Arabic reference
اِحْتَاجَ
iḥtāja
to need
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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) | iḥtajtuI needed; I have needed |
| naḥnu (we) | iḥtajnāwe needed; we have needed |
| anta (you, one man) | iḥtajtayou (one man) needed; you (one man) have needed |
| anti (you, one woman) | iḥtajtiyou (one woman) needed; you (one woman) have needed |
| antumā (you two) | iḥtajtumāyou two needed; you two have needed |
| antum (you, men) | iḥtajtumyou (plural, masculine) needed; you (plural, masculine) have needed |
| antunna (you, women) | iḥtajtunnayou (plural, feminine) needed; you (plural, feminine) have needed |
| huwa (he) | iḥtājahe needed; he has needed |
| hiya (she) | iḥtājatshe needed; she has needed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | iḥtājāthey two (masculine) needed; they two (masculine) have needed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | iḥtājatāthey two (feminine) needed; they two (feminine) have needed |
| hum (they, men) | iḥtājūthey (masculine) needed; they (masculine) have needed |
| hunna (they, women) | iḥtajnathey (feminine) needed; they (feminine) have needed |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aḥtājuI need |
| naḥnu (we) | naḥtājuwe need |
| anta (you, one man) | taḥtājuyou (one man) need |
| anti (you, one woman) | taḥtājīnayou (one woman) need |
| antumā (you two) | taḥtājāniyou two need |
| antum (you, men) | taḥtājūnayou (plural, masculine) need |
| antunna (you, women) | taḥtajnayou (plural, feminine) need |
| huwa (he) | yaḥtājuhe needs |
| hiya (she) | taḥtājushe needs |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaḥtājānithey two (masculine) need |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taḥtājānithey two (feminine) need |
| hum (they, men) | yaḥtājūnathey (masculine) need |
| hunna (they, women) | yaḥtajnathey (feminine) need |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aḥtāja(that) I need |
| naḥnu (we) | naḥtāja(that) we need |
| anta (you, one man) | taḥtāja(that) you (one man) need |
| anti (you, one woman) | taḥtājī(that) you (one woman) need |
| antumā (you two) | taḥtājā(that) you two need |
| antum (you, men) | taḥtājū(that) you (plural, masculine) need |
| antunna (you, women) | taḥtajna(that) you (plural, feminine) need |
| huwa (he) | yaḥtāja(that) he needs |
| hiya (she) | taḥtāja(that) she needs |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaḥtājā(that) they two (masculine) need |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taḥtājā(that) they two (feminine) need |
| hum (they, men) | yaḥtājū(that) they (masculine) need |
| hunna (they, women) | yaḥtajna(that) they (feminine) need |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aḥtajI need (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | naḥtajwe need (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | taḥtajyou (one man) need (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taḥtājīyou (one woman) need (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | taḥtājāyou two need (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | taḥtājūyou (plural, masculine) need (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | taḥtajnayou (plural, feminine) need (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yaḥtajhe needs (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | taḥtajshe needs (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaḥtājāthey two (masculine) need (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taḥtājāthey two (feminine) need (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yaḥtājūthey (masculine) need (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yaḥtajnathey (feminine) need (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | iḥtajneed! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | iḥtājīneed! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | iḥtājāneed! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | iḥtājūneed! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | iḥtajnaneed! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾaḥtājuI will need |
| naḥnu (we) | sanaḥtājuwe will need |
| anta (you, one man) | sataḥtājuyou (one man) will need |
| anti (you, one woman) | sataḥtājīnayou (one woman) will need |
| antumā (you two) | sataḥtājāniyou two will need |
| antum (you, men) | sataḥtājūnayou (plural, masculine) will need |
| antunna (you, women) | sataḥtajnayou (plural, feminine) will need |
| huwa (he) | sayaḥtājuhe will need |
| hiya (she) | sataḥtājushe will need |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayaḥtājānithey two (masculine) will need |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sataḥtājānithey two (feminine) will need |
| hum (they, men) | sayaḥtājūnathey (masculine) will need |
| hunna (they, women) | sayaḥtajnathey (feminine) will need |
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