Arabic reference
تَعَلَّمَ
taʿallama
to learn
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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) | taʿallamtuI learned; I have learned |
| naḥnu (we) | taʿallamnāwe learned; we have learned |
| anta (you, one man) | taʿallamtayou (one man) learned; you (one man) have learned |
| anti (you, one woman) | taʿallamtiyou (one woman) learned; you (one woman) have learned |
| antumā (you two) | taʿallamtumāyou two learned; you two have learned |
| antum (you, men) | taʿallamtumyou (plural, masculine) learned; you (plural, masculine) have learned |
| antunna (you, women) | taʿallamtunnayou (plural, feminine) learned; you (plural, feminine) have learned |
| huwa (he) | taʿallamahe learned; he has learned |
| hiya (she) | taʿallamatshe learned; she has learned |
| humā (they two, masculine) | taʿallamāthey two (masculine) learned; they two (masculine) have learned |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taʿallamatāthey two (feminine) learned; they two (feminine) have learned |
| hum (they, men) | taʿallamūthey (masculine) learned; they (masculine) have learned |
| hunna (they, women) | taʿallamnathey (feminine) learned; they (feminine) have learned |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ataʿallamuI learn |
| naḥnu (we) | nataʿallamuwe learn |
| anta (you, one man) | tataʿallamuyou (one man) learn |
| anti (you, one woman) | tataʿallamīnayou (one woman) learn |
| antumā (you two) | tataʿallamāniyou two learn |
| antum (you, men) | tataʿallamūnayou (plural, masculine) learn |
| antunna (you, women) | tataʿallamnayou (plural, feminine) learn |
| huwa (he) | yataʿallamuhe learns |
| hiya (she) | tataʿallamushe learns |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yataʿallamānithey two (masculine) learn |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tataʿallamānithey two (feminine) learn |
| hum (they, men) | yataʿallamūnathey (masculine) learn |
| hunna (they, women) | yataʿallamnathey (feminine) learn |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ataʿallama(that) I learn |
| naḥnu (we) | nataʿallama(that) we learn |
| anta (you, one man) | tataʿallama(that) you (one man) learn |
| anti (you, one woman) | tataʿallamī(that) you (one woman) learn |
| antumā (you two) | tataʿallamā(that) you two learn |
| antum (you, men) | tataʿallamū(that) you (plural, masculine) learn |
| antunna (you, women) | tataʿallamna(that) you (plural, feminine) learn |
| huwa (he) | yataʿallama(that) he learns |
| hiya (she) | tataʿallama(that) she learns |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yataʿallamā(that) they two (masculine) learn |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tataʿallamā(that) they two (feminine) learn |
| hum (they, men) | yataʿallamū(that) they (masculine) learn |
| hunna (they, women) | yataʿallamna(that) they (feminine) learn |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ataʿallamI learn (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nataʿallamwe learn (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tataʿallamyou (one man) learn (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tataʿallamīyou (one woman) learn (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tataʿallamāyou two learn (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tataʿallamūyou (plural, masculine) learn (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tataʿallamnayou (plural, feminine) learn (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yataʿallamhe learns (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tataʿallamshe learns (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yataʿallamāthey two (masculine) learn (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tataʿallamāthey two (feminine) learn (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yataʿallamūthey (masculine) learn (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yataʿallamnathey (feminine) learn (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | taʿallamlearn! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taʿallamīlearn! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | taʿallamālearn! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | taʿallamūlearn! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | taʿallamnalearn! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾataʿallamuI will learn |
| naḥnu (we) | sanataʿallamuwe will learn |
| anta (you, one man) | satataʿallamuyou (one man) will learn |
| anti (you, one woman) | satataʿallamīnayou (one woman) will learn |
| antumā (you two) | satataʿallamāniyou two will learn |
| antum (you, men) | satataʿallamūnayou (plural, masculine) will learn |
| antunna (you, women) | satataʿallamnayou (plural, feminine) will learn |
| huwa (he) | sayataʿallamuhe will learn |
| hiya (she) | satataʿallamushe will learn |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayataʿallamānithey two (masculine) will learn |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satataʿallamānithey two (feminine) will learn |
| hum (they, men) | sayataʿallamūnathey (masculine) will learn |
| hunna (they, women) | sayataʿallamnathey (feminine) will learn |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | tuʿullimtuI was learned; I have been learned |
| naḥnu (we) | tuʿullimnāwe were learned; we have been learned |
| anta (you, one man) | tuʿullimtayou (one man) were learned; you (one man) have been learned |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuʿullimtiyou (one woman) were learned; you (one woman) have been learned |
| antumā (you two) | tuʿullimtumāyou two were learned; you two have been learned |
| antum (you, men) | tuʿullimtumyou (plural, masculine) were learned; you (plural, masculine) have been learned |
| antunna (you, women) | tuʿullimtunnayou (plural, feminine) were learned; you (plural, feminine) have been learned |
| huwa (he) | tuʿullimahe was learned; he has been learned |
| hiya (she) | tuʿullimatshe was learned; she has been learned |
| humā (they two, masculine) | tuʿullimāthey two (masculine) were learned; they two (masculine) have been learned |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuʿullimatāthey two (feminine) were learned; they two (feminine) have been learned |
| hum (they, men) | tuʿullimūthey (masculine) were learned; they (masculine) have been learned |
| hunna (they, women) | tuʿullimnathey (feminine) were learned; they (feminine) have been learned |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | utaʿallamuI am learned |
| naḥnu (we) | nutaʿallamuwe are learned |
| anta (you, one man) | tutaʿallamuyou (one man) are learned |
| anti (you, one woman) | tutaʿallamīnayou (one woman) are learned |
| antumā (you two) | tutaʿallamāniyou two are learned |
| antum (you, men) | tutaʿallamūnayou (plural, masculine) are learned |
| antunna (you, women) | tutaʿallamnayou (plural, feminine) are learned |
| huwa (he) | yutaʿallamuhe is learned |
| hiya (she) | tutaʿallamushe is learned |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yutaʿallamānithey two (masculine) are learned |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tutaʿallamānithey two (feminine) are learned |
| hum (they, men) | yutaʿallamūnathey (masculine) are learned |
| hunna (they, women) | yutaʿallamnathey (feminine) are learned |
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