Arabic reference
اِخْتَارَ
ikhtāra
to choose
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) | ikhtartuI chose; I have chosen |
| naḥnu (we) | ikhtarnāwe chose; we have chosen |
| anta (you, one man) | ikhtartayou (one man) chose; you (one man) have chosen |
| anti (you, one woman) | ikhtartiyou (one woman) chose; you (one woman) have chosen |
| antumā (you two) | ikhtartumāyou two chose; you two have chosen |
| antum (you, men) | ikhtartumyou (plural, masculine) chose; you (plural, masculine) have chosen |
| antunna (you, women) | ikhtartunnayou (plural, feminine) chose; you (plural, feminine) have chosen |
| huwa (he) | ikhtārahe chose; he has chosen |
| hiya (she) | ikhtāratshe chose; she has chosen |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ikhtārāthey two (masculine) chose; they two (masculine) have chosen |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ikhtāratāthey two (feminine) chose; they two (feminine) have chosen |
| hum (they, men) | ikhtārūthey (masculine) chose; they (masculine) have chosen |
| hunna (they, women) | ikhtarnathey (feminine) chose; they (feminine) have chosen |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | akhtāruI choose |
| naḥnu (we) | nakhtāruwe choose |
| anta (you, one man) | takhtāruyou (one man) choose |
| anti (you, one woman) | takhtārīnayou (one woman) choose |
| antumā (you two) | takhtārāniyou two choose |
| antum (you, men) | takhtārūnayou (plural, masculine) choose |
| antunna (you, women) | takhtarnayou (plural, feminine) choose |
| huwa (he) | yakhtāruhe chooses |
| hiya (she) | takhtārushe chooses |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yakhtārānithey two (masculine) choose |
| humā (they two, feminine) | takhtārānithey two (feminine) choose |
| hum (they, men) | yakhtārūnathey (masculine) choose |
| hunna (they, women) | yakhtarnathey (feminine) choose |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | akhtāra(that) I choose |
| naḥnu (we) | nakhtāra(that) we choose |
| anta (you, one man) | takhtāra(that) you (one man) choose |
| anti (you, one woman) | takhtārī(that) you (one woman) choose |
| antumā (you two) | takhtārā(that) you two choose |
| antum (you, men) | takhtārū(that) you (plural, masculine) choose |
| antunna (you, women) | takhtarna(that) you (plural, feminine) choose |
| huwa (he) | yakhtāra(that) he chooses |
| hiya (she) | takhtāra(that) she chooses |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yakhtārā(that) they two (masculine) choose |
| humā (they two, feminine) | takhtārā(that) they two (feminine) choose |
| hum (they, men) | yakhtārū(that) they (masculine) choose |
| hunna (they, women) | yakhtarna(that) they (feminine) choose |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | akhtarI choose (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nakhtarwe choose (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | takhtaryou (one man) choose (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | takhtārīyou (one woman) choose (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | takhtārāyou two choose (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | takhtārūyou (plural, masculine) choose (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | takhtarnayou (plural, feminine) choose (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yakhtarhe chooses (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | takhtarshe chooses (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yakhtārāthey two (masculine) choose (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | takhtārāthey two (feminine) choose (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yakhtārūthey (masculine) choose (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yakhtarnathey (feminine) choose (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | ikhtarchoose! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | ikhtārīchoose! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | ikhtārāchoose! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | ikhtārūchoose! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | ikhtarnachoose! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾakhtāruI will choose |
| naḥnu (we) | sanakhtāruwe will choose |
| anta (you, one man) | satakhtāruyou (one man) will choose |
| anti (you, one woman) | satakhtārīnayou (one woman) will choose |
| antumā (you two) | satakhtārāniyou two will choose |
| antum (you, men) | satakhtārūnayou (plural, masculine) will choose |
| antunna (you, women) | satakhtarnayou (plural, feminine) will choose |
| huwa (he) | sayakhtāruhe will choose |
| hiya (she) | satakhtārushe will choose |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayakhtārānithey two (masculine) will choose |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satakhtārānithey two (feminine) will choose |
| hum (they, men) | sayakhtārūnathey (masculine) will choose |
| hunna (they, women) | sayakhtarnathey (feminine) will choose |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ukhtirtuI was chosen; I have been chosen |
| naḥnu (we) | ukhtirnāwe were chosen; we have been chosen |
| anta (you, one man) | ukhtirtayou (one man) were chosen; you (one man) have been chosen |
| anti (you, one woman) | ukhtirtiyou (one woman) were chosen; you (one woman) have been chosen |
| antumā (you two) | ukhtirtumāyou two were chosen; you two have been chosen |
| antum (you, men) | ukhtirtumyou (plural, masculine) were chosen; you (plural, masculine) have been chosen |
| antunna (you, women) | ukhtirtunnayou (plural, feminine) were chosen; you (plural, feminine) have been chosen |
| huwa (he) | ukhtīrahe was chosen; he has been chosen |
| hiya (she) | ukhtīratshe was chosen; she has been chosen |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ukhtīrāthey two (masculine) were chosen; they two (masculine) have been chosen |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ukhtīratāthey two (feminine) were chosen; they two (feminine) have been chosen |
| hum (they, men) | ukhtīrūthey (masculine) were chosen; they (masculine) have been chosen |
| hunna (they, women) | ukhtirnathey (feminine) were chosen; they (feminine) have been chosen |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ukhtāruI am chosen |
| naḥnu (we) | nukhtāruwe are chosen |
| anta (you, one man) | tukhtāruyou (one man) are chosen |
| anti (you, one woman) | tukhtārīnayou (one woman) are chosen |
| antumā (you two) | tukhtārāniyou two are chosen |
| antum (you, men) | tukhtārūnayou (plural, masculine) are chosen |
| antunna (you, women) | tukhtarnayou (plural, feminine) are chosen |
| huwa (he) | yukhtāruhe is chosen |
| hiya (she) | tukhtārushe is chosen |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yukhtārānithey two (masculine) are chosen |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tukhtārānithey two (feminine) are chosen |
| hum (they, men) | yukhtārūnathey (masculine) are chosen |
| hunna (they, women) | yukhtarnathey (feminine) are chosen |
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