Arabic reference
تَحَدَّثَ
taḥaddatha
to talk
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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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| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | taḥaddathtuI talked; I have talked |
| naḥnu (we) | taḥaddathnāwe talked; we have talked |
| anta (you, one man) | taḥaddathtayou (one man) talked; you (one man) have talked |
| anti (you, one woman) | taḥaddathtiyou (one woman) talked; you (one woman) have talked |
| antumā (you two) | taḥaddathtumāyou two talked; you two have talked |
| antum (you, men) | taḥaddathtumyou (plural, masculine) talked; you (plural, masculine) have talked |
| antunna (you, women) | taḥaddathtunnayou (plural, feminine) talked; you (plural, feminine) have talked |
| huwa (he) | taḥaddathahe talked; he has talked |
| hiya (she) | taḥaddathatshe talked; she has talked |
| humā (they two, masculine) | taḥaddathāthey two (masculine) talked; they two (masculine) have talked |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taḥaddathatāthey two (feminine) talked; they two (feminine) have talked |
| hum (they, men) | taḥaddathūthey (masculine) talked; they (masculine) have talked |
| hunna (they, women) | taḥaddathnathey (feminine) talked; they (feminine) have talked |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ataḥaddathuI talk |
| naḥnu (we) | nataḥaddathuwe talk |
| anta (you, one man) | tataḥaddathuyou (one man) talk |
| anti (you, one woman) | tataḥaddathīnayou (one woman) talk |
| antumā (you two) | tataḥaddathāniyou two talk |
| antum (you, men) | tataḥaddathūnayou (plural, masculine) talk |
| antunna (you, women) | tataḥaddathnayou (plural, feminine) talk |
| huwa (he) | yataḥaddathuhe talks |
| hiya (she) | tataḥaddathushe talks |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yataḥaddathānithey two (masculine) talk |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tataḥaddathānithey two (feminine) talk |
| hum (they, men) | yataḥaddathūnathey (masculine) talk |
| hunna (they, women) | yataḥaddathnathey (feminine) talk |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ataḥaddatha(that) I talk |
| naḥnu (we) | nataḥaddatha(that) we talk |
| anta (you, one man) | tataḥaddatha(that) you (one man) talk |
| anti (you, one woman) | tataḥaddathī(that) you (one woman) talk |
| antumā (you two) | tataḥaddathā(that) you two talk |
| antum (you, men) | tataḥaddathū(that) you (plural, masculine) talk |
| antunna (you, women) | tataḥaddathna(that) you (plural, feminine) talk |
| huwa (he) | yataḥaddatha(that) he talks |
| hiya (she) | tataḥaddatha(that) she talks |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yataḥaddathā(that) they two (masculine) talk |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tataḥaddathā(that) they two (feminine) talk |
| hum (they, men) | yataḥaddathū(that) they (masculine) talk |
| hunna (they, women) | yataḥaddathna(that) they (feminine) talk |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ataḥaddathI talk (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nataḥaddathwe talk (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tataḥaddathyou (one man) talk (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tataḥaddathīyou (one woman) talk (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tataḥaddathāyou two talk (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tataḥaddathūyou (plural, masculine) talk (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tataḥaddathnayou (plural, feminine) talk (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yataḥaddathhe talks (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tataḥaddathshe talks (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yataḥaddathāthey two (masculine) talk (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tataḥaddathāthey two (feminine) talk (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yataḥaddathūthey (masculine) talk (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yataḥaddathnathey (feminine) talk (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | taḥaddathtalk! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taḥaddathītalk! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | taḥaddathātalk! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | taḥaddathūtalk! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | taḥaddathnatalk! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾataḥaddathuI will talk |
| naḥnu (we) | sanataḥaddathuwe will talk |
| anta (you, one man) | satataḥaddathuyou (one man) will talk |
| anti (you, one woman) | satataḥaddathīnayou (one woman) will talk |
| antumā (you two) | satataḥaddathāniyou two will talk |
| antum (you, men) | satataḥaddathūnayou (plural, masculine) will talk |
| antunna (you, women) | satataḥaddathnayou (plural, feminine) will talk |
| huwa (he) | sayataḥaddathuhe will talk |
| hiya (she) | satataḥaddathushe will talk |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayataḥaddathānithey two (masculine) will talk |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satataḥaddathānithey two (feminine) will talk |
| hum (they, men) | sayataḥaddathūnathey (masculine) will talk |
| hunna (they, women) | sayataḥaddathnathey (feminine) will talk |
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