Arabic reference
تَأَخَّرَ
taʾakhkhara
to be late
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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) | taʾakhkhartuI was late; I have been late |
| naḥnu (we) | taʾakhkharnāwe were late; we have been late |
| anta (you, one man) | taʾakhkhartayou (one man) were late; you (one man) have been late |
| anti (you, one woman) | taʾakhkhartiyou (one woman) were late; you (one woman) have been late |
| antumā (you two) | taʾakhkhartumāyou two were late; you two have been late |
| antum (you, men) | taʾakhkhartumyou (plural, masculine) were late; you (plural, masculine) have been late |
| antunna (you, women) | taʾakhkhartunnayou (plural, feminine) were late; you (plural, feminine) have been late |
| huwa (he) | taʾakhkharahe was late; he has been late |
| hiya (she) | taʾakhkharatshe was late; she has been late |
| humā (they two, masculine) | taʾakhkharāthey two (masculine) were late; they two (masculine) have been late |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taʾakhkharatāthey two (feminine) were late; they two (feminine) have been late |
| hum (they, men) | taʾakhkharūthey (masculine) were late; they (masculine) have been late |
| hunna (they, women) | taʾakhkharnathey (feminine) were late; they (feminine) have been late |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ataʾakhkharuI am late |
| naḥnu (we) | nataʾakhkharuwe are late |
| anta (you, one man) | tataʾakhkharuyou (one man) are late |
| anti (you, one woman) | tataʾakhkharīnayou (one woman) are late |
| antumā (you two) | tataʾakhkharāniyou two are late |
| antum (you, men) | tataʾakhkharūnayou (plural, masculine) are late |
| antunna (you, women) | tataʾakhkharnayou (plural, feminine) are late |
| huwa (he) | yataʾakhkharuhe is late |
| hiya (she) | tataʾakhkharushe is late |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yataʾakhkharānithey two (masculine) are late |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tataʾakhkharānithey two (feminine) are late |
| hum (they, men) | yataʾakhkharūnathey (masculine) are late |
| hunna (they, women) | yataʾakhkharnathey (feminine) are late |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ataʾakhkhara(that) I am late |
| naḥnu (we) | nataʾakhkhara(that) we are late |
| anta (you, one man) | tataʾakhkhara(that) you (one man) are late |
| anti (you, one woman) | tataʾakhkharī(that) you (one woman) are late |
| antumā (you two) | tataʾakhkharā(that) you two are late |
| antum (you, men) | tataʾakhkharū(that) you (plural, masculine) are late |
| antunna (you, women) | tataʾakhkharna(that) you (plural, feminine) are late |
| huwa (he) | yataʾakhkhara(that) he is late |
| hiya (she) | tataʾakhkhara(that) she is late |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yataʾakhkharā(that) they two (masculine) are late |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tataʾakhkharā(that) they two (feminine) are late |
| hum (they, men) | yataʾakhkharū(that) they (masculine) are late |
| hunna (they, women) | yataʾakhkharna(that) they (feminine) are late |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ataʾakhkharI am late (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nataʾakhkharwe are late (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tataʾakhkharyou (one man) are late (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tataʾakhkharīyou (one woman) are late (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tataʾakhkharāyou two are late (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tataʾakhkharūyou (plural, masculine) are late (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tataʾakhkharnayou (plural, feminine) are late (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yataʾakhkharhe is late (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tataʾakhkharshe is late (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yataʾakhkharāthey two (masculine) are late (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tataʾakhkharāthey two (feminine) are late (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yataʾakhkharūthey (masculine) are late (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yataʾakhkharnathey (feminine) are late (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | taʾakhkharbe late! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taʾakhkharībe late! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | taʾakhkharābe late! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | taʾakhkharūbe late! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | taʾakhkharnabe late! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾataʾakhkharuI will be late |
| naḥnu (we) | sanataʾakhkharuwe will be late |
| anta (you, one man) | satataʾakhkharuyou (one man) will be late |
| anti (you, one woman) | satataʾakhkharīnayou (one woman) will be late |
| antumā (you two) | satataʾakhkharāniyou two will be late |
| antum (you, men) | satataʾakhkharūnayou (plural, masculine) will be late |
| antunna (you, women) | satataʾakhkharnayou (plural, feminine) will be late |
| huwa (he) | sayataʾakhkharuhe will be late |
| hiya (she) | satataʾakhkharushe will be late |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayataʾakhkharānithey two (masculine) will be late |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satataʾakhkharānithey two (feminine) will be late |
| hum (they, men) | sayataʾakhkharūnathey (masculine) will be late |
| hunna (they, women) | sayataʾakhkharnathey (feminine) will be late |
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