Arabic reference
بَدَأَ
badaʾa
to start
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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) | badaʾtuI started; I have started |
| naḥnu (we) | badaʾnāwe started; we have started |
| anta (you, one man) | badaʾtayou (one man) started; you (one man) have started |
| anti (you, one woman) | badaʾtiyou (one woman) started; you (one woman) have started |
| antumā (you two) | badaʾtumāyou two started; you two have started |
| antum (you, men) | badaʾtumyou (plural, masculine) started; you (plural, masculine) have started |
| antunna (you, women) | badaʾtunnayou (plural, feminine) started; you (plural, feminine) have started |
| huwa (he) | badaʾahe started; he has started |
| hiya (she) | badaʾatshe started; she has started |
| humā (they two, masculine) | badaʾāthey two (masculine) started; they two (masculine) have started |
| humā (they two, feminine) | badaʾatāthey two (feminine) started; they two (feminine) have started |
| hum (they, men) | badaʾūthey (masculine) started; they (masculine) have started |
| hunna (they, women) | badaʾnathey (feminine) started; they (feminine) have started |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | abdaʾuI start |
| naḥnu (we) | nabdaʾuwe start |
| anta (you, one man) | tabdaʾuyou (one man) start |
| anti (you, one woman) | tabdaʾīnayou (one woman) start |
| antumā (you two) | tabdaʾāniyou two start |
| antum (you, men) | tabdaʾūnayou (plural, masculine) start |
| antunna (you, women) | tabdaʾnayou (plural, feminine) start |
| huwa (he) | yabdaʾuhe starts |
| hiya (she) | tabdaʾushe starts |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yabdaʾānithey two (masculine) start |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tabdaʾānithey two (feminine) start |
| hum (they, men) | yabdaʾūnathey (masculine) start |
| hunna (they, women) | yabdaʾnathey (feminine) start |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | abdaʾa(that) I start |
| naḥnu (we) | nabdaʾa(that) we start |
| anta (you, one man) | tabdaʾa(that) you (one man) start |
| anti (you, one woman) | tabdaʾī(that) you (one woman) start |
| antumā (you two) | tabdaʾā(that) you two start |
| antum (you, men) | tabdaʾū(that) you (plural, masculine) start |
| antunna (you, women) | tabdaʾna(that) you (plural, feminine) start |
| huwa (he) | yabdaʾa(that) he starts |
| hiya (she) | tabdaʾa(that) she starts |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yabdaʾā(that) they two (masculine) start |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tabdaʾā(that) they two (feminine) start |
| hum (they, men) | yabdaʾū(that) they (masculine) start |
| hunna (they, women) | yabdaʾna(that) they (feminine) start |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | abdaʾI start (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nabdaʾwe start (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tabdaʾyou (one man) start (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tabdaʾīyou (one woman) start (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tabdaʾāyou two start (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tabdaʾūyou (plural, masculine) start (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tabdaʾnayou (plural, feminine) start (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yabdaʾhe starts (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tabdaʾshe starts (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yabdaʾāthey two (masculine) start (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tabdaʾāthey two (feminine) start (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yabdaʾūthey (masculine) start (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yabdaʾnathey (feminine) start (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | ibdaʾstart! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | ibdaʾīstart! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | ibdaʾāstart! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | ibdaʾūstart! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | ibdaʾnastart! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾabdaʾuI will start |
| naḥnu (we) | sanabdaʾuwe will start |
| anta (you, one man) | satabdaʾuyou (one man) will start |
| anti (you, one woman) | satabdaʾīnayou (one woman) will start |
| antumā (you two) | satabdaʾāniyou two will start |
| antum (you, men) | satabdaʾūnayou (plural, masculine) will start |
| antunna (you, women) | satabdaʾnayou (plural, feminine) will start |
| huwa (he) | sayabdaʾuhe will start |
| hiya (she) | satabdaʾushe will start |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayabdaʾānithey two (masculine) will start |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satabdaʾānithey two (feminine) will start |
| hum (they, men) | sayabdaʾūnathey (masculine) will start |
| hunna (they, women) | sayabdaʾnathey (feminine) will start |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | budiʾtuI was started; I have been started |
| naḥnu (we) | budiʾnāwe were started; we have been started |
| anta (you, one man) | budiʾtayou (one man) were started; you (one man) have been started |
| anti (you, one woman) | budiʾtiyou (one woman) were started; you (one woman) have been started |
| antumā (you two) | budiʾtumāyou two were started; you two have been started |
| antum (you, men) | budiʾtumyou (plural, masculine) were started; you (plural, masculine) have been started |
| antunna (you, women) | budiʾtunnayou (plural, feminine) were started; you (plural, feminine) have been started |
| huwa (he) | budiʾahe was started; he has been started |
| hiya (she) | budiʾatshe was started; she has been started |
| humā (they two, masculine) | budiʾāthey two (masculine) were started; they two (masculine) have been started |
| humā (they two, feminine) | budiʾatāthey two (feminine) were started; they two (feminine) have been started |
| hum (they, men) | budiʾūthey (masculine) were started; they (masculine) have been started |
| hunna (they, women) | budiʾnathey (feminine) were started; they (feminine) have been started |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ubdaʾuI am started |
| naḥnu (we) | nubdaʾuwe are started |
| anta (you, one man) | tubdaʾuyou (one man) are started |
| anti (you, one woman) | tubdaʾīnayou (one woman) are started |
| antumā (you two) | tubdaʾāniyou two are started |
| antum (you, men) | tubdaʾūnayou (plural, masculine) are started |
| antunna (you, women) | tubdaʾnayou (plural, feminine) are started |
| huwa (he) | yubdaʾuhe is started |
| hiya (she) | tubdaʾushe is started |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yubdaʾānithey two (masculine) are started |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tubdaʾānithey two (feminine) are started |
| hum (they, men) | yubdaʾūnathey (masculine) are started |
| hunna (they, women) | yubdaʾnathey (feminine) are started |
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