Arabic reference
تَفَهَّمَ
tafahhama
to understand
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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) | tafahhamtuI understood; I have understood |
| naḥnu (we) | tafahhamnāwe understood; we have understood |
| anta (you, one man) | tafahhamtayou (one man) understood; you (one man) have understood |
| anti (you, one woman) | tafahhamtiyou (one woman) understood; you (one woman) have understood |
| antumā (you two) | tafahhamtumāyou two understood; you two have understood |
| antum (you, men) | tafahhamtumyou (plural, masculine) understood; you (plural, masculine) have understood |
| antunna (you, women) | tafahhamtunnayou (plural, feminine) understood; you (plural, feminine) have understood |
| huwa (he) | tafahhamahe understood; he has understood |
| hiya (she) | tafahhamatshe understood; she has understood |
| humā (they two, masculine) | tafahhamāthey two (masculine) understood; they two (masculine) have understood |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tafahhamatāthey two (feminine) understood; they two (feminine) have understood |
| hum (they, men) | tafahhamūthey (masculine) understood; they (masculine) have understood |
| hunna (they, women) | tafahhamnathey (feminine) understood; they (feminine) have understood |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | atafahhamuI understand |
| naḥnu (we) | natafahhamuwe understand |
| anta (you, one man) | tatafahhamuyou (one man) understand |
| anti (you, one woman) | tatafahhamīnayou (one woman) understand |
| antumā (you two) | tatafahhamāniyou two understand |
| antum (you, men) | tatafahhamūnayou (plural, masculine) understand |
| antunna (you, women) | tatafahhamnayou (plural, feminine) understand |
| huwa (he) | yatafahhamuhe understands |
| hiya (she) | tatafahhamushe understands |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yatafahhamānithey two (masculine) understand |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tatafahhamānithey two (feminine) understand |
| hum (they, men) | yatafahhamūnathey (masculine) understand |
| hunna (they, women) | yatafahhamnathey (feminine) understand |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | atafahhama(that) I understand |
| naḥnu (we) | natafahhama(that) we understand |
| anta (you, one man) | tatafahhama(that) you (one man) understand |
| anti (you, one woman) | tatafahhamī(that) you (one woman) understand |
| antumā (you two) | tatafahhamā(that) you two understand |
| antum (you, men) | tatafahhamū(that) you (plural, masculine) understand |
| antunna (you, women) | tatafahhamna(that) you (plural, feminine) understand |
| huwa (he) | yatafahhama(that) he understands |
| hiya (she) | tatafahhama(that) she understands |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yatafahhamā(that) they two (masculine) understand |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tatafahhamā(that) they two (feminine) understand |
| hum (they, men) | yatafahhamū(that) they (masculine) understand |
| hunna (they, women) | yatafahhamna(that) they (feminine) understand |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | atafahhamI understand (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | natafahhamwe understand (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tatafahhamyou (one man) understand (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tatafahhamīyou (one woman) understand (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tatafahhamāyou two understand (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tatafahhamūyou (plural, masculine) understand (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tatafahhamnayou (plural, feminine) understand (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yatafahhamhe understands (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tatafahhamshe understands (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yatafahhamāthey two (masculine) understand (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tatafahhamāthey two (feminine) understand (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yatafahhamūthey (masculine) understand (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yatafahhamnathey (feminine) understand (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | tafahhamunderstand! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tafahhamīunderstand! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | tafahhamāunderstand! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | tafahhamūunderstand! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | tafahhamnaunderstand! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾatafahhamuI will understand |
| naḥnu (we) | sanatafahhamuwe will understand |
| anta (you, one man) | satatafahhamuyou (one man) will understand |
| anti (you, one woman) | satatafahhamīnayou (one woman) will understand |
| antumā (you two) | satatafahhamāniyou two will understand |
| antum (you, men) | satatafahhamūnayou (plural, masculine) will understand |
| antunna (you, women) | satatafahhamnayou (plural, feminine) will understand |
| huwa (he) | sayatafahhamuhe will understand |
| hiya (she) | satatafahhamushe will understand |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayatafahhamānithey two (masculine) will understand |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satatafahhamānithey two (feminine) will understand |
| hum (they, men) | sayatafahhamūnathey (masculine) will understand |
| hunna (they, women) | sayatafahhamnathey (feminine) will understand |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | tufuhhimtuI was understood; I have been understood |
| naḥnu (we) | tufuhhimnāwe were understood; we have been understood |
| anta (you, one man) | tufuhhimtayou (one man) were understood; you (one man) have been understood |
| anti (you, one woman) | tufuhhimtiyou (one woman) were understood; you (one woman) have been understood |
| antumā (you two) | tufuhhimtumāyou two were understood; you two have been understood |
| antum (you, men) | tufuhhimtumyou (plural, masculine) were understood; you (plural, masculine) have been understood |
| antunna (you, women) | tufuhhimtunnayou (plural, feminine) were understood; you (plural, feminine) have been understood |
| huwa (he) | tufuhhimahe was understood; he has been understood |
| hiya (she) | tufuhhimatshe was understood; she has been understood |
| humā (they two, masculine) | tufuhhimāthey two (masculine) were understood; they two (masculine) have been understood |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tufuhhimatāthey two (feminine) were understood; they two (feminine) have been understood |
| hum (they, men) | tufuhhimūthey (masculine) were understood; they (masculine) have been understood |
| hunna (they, women) | tufuhhimnathey (feminine) were understood; they (feminine) have been understood |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | utafahhamuI am understood |
| naḥnu (we) | nutafahhamuwe are understood |
| anta (you, one man) | tutafahhamuyou (one man) are understood |
| anti (you, one woman) | tutafahhamīnayou (one woman) are understood |
| antumā (you two) | tutafahhamāniyou two are understood |
| antum (you, men) | tutafahhamūnayou (plural, masculine) are understood |
| antunna (you, women) | tutafahhamnayou (plural, feminine) are understood |
| huwa (he) | yutafahhamuhe is understood |
| hiya (she) | tutafahhamushe is understood |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yutafahhamānithey two (masculine) are understood |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tutafahhamānithey two (feminine) are understood |
| hum (they, men) | yutafahhamūnathey (masculine) are understood |
| hunna (they, women) | yutafahhamnathey (feminine) are understood |
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