Arabic reference
تَكَلَّمَ
takallama
to speak
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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) | takallamtuI spoke; I have spoken |
| naḥnu (we) | takallamnāwe spoke; we have spoken |
| anta (you, one man) | takallamtayou (one man) spoke; you (one man) have spoken |
| anti (you, one woman) | takallamtiyou (one woman) spoke; you (one woman) have spoken |
| antumā (you two) | takallamtumāyou two spoke; you two have spoken |
| antum (you, men) | takallamtumyou (plural, masculine) spoke; you (plural, masculine) have spoken |
| antunna (you, women) | takallamtunnayou (plural, feminine) spoke; you (plural, feminine) have spoken |
| huwa (he) | takallamahe spoke; he has spoken |
| hiya (she) | takallamatshe spoke; she has spoken |
| humā (they two, masculine) | takallamāthey two (masculine) spoke; they two (masculine) have spoken |
| humā (they two, feminine) | takallamatāthey two (feminine) spoke; they two (feminine) have spoken |
| hum (they, men) | takallamūthey (masculine) spoke; they (masculine) have spoken |
| hunna (they, women) | takallamnathey (feminine) spoke; they (feminine) have spoken |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | atakallamuI speak |
| naḥnu (we) | natakallamuwe speak |
| anta (you, one man) | tatakallamuyou (one man) speak |
| anti (you, one woman) | tatakallamīnayou (one woman) speak |
| antumā (you two) | tatakallamāniyou two speak |
| antum (you, men) | tatakallamūnayou (plural, masculine) speak |
| antunna (you, women) | tatakallamnayou (plural, feminine) speak |
| huwa (he) | yatakallamuhe speaks |
| hiya (she) | tatakallamushe speaks |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yatakallamānithey two (masculine) speak |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tatakallamānithey two (feminine) speak |
| hum (they, men) | yatakallamūnathey (masculine) speak |
| hunna (they, women) | yatakallamnathey (feminine) speak |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | atakallama(that) I speak |
| naḥnu (we) | natakallama(that) we speak |
| anta (you, one man) | tatakallama(that) you (one man) speak |
| anti (you, one woman) | tatakallamī(that) you (one woman) speak |
| antumā (you two) | tatakallamā(that) you two speak |
| antum (you, men) | tatakallamū(that) you (plural, masculine) speak |
| antunna (you, women) | tatakallamna(that) you (plural, feminine) speak |
| huwa (he) | yatakallama(that) he speaks |
| hiya (she) | tatakallama(that) she speaks |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yatakallamā(that) they two (masculine) speak |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tatakallamā(that) they two (feminine) speak |
| hum (they, men) | yatakallamū(that) they (masculine) speak |
| hunna (they, women) | yatakallamna(that) they (feminine) speak |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | atakallamI speak (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | natakallamwe speak (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tatakallamyou (one man) speak (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tatakallamīyou (one woman) speak (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tatakallamāyou two speak (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tatakallamūyou (plural, masculine) speak (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tatakallamnayou (plural, feminine) speak (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yatakallamhe speaks (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tatakallamshe speaks (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yatakallamāthey two (masculine) speak (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tatakallamāthey two (feminine) speak (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yatakallamūthey (masculine) speak (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yatakallamnathey (feminine) speak (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | takallamspeak! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | takallamīspeak! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | takallamāspeak! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | takallamūspeak! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | takallamnaspeak! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾatakallamuI will speak |
| naḥnu (we) | sanatakallamuwe will speak |
| anta (you, one man) | satatakallamuyou (one man) will speak |
| anti (you, one woman) | satatakallamīnayou (one woman) will speak |
| antumā (you two) | satatakallamāniyou two will speak |
| antum (you, men) | satatakallamūnayou (plural, masculine) will speak |
| antunna (you, women) | satatakallamnayou (plural, feminine) will speak |
| huwa (he) | sayatakallamuhe will speak |
| hiya (she) | satatakallamushe will speak |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayatakallamānithey two (masculine) will speak |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satatakallamānithey two (feminine) will speak |
| hum (they, men) | sayatakallamūnathey (masculine) will speak |
| hunna (they, women) | sayatakallamnathey (feminine) will speak |
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