Arabic reference
تَصَرَّفَ
taṣarrafa
to behave
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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) | taṣarraftuI behaved; I have behaved |
| naḥnu (we) | taṣarrafnāwe behaved; we have behaved |
| anta (you, one man) | taṣarraftayou (one man) behaved; you (one man) have behaved |
| anti (you, one woman) | taṣarraftiyou (one woman) behaved; you (one woman) have behaved |
| antumā (you two) | taṣarraftumāyou two behaved; you two have behaved |
| antum (you, men) | taṣarraftumyou (plural, masculine) behaved; you (plural, masculine) have behaved |
| antunna (you, women) | taṣarraftunnayou (plural, feminine) behaved; you (plural, feminine) have behaved |
| huwa (he) | taṣarrafahe behaved; he has behaved |
| hiya (she) | taṣarrafatshe behaved; she has behaved |
| humā (they two, masculine) | taṣarrafāthey two (masculine) behaved; they two (masculine) have behaved |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taṣarrafatāthey two (feminine) behaved; they two (feminine) have behaved |
| hum (they, men) | taṣarrafūthey (masculine) behaved; they (masculine) have behaved |
| hunna (they, women) | taṣarrafnathey (feminine) behaved; they (feminine) have behaved |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ataṣarrafuI behave |
| naḥnu (we) | nataṣarrafuwe behave |
| anta (you, one man) | tataṣarrafuyou (one man) behave |
| anti (you, one woman) | tataṣarrafīnayou (one woman) behave |
| antumā (you two) | tataṣarrafāniyou two behave |
| antum (you, men) | tataṣarrafūnayou (plural, masculine) behave |
| antunna (you, women) | tataṣarrafnayou (plural, feminine) behave |
| huwa (he) | yataṣarrafuhe behaves |
| hiya (she) | tataṣarrafushe behaves |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yataṣarrafānithey two (masculine) behave |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tataṣarrafānithey two (feminine) behave |
| hum (they, men) | yataṣarrafūnathey (masculine) behave |
| hunna (they, women) | yataṣarrafnathey (feminine) behave |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ataṣarrafa(that) I behave |
| naḥnu (we) | nataṣarrafa(that) we behave |
| anta (you, one man) | tataṣarrafa(that) you (one man) behave |
| anti (you, one woman) | tataṣarrafī(that) you (one woman) behave |
| antumā (you two) | tataṣarrafā(that) you two behave |
| antum (you, men) | tataṣarrafū(that) you (plural, masculine) behave |
| antunna (you, women) | tataṣarrafna(that) you (plural, feminine) behave |
| huwa (he) | yataṣarrafa(that) he behaves |
| hiya (she) | tataṣarrafa(that) she behaves |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yataṣarrafā(that) they two (masculine) behave |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tataṣarrafā(that) they two (feminine) behave |
| hum (they, men) | yataṣarrafū(that) they (masculine) behave |
| hunna (they, women) | yataṣarrafna(that) they (feminine) behave |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ataṣarrafI behave (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nataṣarrafwe behave (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tataṣarrafyou (one man) behave (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tataṣarrafīyou (one woman) behave (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tataṣarrafāyou two behave (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tataṣarrafūyou (plural, masculine) behave (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tataṣarrafnayou (plural, feminine) behave (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yataṣarrafhe behaves (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tataṣarrafshe behaves (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yataṣarrafāthey two (masculine) behave (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tataṣarrafāthey two (feminine) behave (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yataṣarrafūthey (masculine) behave (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yataṣarrafnathey (feminine) behave (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | taṣarrafbehave! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taṣarrafībehave! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | taṣarrafābehave! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | taṣarrafūbehave! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | taṣarrafnabehave! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾataṣarrafuI will behave |
| naḥnu (we) | sanataṣarrafuwe will behave |
| anta (you, one man) | satataṣarrafuyou (one man) will behave |
| anti (you, one woman) | satataṣarrafīnayou (one woman) will behave |
| antumā (you two) | satataṣarrafāniyou two will behave |
| antum (you, men) | satataṣarrafūnayou (plural, masculine) will behave |
| antunna (you, women) | satataṣarrafnayou (plural, feminine) will behave |
| huwa (he) | sayataṣarrafuhe will behave |
| hiya (she) | satataṣarrafushe will behave |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayataṣarrafānithey two (masculine) will behave |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satataṣarrafānithey two (feminine) will behave |
| hum (they, men) | sayataṣarrafūnathey (masculine) will behave |
| hunna (they, women) | sayataṣarrafnathey (feminine) will behave |
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