Arabic reference
تَسَاءَلَ
tasāʾala
to wonder
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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) | tasāʾaltuI wondered; I have wondered |
| naḥnu (we) | tasāʾalnāwe wondered; we have wondered |
| anta (you, one man) | tasāʾaltayou (one man) wondered; you (one man) have wondered |
| anti (you, one woman) | tasāʾaltiyou (one woman) wondered; you (one woman) have wondered |
| antumā (you two) | tasāʾaltumāyou two wondered; you two have wondered |
| antum (you, men) | tasāʾaltumyou (plural, masculine) wondered; you (plural, masculine) have wondered |
| antunna (you, women) | tasāʾaltunnayou (plural, feminine) wondered; you (plural, feminine) have wondered |
| huwa (he) | tasāʾalahe wondered; he has wondered |
| hiya (she) | tasāʾalatshe wondered; she has wondered |
| humā (they two, masculine) | tasāʾalāthey two (masculine) wondered; they two (masculine) have wondered |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tasāʾalatāthey two (feminine) wondered; they two (feminine) have wondered |
| hum (they, men) | tasāʾalūthey (masculine) wondered; they (masculine) have wondered |
| hunna (they, women) | tasāʾalnathey (feminine) wondered; they (feminine) have wondered |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | atasāʾaluI wonder |
| naḥnu (we) | natasāʾaluwe wonder |
| anta (you, one man) | tatasāʾaluyou (one man) wonder |
| anti (you, one woman) | tatasāʾalīnayou (one woman) wonder |
| antumā (you two) | tatasāʾalāniyou two wonder |
| antum (you, men) | tatasāʾalūnayou (plural, masculine) wonder |
| antunna (you, women) | tatasāʾalnayou (plural, feminine) wonder |
| huwa (he) | yatasāʾaluhe wonders |
| hiya (she) | tatasāʾalushe wonders |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yatasāʾalānithey two (masculine) wonder |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tatasāʾalānithey two (feminine) wonder |
| hum (they, men) | yatasāʾalūnathey (masculine) wonder |
| hunna (they, women) | yatasāʾalnathey (feminine) wonder |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | atasāʾala(that) I wonder |
| naḥnu (we) | natasāʾala(that) we wonder |
| anta (you, one man) | tatasāʾala(that) you (one man) wonder |
| anti (you, one woman) | tatasāʾalī(that) you (one woman) wonder |
| antumā (you two) | tatasāʾalā(that) you two wonder |
| antum (you, men) | tatasāʾalū(that) you (plural, masculine) wonder |
| antunna (you, women) | tatasāʾalna(that) you (plural, feminine) wonder |
| huwa (he) | yatasāʾala(that) he wonders |
| hiya (she) | tatasāʾala(that) she wonders |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yatasāʾalā(that) they two (masculine) wonder |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tatasāʾalā(that) they two (feminine) wonder |
| hum (they, men) | yatasāʾalū(that) they (masculine) wonder |
| hunna (they, women) | yatasāʾalna(that) they (feminine) wonder |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | atasāʾalI wonder (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | natasāʾalwe wonder (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tatasāʾalyou (one man) wonder (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tatasāʾalīyou (one woman) wonder (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tatasāʾalāyou two wonder (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tatasāʾalūyou (plural, masculine) wonder (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tatasāʾalnayou (plural, feminine) wonder (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yatasāʾalhe wonders (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tatasāʾalshe wonders (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yatasāʾalāthey two (masculine) wonder (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tatasāʾalāthey two (feminine) wonder (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yatasāʾalūthey (masculine) wonder (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yatasāʾalnathey (feminine) wonder (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | tasāʾalwonder! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tasāʾalīwonder! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | tasāʾalāwonder! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | tasāʾalūwonder! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | tasāʾalnawonder! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾatasāʾaluI will wonder |
| naḥnu (we) | sanatasāʾaluwe will wonder |
| anta (you, one man) | satatasāʾaluyou (one man) will wonder |
| anti (you, one woman) | satatasāʾalīnayou (one woman) will wonder |
| antumā (you two) | satatasāʾalāniyou two will wonder |
| antum (you, men) | satatasāʾalūnayou (plural, masculine) will wonder |
| antunna (you, women) | satatasāʾalnayou (plural, feminine) will wonder |
| huwa (he) | sayatasāʾaluhe will wonder |
| hiya (she) | satatasāʾalushe will wonder |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayatasāʾalānithey two (masculine) will wonder |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satatasāʾalānithey two (feminine) will wonder |
| hum (they, men) | sayatasāʾalūnathey (masculine) will wonder |
| hunna (they, women) | sayatasāʾalnathey (feminine) will wonder |
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