Arabic reference
اِسْتَخْدَمَ
istakhdama
to use
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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) | istakhdamtuI used; I have used |
| naḥnu (we) | istakhdamnāwe used; we have used |
| anta (you, one man) | istakhdamtayou (one man) used; you (one man) have used |
| anti (you, one woman) | istakhdamtiyou (one woman) used; you (one woman) have used |
| antumā (you two) | istakhdamtumāyou two used; you two have used |
| antum (you, men) | istakhdamtumyou (plural, masculine) used; you (plural, masculine) have used |
| antunna (you, women) | istakhdamtunnayou (plural, feminine) used; you (plural, feminine) have used |
| huwa (he) | istakhdamahe used; he has used |
| hiya (she) | istakhdamatshe used; she has used |
| humā (they two, masculine) | istakhdamāthey two (masculine) used; they two (masculine) have used |
| humā (they two, feminine) | istakhdamatāthey two (feminine) used; they two (feminine) have used |
| hum (they, men) | istakhdamūthey (masculine) used; they (masculine) have used |
| hunna (they, women) | istakhdamnathey (feminine) used; they (feminine) have used |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | astakhdimuI use |
| naḥnu (we) | nastakhdimuwe use |
| anta (you, one man) | tastakhdimuyou (one man) use |
| anti (you, one woman) | tastakhdimīnayou (one woman) use |
| antumā (you two) | tastakhdimāniyou two use |
| antum (you, men) | tastakhdimūnayou (plural, masculine) use |
| antunna (you, women) | tastakhdimnayou (plural, feminine) use |
| huwa (he) | yastakhdimuhe uses |
| hiya (she) | tastakhdimushe uses |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yastakhdimānithey two (masculine) use |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tastakhdimānithey two (feminine) use |
| hum (they, men) | yastakhdimūnathey (masculine) use |
| hunna (they, women) | yastakhdimnathey (feminine) use |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | astakhdima(that) I use |
| naḥnu (we) | nastakhdima(that) we use |
| anta (you, one man) | tastakhdima(that) you (one man) use |
| anti (you, one woman) | tastakhdimī(that) you (one woman) use |
| antumā (you two) | tastakhdimā(that) you two use |
| antum (you, men) | tastakhdimū(that) you (plural, masculine) use |
| antunna (you, women) | tastakhdimna(that) you (plural, feminine) use |
| huwa (he) | yastakhdima(that) he uses |
| hiya (she) | tastakhdima(that) she uses |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yastakhdimā(that) they two (masculine) use |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tastakhdimā(that) they two (feminine) use |
| hum (they, men) | yastakhdimū(that) they (masculine) use |
| hunna (they, women) | yastakhdimna(that) they (feminine) use |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | astakhdimI use (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nastakhdimwe use (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tastakhdimyou (one man) use (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tastakhdimīyou (one woman) use (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tastakhdimāyou two use (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tastakhdimūyou (plural, masculine) use (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tastakhdimnayou (plural, feminine) use (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yastakhdimhe uses (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tastakhdimshe uses (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yastakhdimāthey two (masculine) use (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tastakhdimāthey two (feminine) use (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yastakhdimūthey (masculine) use (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yastakhdimnathey (feminine) use (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | istakhdimuse! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | istakhdimīuse! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | istakhdimāuse! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | istakhdimūuse! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | istakhdimnause! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾastakhdimuI will use |
| naḥnu (we) | sanastakhdimuwe will use |
| anta (you, one man) | satastakhdimuyou (one man) will use |
| anti (you, one woman) | satastakhdimīnayou (one woman) will use |
| antumā (you two) | satastakhdimāniyou two will use |
| antum (you, men) | satastakhdimūnayou (plural, masculine) will use |
| antunna (you, women) | satastakhdimnayou (plural, feminine) will use |
| huwa (he) | sayastakhdimuhe will use |
| hiya (she) | satastakhdimushe will use |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayastakhdimānithey two (masculine) will use |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satastakhdimānithey two (feminine) will use |
| hum (they, men) | sayastakhdimūnathey (masculine) will use |
| hunna (they, women) | sayastakhdimnathey (feminine) will use |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ustukhdimtuI was used; I have been used |
| naḥnu (we) | ustukhdimnāwe were used; we have been used |
| anta (you, one man) | ustukhdimtayou (one man) were used; you (one man) have been used |
| anti (you, one woman) | ustukhdimtiyou (one woman) were used; you (one woman) have been used |
| antumā (you two) | ustukhdimtumāyou two were used; you two have been used |
| antum (you, men) | ustukhdimtumyou (plural, masculine) were used; you (plural, masculine) have been used |
| antunna (you, women) | ustukhdimtunnayou (plural, feminine) were used; you (plural, feminine) have been used |
| huwa (he) | ustukhdimahe was used; he has been used |
| hiya (she) | ustukhdimatshe was used; she has been used |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ustukhdimāthey two (masculine) were used; they two (masculine) have been used |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ustukhdimatāthey two (feminine) were used; they two (feminine) have been used |
| hum (they, men) | ustukhdimūthey (masculine) were used; they (masculine) have been used |
| hunna (they, women) | ustukhdimnathey (feminine) were used; they (feminine) have been used |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ustakhdamuI am used |
| naḥnu (we) | nustakhdamuwe are used |
| anta (you, one man) | tustakhdamuyou (one man) are used |
| anti (you, one woman) | tustakhdamīnayou (one woman) are used |
| antumā (you two) | tustakhdamāniyou two are used |
| antum (you, men) | tustakhdamūnayou (plural, masculine) are used |
| antunna (you, women) | tustakhdamnayou (plural, feminine) are used |
| huwa (he) | yustakhdamuhe is used |
| hiya (she) | tustakhdamushe is used |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yustakhdamānithey two (masculine) are used |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tustakhdamānithey two (feminine) are used |
| hum (they, men) | yustakhdamūnathey (masculine) are used |
| hunna (they, women) | yustakhdamnathey (feminine) are used |
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