Arabic reference
تَسَبَّبَ
tasabbaba
to cause
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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) | tasabbabtuI caused; I have caused |
| naḥnu (we) | tasabbabnāwe caused; we have caused |
| anta (you, one man) | tasabbabtayou (one man) caused; you (one man) have caused |
| anti (you, one woman) | tasabbabtiyou (one woman) caused; you (one woman) have caused |
| antumā (you two) | tasabbabtumāyou two caused; you two have caused |
| antum (you, men) | tasabbabtumyou (plural, masculine) caused; you (plural, masculine) have caused |
| antunna (you, women) | tasabbabtunnayou (plural, feminine) caused; you (plural, feminine) have caused |
| huwa (he) | tasabbabahe caused; he has caused |
| hiya (she) | tasabbabatshe caused; she has caused |
| humā (they two, masculine) | tasabbabāthey two (masculine) caused; they two (masculine) have caused |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tasabbabatāthey two (feminine) caused; they two (feminine) have caused |
| hum (they, men) | tasabbabūthey (masculine) caused; they (masculine) have caused |
| hunna (they, women) | tasabbabnathey (feminine) caused; they (feminine) have caused |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | atasabbabuI cause |
| naḥnu (we) | natasabbabuwe cause |
| anta (you, one man) | tatasabbabuyou (one man) cause |
| anti (you, one woman) | tatasabbabīnayou (one woman) cause |
| antumā (you two) | tatasabbabāniyou two cause |
| antum (you, men) | tatasabbabūnayou (plural, masculine) cause |
| antunna (you, women) | tatasabbabnayou (plural, feminine) cause |
| huwa (he) | yatasabbabuhe causes |
| hiya (she) | tatasabbabushe causes |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yatasabbabānithey two (masculine) cause |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tatasabbabānithey two (feminine) cause |
| hum (they, men) | yatasabbabūnathey (masculine) cause |
| hunna (they, women) | yatasabbabnathey (feminine) cause |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | atasabbaba(that) I cause |
| naḥnu (we) | natasabbaba(that) we cause |
| anta (you, one man) | tatasabbaba(that) you (one man) cause |
| anti (you, one woman) | tatasabbabī(that) you (one woman) cause |
| antumā (you two) | tatasabbabā(that) you two cause |
| antum (you, men) | tatasabbabū(that) you (plural, masculine) cause |
| antunna (you, women) | tatasabbabna(that) you (plural, feminine) cause |
| huwa (he) | yatasabbaba(that) he causes |
| hiya (she) | tatasabbaba(that) she causes |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yatasabbabā(that) they two (masculine) cause |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tatasabbabā(that) they two (feminine) cause |
| hum (they, men) | yatasabbabū(that) they (masculine) cause |
| hunna (they, women) | yatasabbabna(that) they (feminine) cause |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | atasabbabI cause (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | natasabbabwe cause (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tatasabbabyou (one man) cause (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tatasabbabīyou (one woman) cause (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tatasabbabāyou two cause (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tatasabbabūyou (plural, masculine) cause (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tatasabbabnayou (plural, feminine) cause (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yatasabbabhe causes (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tatasabbabshe causes (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yatasabbabāthey two (masculine) cause (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tatasabbabāthey two (feminine) cause (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yatasabbabūthey (masculine) cause (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yatasabbabnathey (feminine) cause (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | tasabbabcause! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tasabbabīcause! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | tasabbabācause! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | tasabbabūcause! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | tasabbabnacause! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾatasabbabuI will cause |
| naḥnu (we) | sanatasabbabuwe will cause |
| anta (you, one man) | satatasabbabuyou (one man) will cause |
| anti (you, one woman) | satatasabbabīnayou (one woman) will cause |
| antumā (you two) | satatasabbabāniyou two will cause |
| antum (you, men) | satatasabbabūnayou (plural, masculine) will cause |
| antunna (you, women) | satatasabbabnayou (plural, feminine) will cause |
| huwa (he) | sayatasabbabuhe will cause |
| hiya (she) | satatasabbabushe will cause |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayatasabbabānithey two (masculine) will cause |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satatasabbabānithey two (feminine) will cause |
| hum (they, men) | sayatasabbabūnathey (masculine) will cause |
| hunna (they, women) | sayatasabbabnathey (feminine) will cause |
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