Arabic reference
تَجَادَلَ
tajādala
to argue
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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) | tajādaltuI argued; I have argued |
| naḥnu (we) | tajādalnāwe argued; we have argued |
| anta (you, one man) | tajādaltayou (one man) argued; you (one man) have argued |
| anti (you, one woman) | tajādaltiyou (one woman) argued; you (one woman) have argued |
| antumā (you two) | tajādaltumāyou two argued; you two have argued |
| antum (you, men) | tajādaltumyou (plural, masculine) argued; you (plural, masculine) have argued |
| antunna (you, women) | tajādaltunnayou (plural, feminine) argued; you (plural, feminine) have argued |
| huwa (he) | tajādalahe argued; he has argued |
| hiya (she) | tajādalatshe argued; she has argued |
| humā (they two, masculine) | tajādalāthey two (masculine) argued; they two (masculine) have argued |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tajādalatāthey two (feminine) argued; they two (feminine) have argued |
| hum (they, men) | tajādalūthey (masculine) argued; they (masculine) have argued |
| hunna (they, women) | tajādalnathey (feminine) argued; they (feminine) have argued |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | atajādaluI argue |
| naḥnu (we) | natajādaluwe argue |
| anta (you, one man) | tatajādaluyou (one man) argue |
| anti (you, one woman) | tatajādalīnayou (one woman) argue |
| antumā (you two) | tatajādalāniyou two argue |
| antum (you, men) | tatajādalūnayou (plural, masculine) argue |
| antunna (you, women) | tatajādalnayou (plural, feminine) argue |
| huwa (he) | yatajādaluhe argues |
| hiya (she) | tatajādalushe argues |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yatajādalānithey two (masculine) argue |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tatajādalānithey two (feminine) argue |
| hum (they, men) | yatajādalūnathey (masculine) argue |
| hunna (they, women) | yatajādalnathey (feminine) argue |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | atajādala(that) I argue |
| naḥnu (we) | natajādala(that) we argue |
| anta (you, one man) | tatajādala(that) you (one man) argue |
| anti (you, one woman) | tatajādalī(that) you (one woman) argue |
| antumā (you two) | tatajādalā(that) you two argue |
| antum (you, men) | tatajādalū(that) you (plural, masculine) argue |
| antunna (you, women) | tatajādalna(that) you (plural, feminine) argue |
| huwa (he) | yatajādala(that) he argues |
| hiya (she) | tatajādala(that) she argues |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yatajādalā(that) they two (masculine) argue |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tatajādalā(that) they two (feminine) argue |
| hum (they, men) | yatajādalū(that) they (masculine) argue |
| hunna (they, women) | yatajādalna(that) they (feminine) argue |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | atajādalI argue (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | natajādalwe argue (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tatajādalyou (one man) argue (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tatajādalīyou (one woman) argue (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tatajādalāyou two argue (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tatajādalūyou (plural, masculine) argue (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tatajādalnayou (plural, feminine) argue (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yatajādalhe argues (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tatajādalshe argues (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yatajādalāthey two (masculine) argue (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tatajādalāthey two (feminine) argue (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yatajādalūthey (masculine) argue (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yatajādalnathey (feminine) argue (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | tajādalargue! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tajādalīargue! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | tajādalāargue! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | tajādalūargue! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | tajādalnaargue! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾatajādaluI will argue |
| naḥnu (we) | sanatajādaluwe will argue |
| anta (you, one man) | satatajādaluyou (one man) will argue |
| anti (you, one woman) | satatajādalīnayou (one woman) will argue |
| antumā (you two) | satatajādalāniyou two will argue |
| antum (you, men) | satatajādalūnayou (plural, masculine) will argue |
| antunna (you, women) | satatajādalnayou (plural, feminine) will argue |
| huwa (he) | sayatajādaluhe will argue |
| hiya (she) | satatajādalushe will argue |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayatajādalānithey two (masculine) will argue |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satatajādalānithey two (feminine) will argue |
| hum (they, men) | sayatajādalūnathey (masculine) will argue |
| hunna (they, women) | sayatajādalnathey (feminine) will argue |
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