Arabic reference
تَحَوَّلَ
taḥawwala
to turn
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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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Active
Perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | taḥawwaltuI turned; I have turned |
| naḥnu (we) | taḥawwalnāwe turned; we have turned |
| anta (you, one man) | taḥawwaltayou (one man) turned; you (one man) have turned |
| anti (you, one woman) | taḥawwaltiyou (one woman) turned; you (one woman) have turned |
| antumā (you two) | taḥawwaltumāyou two turned; you two have turned |
| antum (you, men) | taḥawwaltumyou (plural, masculine) turned; you (plural, masculine) have turned |
| antunna (you, women) | taḥawwaltunnayou (plural, feminine) turned; you (plural, feminine) have turned |
| huwa (he) | taḥawwalahe turned; he has turned |
| hiya (she) | taḥawwalatshe turned; she has turned |
| humā (they two, masculine) | taḥawwalāthey two (masculine) turned; they two (masculine) have turned |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taḥawwalatāthey two (feminine) turned; they two (feminine) have turned |
| hum (they, men) | taḥawwalūthey (masculine) turned; they (masculine) have turned |
| hunna (they, women) | taḥawwalnathey (feminine) turned; they (feminine) have turned |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ataḥawwaluI turn |
| naḥnu (we) | nataḥawwaluwe turn |
| anta (you, one man) | tataḥawwaluyou (one man) turn |
| anti (you, one woman) | tataḥawwalīnayou (one woman) turn |
| antumā (you two) | tataḥawwalāniyou two turn |
| antum (you, men) | tataḥawwalūnayou (plural, masculine) turn |
| antunna (you, women) | tataḥawwalnayou (plural, feminine) turn |
| huwa (he) | yataḥawwaluhe turns |
| hiya (she) | tataḥawwalushe turns |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yataḥawwalānithey two (masculine) turn |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tataḥawwalānithey two (feminine) turn |
| hum (they, men) | yataḥawwalūnathey (masculine) turn |
| hunna (they, women) | yataḥawwalnathey (feminine) turn |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ataḥawwala(that) I turn |
| naḥnu (we) | nataḥawwala(that) we turn |
| anta (you, one man) | tataḥawwala(that) you (one man) turn |
| anti (you, one woman) | tataḥawwalī(that) you (one woman) turn |
| antumā (you two) | tataḥawwalā(that) you two turn |
| antum (you, men) | tataḥawwalū(that) you (plural, masculine) turn |
| antunna (you, women) | tataḥawwalna(that) you (plural, feminine) turn |
| huwa (he) | yataḥawwala(that) he turns |
| hiya (she) | tataḥawwala(that) she turns |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yataḥawwalā(that) they two (masculine) turn |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tataḥawwalā(that) they two (feminine) turn |
| hum (they, men) | yataḥawwalū(that) they (masculine) turn |
| hunna (they, women) | yataḥawwalna(that) they (feminine) turn |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ataḥawwalI turn (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nataḥawwalwe turn (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tataḥawwalyou (one man) turn (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tataḥawwalīyou (one woman) turn (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tataḥawwalāyou two turn (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tataḥawwalūyou (plural, masculine) turn (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tataḥawwalnayou (plural, feminine) turn (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yataḥawwalhe turns (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tataḥawwalshe turns (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yataḥawwalāthey two (masculine) turn (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tataḥawwalāthey two (feminine) turn (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yataḥawwalūthey (masculine) turn (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yataḥawwalnathey (feminine) turn (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | taḥawwalturn! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taḥawwalīturn! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | taḥawwalāturn! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | taḥawwalūturn! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | taḥawwalnaturn! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾataḥawwaluI will turn |
| naḥnu (we) | sanataḥawwaluwe will turn |
| anta (you, one man) | satataḥawwaluyou (one man) will turn |
| anti (you, one woman) | satataḥawwalīnayou (one woman) will turn |
| antumā (you two) | satataḥawwalāniyou two will turn |
| antum (you, men) | satataḥawwalūnayou (plural, masculine) will turn |
| antunna (you, women) | satataḥawwalnayou (plural, feminine) will turn |
| huwa (he) | sayataḥawwaluhe will turn |
| hiya (she) | satataḥawwalushe will turn |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayataḥawwalānithey two (masculine) will turn |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satataḥawwalānithey two (feminine) will turn |
| hum (they, men) | sayataḥawwalūnathey (masculine) will turn |
| hunna (they, women) | sayataḥawwalnathey (feminine) will turn |
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