Arabic reference
اِسْتَبْدَلَ
istabdala
to replace
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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) | istabdaltuI replaced; I have replaced |
| naḥnu (we) | istabdalnāwe replaced; we have replaced |
| anta (you, one man) | istabdaltayou (one man) replaced; you (one man) have replaced |
| anti (you, one woman) | istabdaltiyou (one woman) replaced; you (one woman) have replaced |
| antumā (you two) | istabdaltumāyou two replaced; you two have replaced |
| antum (you, men) | istabdaltumyou (plural, masculine) replaced; you (plural, masculine) have replaced |
| antunna (you, women) | istabdaltunnayou (plural, feminine) replaced; you (plural, feminine) have replaced |
| huwa (he) | istabdalahe replaced; he has replaced |
| hiya (she) | istabdalatshe replaced; she has replaced |
| humā (they two, masculine) | istabdalāthey two (masculine) replaced; they two (masculine) have replaced |
| humā (they two, feminine) | istabdalatāthey two (feminine) replaced; they two (feminine) have replaced |
| hum (they, men) | istabdalūthey (masculine) replaced; they (masculine) have replaced |
| hunna (they, women) | istabdalnathey (feminine) replaced; they (feminine) have replaced |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | astabdiluI replace |
| naḥnu (we) | nastabdiluwe replace |
| anta (you, one man) | tastabdiluyou (one man) replace |
| anti (you, one woman) | tastabdilīnayou (one woman) replace |
| antumā (you two) | tastabdilāniyou two replace |
| antum (you, men) | tastabdilūnayou (plural, masculine) replace |
| antunna (you, women) | tastabdilnayou (plural, feminine) replace |
| huwa (he) | yastabdiluhe replaces |
| hiya (she) | tastabdilushe replaces |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yastabdilānithey two (masculine) replace |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tastabdilānithey two (feminine) replace |
| hum (they, men) | yastabdilūnathey (masculine) replace |
| hunna (they, women) | yastabdilnathey (feminine) replace |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | astabdila(that) I replace |
| naḥnu (we) | nastabdila(that) we replace |
| anta (you, one man) | tastabdila(that) you (one man) replace |
| anti (you, one woman) | tastabdilī(that) you (one woman) replace |
| antumā (you two) | tastabdilā(that) you two replace |
| antum (you, men) | tastabdilū(that) you (plural, masculine) replace |
| antunna (you, women) | tastabdilna(that) you (plural, feminine) replace |
| huwa (he) | yastabdila(that) he replaces |
| hiya (she) | tastabdila(that) she replaces |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yastabdilā(that) they two (masculine) replace |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tastabdilā(that) they two (feminine) replace |
| hum (they, men) | yastabdilū(that) they (masculine) replace |
| hunna (they, women) | yastabdilna(that) they (feminine) replace |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | astabdilI replace (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nastabdilwe replace (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tastabdilyou (one man) replace (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tastabdilīyou (one woman) replace (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tastabdilāyou two replace (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tastabdilūyou (plural, masculine) replace (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tastabdilnayou (plural, feminine) replace (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yastabdilhe replaces (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tastabdilshe replaces (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yastabdilāthey two (masculine) replace (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tastabdilāthey two (feminine) replace (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yastabdilūthey (masculine) replace (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yastabdilnathey (feminine) replace (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | istabdilreplace! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | istabdilīreplace! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | istabdilāreplace! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | istabdilūreplace! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | istabdilnareplace! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾastabdiluI will replace |
| naḥnu (we) | sanastabdiluwe will replace |
| anta (you, one man) | satastabdiluyou (one man) will replace |
| anti (you, one woman) | satastabdilīnayou (one woman) will replace |
| antumā (you two) | satastabdilāniyou two will replace |
| antum (you, men) | satastabdilūnayou (plural, masculine) will replace |
| antunna (you, women) | satastabdilnayou (plural, feminine) will replace |
| huwa (he) | sayastabdiluhe will replace |
| hiya (she) | satastabdilushe will replace |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayastabdilānithey two (masculine) will replace |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satastabdilānithey two (feminine) will replace |
| hum (they, men) | sayastabdilūnathey (masculine) will replace |
| hunna (they, women) | sayastabdilnathey (feminine) will replace |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ustubdiltuI was replaced; I have been replaced |
| naḥnu (we) | ustubdilnāwe were replaced; we have been replaced |
| anta (you, one man) | ustubdiltayou (one man) were replaced; you (one man) have been replaced |
| anti (you, one woman) | ustubdiltiyou (one woman) were replaced; you (one woman) have been replaced |
| antumā (you two) | ustubdiltumāyou two were replaced; you two have been replaced |
| antum (you, men) | ustubdiltumyou (plural, masculine) were replaced; you (plural, masculine) have been replaced |
| antunna (you, women) | ustubdiltunnayou (plural, feminine) were replaced; you (plural, feminine) have been replaced |
| huwa (he) | ustubdilahe was replaced; he has been replaced |
| hiya (she) | ustubdilatshe was replaced; she has been replaced |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ustubdilāthey two (masculine) were replaced; they two (masculine) have been replaced |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ustubdilatāthey two (feminine) were replaced; they two (feminine) have been replaced |
| hum (they, men) | ustubdilūthey (masculine) were replaced; they (masculine) have been replaced |
| hunna (they, women) | ustubdilnathey (feminine) were replaced; they (feminine) have been replaced |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ustabdaluI am replaced |
| naḥnu (we) | nustabdaluwe are replaced |
| anta (you, one man) | tustabdaluyou (one man) are replaced |
| anti (you, one woman) | tustabdalīnayou (one woman) are replaced |
| antumā (you two) | tustabdalāniyou two are replaced |
| antum (you, men) | tustabdalūnayou (plural, masculine) are replaced |
| antunna (you, women) | tustabdalnayou (plural, feminine) are replaced |
| huwa (he) | yustabdaluhe is replaced |
| hiya (she) | tustabdalushe is replaced |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yustabdalānithey two (masculine) are replaced |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tustabdalānithey two (feminine) are replaced |
| hum (they, men) | yustabdalūnathey (masculine) are replaced |
| hunna (they, women) | yustabdalnathey (feminine) are replaced |
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