inform
Regular · 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) | akhbartuI informed; I have informed |
| naḥnu (we) | akhbarnāwe informed; we have informed |
| anta (you, one man) | akhbartayou (one man) informed; you (one man) have informed |
| anti (you, one woman) | akhbartiyou (one woman) informed; you (one woman) have informed |
| antumā (you two) | akhbartumāyou two informed; you two have informed |
| antum (you, men) | akhbartumyou (plural, masculine) informed; you (plural, masculine) have informed |
| antunna (you, women) | akhbartunnayou (plural, feminine) informed; you (plural, feminine) have informed |
| huwa (he) | akhbarahe informed; he has informed |
| hiya (she) | akhbaratshe informed; she has informed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | akhbarāthey two (masculine) informed; they two (masculine) have informed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | akhbaratāthey two (feminine) informed; they two (feminine) have informed |
| hum (they, men) | akhbarūthey (masculine) informed; they (masculine) have informed |
| hunna (they, women) | akhbarnathey (feminine) informed; they (feminine) have informed |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ukhbiruI inform |
| naḥnu (we) | nukhbiruwe inform |
| anta (you, one man) | tukhbiruyou (one man) inform |
| anti (you, one woman) | tukhbirīnayou (one woman) inform |
| antumā (you two) | tukhbirāniyou two inform |
| antum (you, men) | tukhbirūnayou (plural, masculine) inform |
| antunna (you, women) | tukhbirnayou (plural, feminine) inform |
| huwa (he) | yukhbiruhe informs |
| hiya (she) | tukhbirushe informs |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yukhbirānithey two (masculine) inform |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tukhbirānithey two (feminine) inform |
| hum (they, men) | yukhbirūnathey (masculine) inform |
| hunna (they, women) | yukhbirnathey (feminine) inform |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ukhbira(that) I inform |
| naḥnu (we) | nukhbira(that) we inform |
| anta (you, one man) | tukhbira(that) you (one man) inform |
| anti (you, one woman) | tukhbirī(that) you (one woman) inform |
| antumā (you two) | tukhbirā(that) you two inform |
| antum (you, men) | tukhbirū(that) you (plural, masculine) inform |
| antunna (you, women) | tukhbirna(that) you (plural, feminine) inform |
| huwa (he) | yukhbira(that) he informs |
| hiya (she) | tukhbira(that) she informs |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yukhbirā(that) they two (masculine) inform |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tukhbirā(that) they two (feminine) inform |
| hum (they, men) | yukhbirū(that) they (masculine) inform |
| hunna (they, women) | yukhbirna(that) they (feminine) inform |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ukhbirI inform (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nukhbirwe inform (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tukhbiryou (one man) inform (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tukhbirīyou (one woman) inform (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tukhbirāyou two inform (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tukhbirūyou (plural, masculine) inform (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tukhbirnayou (plural, feminine) inform (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yukhbirhe informs (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tukhbirshe informs (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yukhbirāthey two (masculine) inform (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tukhbirāthey two (feminine) inform (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yukhbirūthey (masculine) inform (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yukhbirnathey (feminine) inform (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | akhbirinform! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | akhbirīinform! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | akhbirāinform! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | akhbirūinform! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | akhbirnainform! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾukhbiruI will inform |
| naḥnu (we) | sanukhbiruwe will inform |
| anta (you, one man) | satukhbiruyou (one man) will inform |
| anti (you, one woman) | satukhbirīnayou (one woman) will inform |
| antumā (you two) | satukhbirāniyou two will inform |
| antum (you, men) | satukhbirūnayou (plural, masculine) will inform |
| antunna (you, women) | satukhbirnayou (plural, feminine) will inform |
| huwa (he) | sayukhbiruhe will inform |
| hiya (she) | satukhbirushe will inform |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayukhbirānithey two (masculine) will inform |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satukhbirānithey two (feminine) will inform |
| hum (they, men) | sayukhbirūnathey (masculine) will inform |
| hunna (they, women) | sayukhbirnathey (feminine) will inform |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ukhbirtuI was informed; I have been informed |
| naḥnu (we) | ukhbirnāwe were informed; we have been informed |
| anta (you, one man) | ukhbirtayou (one man) were informed; you (one man) have been informed |
| anti (you, one woman) | ukhbirtiyou (one woman) were informed; you (one woman) have been informed |
| antumā (you two) | ukhbirtumāyou two were informed; you two have been informed |
| antum (you, men) | ukhbirtumyou (plural, masculine) were informed; you (plural, masculine) have been informed |
| antunna (you, women) | ukhbirtunnayou (plural, feminine) were informed; you (plural, feminine) have been informed |
| huwa (he) | ukhbirahe was informed; he has been informed |
| hiya (she) | ukhbiratshe was informed; she has been informed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ukhbirāthey two (masculine) were informed; they two (masculine) have been informed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ukhbiratāthey two (feminine) were informed; they two (feminine) have been informed |
| hum (they, men) | ukhbirūthey (masculine) were informed; they (masculine) have been informed |
| hunna (they, women) | ukhbirnathey (feminine) were informed; they (feminine) have been informed |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ukhbaruI am informed |
| naḥnu (we) | nukhbaruwe are informed |
| anta (you, one man) | tukhbaruyou (one man) are informed |
| anti (you, one woman) | tukhbarīnayou (one woman) are informed |
| antumā (you two) | tukhbarāniyou two are informed |
| antum (you, men) | tukhbarūnayou (plural, masculine) are informed |
| antunna (you, women) | tukhbarnayou (plural, feminine) are informed |
| huwa (he) | yukhbaruhe is informed |
| hiya (she) | tukhbarushe is informed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yukhbarānithey two (masculine) are informed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tukhbarānithey two (feminine) are informed |
| hum (they, men) | yukhbarūnathey (masculine) are informed |
| hunna (they, women) | yukhbarnathey (feminine) are informed |
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