Arabic reference
تَنَفَّسَ
tanaffasa
to breathe
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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) | tanaffastuI breathed; I have breathed |
| naḥnu (we) | tanaffasnāwe breathed; we have breathed |
| anta (you, one man) | tanaffastayou (one man) breathed; you (one man) have breathed |
| anti (you, one woman) | tanaffastiyou (one woman) breathed; you (one woman) have breathed |
| antumā (you two) | tanaffastumāyou two breathed; you two have breathed |
| antum (you, men) | tanaffastumyou (plural, masculine) breathed; you (plural, masculine) have breathed |
| antunna (you, women) | tanaffastunnayou (plural, feminine) breathed; you (plural, feminine) have breathed |
| huwa (he) | tanaffasahe breathed; he has breathed |
| hiya (she) | tanaffasatshe breathed; she has breathed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | tanaffasāthey two (masculine) breathed; they two (masculine) have breathed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tanaffasatāthey two (feminine) breathed; they two (feminine) have breathed |
| hum (they, men) | tanaffasūthey (masculine) breathed; they (masculine) have breathed |
| hunna (they, women) | tanaffasnathey (feminine) breathed; they (feminine) have breathed |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | atanaffasuI breathe |
| naḥnu (we) | natanaffasuwe breathe |
| anta (you, one man) | tatanaffasuyou (one man) breathe |
| anti (you, one woman) | tatanaffasīnayou (one woman) breathe |
| antumā (you two) | tatanaffasāniyou two breathe |
| antum (you, men) | tatanaffasūnayou (plural, masculine) breathe |
| antunna (you, women) | tatanaffasnayou (plural, feminine) breathe |
| huwa (he) | yatanaffasuhe breathes |
| hiya (she) | tatanaffasushe breathes |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yatanaffasānithey two (masculine) breathe |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tatanaffasānithey two (feminine) breathe |
| hum (they, men) | yatanaffasūnathey (masculine) breathe |
| hunna (they, women) | yatanaffasnathey (feminine) breathe |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | atanaffasa(that) I breathe |
| naḥnu (we) | natanaffasa(that) we breathe |
| anta (you, one man) | tatanaffasa(that) you (one man) breathe |
| anti (you, one woman) | tatanaffasī(that) you (one woman) breathe |
| antumā (you two) | tatanaffasā(that) you two breathe |
| antum (you, men) | tatanaffasū(that) you (plural, masculine) breathe |
| antunna (you, women) | tatanaffasna(that) you (plural, feminine) breathe |
| huwa (he) | yatanaffasa(that) he breathes |
| hiya (she) | tatanaffasa(that) she breathes |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yatanaffasā(that) they two (masculine) breathe |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tatanaffasā(that) they two (feminine) breathe |
| hum (they, men) | yatanaffasū(that) they (masculine) breathe |
| hunna (they, women) | yatanaffasna(that) they (feminine) breathe |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | atanaffasI breathe (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | natanaffaswe breathe (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tatanaffasyou (one man) breathe (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tatanaffasīyou (one woman) breathe (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tatanaffasāyou two breathe (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tatanaffasūyou (plural, masculine) breathe (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tatanaffasnayou (plural, feminine) breathe (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yatanaffashe breathes (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tatanaffasshe breathes (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yatanaffasāthey two (masculine) breathe (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tatanaffasāthey two (feminine) breathe (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yatanaffasūthey (masculine) breathe (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yatanaffasnathey (feminine) breathe (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | tanaffasbreathe! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tanaffasībreathe! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | tanaffasābreathe! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | tanaffasūbreathe! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | tanaffasnabreathe! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾatanaffasuI will breathe |
| naḥnu (we) | sanatanaffasuwe will breathe |
| anta (you, one man) | satatanaffasuyou (one man) will breathe |
| anti (you, one woman) | satatanaffasīnayou (one woman) will breathe |
| antumā (you two) | satatanaffasāniyou two will breathe |
| antum (you, men) | satatanaffasūnayou (plural, masculine) will breathe |
| antunna (you, women) | satatanaffasnayou (plural, feminine) will breathe |
| huwa (he) | sayatanaffasuhe will breathe |
| hiya (she) | satatanaffasushe will breathe |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayatanaffasānithey two (masculine) will breathe |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satatanaffasānithey two (feminine) will breathe |
| hum (they, men) | sayatanaffasūnathey (masculine) will breathe |
| hunna (they, women) | sayatanaffasnathey (feminine) will breathe |
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