Arabic reference
أَكَلَ
akala
to eat
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) | akaltuI ate; I have eaten |
| naḥnu (we) | akalnāwe ate; we have eaten |
| anta (you, one man) | akaltayou (one man) ate; you (one man) have eaten |
| anti (you, one woman) | akaltiyou (one woman) ate; you (one woman) have eaten |
| antumā (you two) | akaltumāyou two ate; you two have eaten |
| antum (you, men) | akaltumyou (plural, masculine) ate; you (plural, masculine) have eaten |
| antunna (you, women) | akaltunnayou (plural, feminine) ate; you (plural, feminine) have eaten |
| huwa (he) | akalahe ate; he has eaten |
| hiya (she) | akalatshe ate; she has eaten |
| humā (they two, masculine) | akalāthey two (masculine) ate; they two (masculine) have eaten |
| humā (they two, feminine) | akalatāthey two (feminine) ate; they two (feminine) have eaten |
| hum (they, men) | akalūthey (masculine) ate; they (masculine) have eaten |
| hunna (they, women) | akalnathey (feminine) ate; they (feminine) have eaten |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ākuluI eat |
| naḥnu (we) | naʾkuluwe eat |
| anta (you, one man) | taʾkuluyou (one man) eat |
| anti (you, one woman) | taʾkulīnayou (one woman) eat |
| antumā (you two) | taʾkulāniyou two eat |
| antum (you, men) | taʾkulūnayou (plural, masculine) eat |
| antunna (you, women) | taʾkulnayou (plural, feminine) eat |
| huwa (he) | yaʾkuluhe eats |
| hiya (she) | taʾkulushe eats |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaʾkulānithey two (masculine) eat |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taʾkulānithey two (feminine) eat |
| hum (they, men) | yaʾkulūnathey (masculine) eat |
| hunna (they, women) | yaʾkulnathey (feminine) eat |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ākula(that) I eat |
| naḥnu (we) | naʾkula(that) we eat |
| anta (you, one man) | taʾkula(that) you (one man) eat |
| anti (you, one woman) | taʾkulī(that) you (one woman) eat |
| antumā (you two) | taʾkulā(that) you two eat |
| antum (you, men) | taʾkulū(that) you (plural, masculine) eat |
| antunna (you, women) | taʾkulna(that) you (plural, feminine) eat |
| huwa (he) | yaʾkula(that) he eats |
| hiya (she) | taʾkula(that) she eats |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaʾkulā(that) they two (masculine) eat |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taʾkulā(that) they two (feminine) eat |
| hum (they, men) | yaʾkulū(that) they (masculine) eat |
| hunna (they, women) | yaʾkulna(that) they (feminine) eat |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ākulI eat (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | naʾkulwe eat (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | taʾkulyou (one man) eat (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taʾkulīyou (one woman) eat (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | taʾkulāyou two eat (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | taʾkulūyou (plural, masculine) eat (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | taʾkulnayou (plural, feminine) eat (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yaʾkulhe eats (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | taʾkulshe eats (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaʾkulāthey two (masculine) eat (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taʾkulāthey two (feminine) eat (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yaʾkulūthey (masculine) eat (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yaʾkulnathey (feminine) eat (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | kuleat! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | kulīeat! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | kulāeat! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | kulūeat! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | kulnaeat! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾākuluI will eat |
| naḥnu (we) | sanaʾkuluwe will eat |
| anta (you, one man) | sataʾkuluyou (one man) will eat |
| anti (you, one woman) | sataʾkulīnayou (one woman) will eat |
| antumā (you two) | sataʾkulāniyou two will eat |
| antum (you, men) | sataʾkulūnayou (plural, masculine) will eat |
| antunna (you, women) | sataʾkulnayou (plural, feminine) will eat |
| huwa (he) | sayaʾkuluhe will eat |
| hiya (she) | sataʾkulushe will eat |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayaʾkulānithey two (masculine) will eat |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sataʾkulānithey two (feminine) will eat |
| hum (they, men) | sayaʾkulūnathey (masculine) will eat |
| hunna (they, women) | sayaʾkulnathey (feminine) will eat |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ukiltuI was eaten; I have been eaten |
| naḥnu (we) | ukilnāwe were eaten; we have been eaten |
| anta (you, one man) | ukiltayou (one man) were eaten; you (one man) have been eaten |
| anti (you, one woman) | ukiltiyou (one woman) were eaten; you (one woman) have been eaten |
| antumā (you two) | ukiltumāyou two were eaten; you two have been eaten |
| antum (you, men) | ukiltumyou (plural, masculine) were eaten; you (plural, masculine) have been eaten |
| antunna (you, women) | ukiltunnayou (plural, feminine) were eaten; you (plural, feminine) have been eaten |
| huwa (he) | ukilahe was eaten; he has been eaten |
| hiya (she) | ukilatshe was eaten; she has been eaten |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ukilāthey two (masculine) were eaten; they two (masculine) have been eaten |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ukilatāthey two (feminine) were eaten; they two (feminine) have been eaten |
| hum (they, men) | ukilūthey (masculine) were eaten; they (masculine) have been eaten |
| hunna (they, women) | ukilnathey (feminine) were eaten; they (feminine) have been eaten |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ūkaluI am eaten |
| naḥnu (we) | nuʾkaluwe are eaten |
| anta (you, one man) | tuʾkaluyou (one man) are eaten |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuʾkalīnayou (one woman) are eaten |
| antumā (you two) | tuʾkalāniyou two are eaten |
| antum (you, men) | tuʾkalūnayou (plural, masculine) are eaten |
| antunna (you, women) | tuʾkalnayou (plural, feminine) are eaten |
| huwa (he) | yuʾkaluhe is eaten |
| hiya (she) | tuʾkalushe is eaten |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuʾkalānithey two (masculine) are eaten |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuʾkalānithey two (feminine) are eaten |
| hum (they, men) | yuʾkalūnathey (masculine) are eaten |
| hunna (they, women) | yuʾkalnathey (feminine) are eaten |
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