Arabic reference
أَعْجَبَ
aʿjaba
to please
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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) | aʿjabtuI pleased; I have pleased |
| naḥnu (we) | aʿjabnāwe pleased; we have pleased |
| anta (you, one man) | aʿjabtayou (one man) pleased; you (one man) have pleased |
| anti (you, one woman) | aʿjabtiyou (one woman) pleased; you (one woman) have pleased |
| antumā (you two) | aʿjabtumāyou two pleased; you two have pleased |
| antum (you, men) | aʿjabtumyou (plural, masculine) pleased; you (plural, masculine) have pleased |
| antunna (you, women) | aʿjabtunnayou (plural, feminine) pleased; you (plural, feminine) have pleased |
| huwa (he) | aʿjabahe pleased; he has pleased |
| hiya (she) | aʿjabatshe pleased; she has pleased |
| humā (they two, masculine) | aʿjabāthey two (masculine) pleased; they two (masculine) have pleased |
| humā (they two, feminine) | aʿjabatāthey two (feminine) pleased; they two (feminine) have pleased |
| hum (they, men) | aʿjabūthey (masculine) pleased; they (masculine) have pleased |
| hunna (they, women) | aʿjabnathey (feminine) pleased; they (feminine) have pleased |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uʿjibuI please |
| naḥnu (we) | nuʿjibuwe please |
| anta (you, one man) | tuʿjibuyou (one man) please |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuʿjibīnayou (one woman) please |
| antumā (you two) | tuʿjibāniyou two please |
| antum (you, men) | tuʿjibūnayou (plural, masculine) please |
| antunna (you, women) | tuʿjibnayou (plural, feminine) please |
| huwa (he) | yuʿjibuhe pleases |
| hiya (she) | tuʿjibushe pleases |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuʿjibānithey two (masculine) please |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuʿjibānithey two (feminine) please |
| hum (they, men) | yuʿjibūnathey (masculine) please |
| hunna (they, women) | yuʿjibnathey (feminine) please |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uʿjiba(that) I please |
| naḥnu (we) | nuʿjiba(that) we please |
| anta (you, one man) | tuʿjiba(that) you (one man) please |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuʿjibī(that) you (one woman) please |
| antumā (you two) | tuʿjibā(that) you two please |
| antum (you, men) | tuʿjibū(that) you (plural, masculine) please |
| antunna (you, women) | tuʿjibna(that) you (plural, feminine) please |
| huwa (he) | yuʿjiba(that) he pleases |
| hiya (she) | tuʿjiba(that) she pleases |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuʿjibā(that) they two (masculine) please |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuʿjibā(that) they two (feminine) please |
| hum (they, men) | yuʿjibū(that) they (masculine) please |
| hunna (they, women) | yuʿjibna(that) they (feminine) please |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uʿjibI please (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nuʿjibwe please (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tuʿjibyou (one man) please (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuʿjibīyou (one woman) please (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tuʿjibāyou two please (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tuʿjibūyou (plural, masculine) please (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tuʿjibnayou (plural, feminine) please (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yuʿjibhe pleases (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tuʿjibshe pleases (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuʿjibāthey two (masculine) please (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuʿjibāthey two (feminine) please (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yuʿjibūthey (masculine) please (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yuʿjibnathey (feminine) please (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | aʿjibplease! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | aʿjibīplease! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | aʿjibāplease! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | aʿjibūplease! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | aʿjibnaplease! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾuʿjibuI will please |
| naḥnu (we) | sanuʿjibuwe will please |
| anta (you, one man) | satuʿjibuyou (one man) will please |
| anti (you, one woman) | satuʿjibīnayou (one woman) will please |
| antumā (you two) | satuʿjibāniyou two will please |
| antum (you, men) | satuʿjibūnayou (plural, masculine) will please |
| antunna (you, women) | satuʿjibnayou (plural, feminine) will please |
| huwa (he) | sayuʿjibuhe will please |
| hiya (she) | satuʿjibushe will please |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayuʿjibānithey two (masculine) will please |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satuʿjibānithey two (feminine) will please |
| hum (they, men) | sayuʿjibūnathey (masculine) will please |
| hunna (they, women) | sayuʿjibnathey (feminine) will please |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uʿjibtuI was pleased; I have been pleased |
| naḥnu (we) | uʿjibnāwe were pleased; we have been pleased |
| anta (you, one man) | uʿjibtayou (one man) were pleased; you (one man) have been pleased |
| anti (you, one woman) | uʿjibtiyou (one woman) were pleased; you (one woman) have been pleased |
| antumā (you two) | uʿjibtumāyou two were pleased; you two have been pleased |
| antum (you, men) | uʿjibtumyou (plural, masculine) were pleased; you (plural, masculine) have been pleased |
| antunna (you, women) | uʿjibtunnayou (plural, feminine) were pleased; you (plural, feminine) have been pleased |
| huwa (he) | uʿjibahe was pleased; he has been pleased |
| hiya (she) | uʿjibatshe was pleased; she has been pleased |
| humā (they two, masculine) | uʿjibāthey two (masculine) were pleased; they two (masculine) have been pleased |
| humā (they two, feminine) | uʿjibatāthey two (feminine) were pleased; they two (feminine) have been pleased |
| hum (they, men) | uʿjibūthey (masculine) were pleased; they (masculine) have been pleased |
| hunna (they, women) | uʿjibnathey (feminine) were pleased; they (feminine) have been pleased |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uʿjabuI am pleased |
| naḥnu (we) | nuʿjabuwe are pleased |
| anta (you, one man) | tuʿjabuyou (one man) are pleased |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuʿjabīnayou (one woman) are pleased |
| antumā (you two) | tuʿjabāniyou two are pleased |
| antum (you, men) | tuʿjabūnayou (plural, masculine) are pleased |
| antunna (you, women) | tuʿjabnayou (plural, feminine) are pleased |
| huwa (he) | yuʿjabuhe is pleased |
| hiya (she) | tuʿjabushe is pleased |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuʿjabānithey two (masculine) are pleased |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuʿjabānithey two (feminine) are pleased |
| hum (they, men) | yuʿjabūnathey (masculine) are pleased |
| hunna (they, women) | yuʿjabnathey (feminine) are pleased |
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