Arabic reference
تَوَجَّبَ
tawajjaba
to be necessary
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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) | tawajjabtuI was necessary; I have been necessary |
| naḥnu (we) | tawajjabnāwe were necessary; we have been necessary |
| anta (you, one man) | tawajjabtayou (one man) were necessary; you (one man) have been necessary |
| anti (you, one woman) | tawajjabtiyou (one woman) were necessary; you (one woman) have been necessary |
| antumā (you two) | tawajjabtumāyou two were necessary; you two have been necessary |
| antum (you, men) | tawajjabtumyou (plural, masculine) were necessary; you (plural, masculine) have been necessary |
| antunna (you, women) | tawajjabtunnayou (plural, feminine) were necessary; you (plural, feminine) have been necessary |
| huwa (he) | tawajjabahe was necessary; he has been necessary |
| hiya (she) | tawajjabatshe was necessary; she has been necessary |
| humā (they two, masculine) | tawajjabāthey two (masculine) were necessary; they two (masculine) have been necessary |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tawajjabatāthey two (feminine) were necessary; they two (feminine) have been necessary |
| hum (they, men) | tawajjabūthey (masculine) were necessary; they (masculine) have been necessary |
| hunna (they, women) | tawajjabnathey (feminine) were necessary; they (feminine) have been necessary |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | atawajjabuI am necessary |
| naḥnu (we) | natawajjabuwe are necessary |
| anta (you, one man) | tatawajjabuyou (one man) are necessary |
| anti (you, one woman) | tatawajjabīnayou (one woman) are necessary |
| antumā (you two) | tatawajjabāniyou two are necessary |
| antum (you, men) | tatawajjabūnayou (plural, masculine) are necessary |
| antunna (you, women) | tatawajjabnayou (plural, feminine) are necessary |
| huwa (he) | yatawajjabuhe is necessary |
| hiya (she) | tatawajjabushe is necessary |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yatawajjabānithey two (masculine) are necessary |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tatawajjabānithey two (feminine) are necessary |
| hum (they, men) | yatawajjabūnathey (masculine) are necessary |
| hunna (they, women) | yatawajjabnathey (feminine) are necessary |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | atawajjaba(that) I am necessary |
| naḥnu (we) | natawajjaba(that) we are necessary |
| anta (you, one man) | tatawajjaba(that) you (one man) are necessary |
| anti (you, one woman) | tatawajjabī(that) you (one woman) are necessary |
| antumā (you two) | tatawajjabā(that) you two are necessary |
| antum (you, men) | tatawajjabū(that) you (plural, masculine) are necessary |
| antunna (you, women) | tatawajjabna(that) you (plural, feminine) are necessary |
| huwa (he) | yatawajjaba(that) he is necessary |
| hiya (she) | tatawajjaba(that) she is necessary |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yatawajjabā(that) they two (masculine) are necessary |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tatawajjabā(that) they two (feminine) are necessary |
| hum (they, men) | yatawajjabū(that) they (masculine) are necessary |
| hunna (they, women) | yatawajjabna(that) they (feminine) are necessary |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | atawajjabI am necessary (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | natawajjabwe are necessary (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tatawajjabyou (one man) are necessary (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tatawajjabīyou (one woman) are necessary (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tatawajjabāyou two are necessary (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tatawajjabūyou (plural, masculine) are necessary (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tatawajjabnayou (plural, feminine) are necessary (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yatawajjabhe is necessary (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tatawajjabshe is necessary (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yatawajjabāthey two (masculine) are necessary (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tatawajjabāthey two (feminine) are necessary (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yatawajjabūthey (masculine) are necessary (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yatawajjabnathey (feminine) are necessary (jussive) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾatawajjabuI will be necessary |
| naḥnu (we) | sanatawajjabuwe will be necessary |
| anta (you, one man) | satatawajjabuyou (one man) will be necessary |
| anti (you, one woman) | satatawajjabīnayou (one woman) will be necessary |
| antumā (you two) | satatawajjabāniyou two will be necessary |
| antum (you, men) | satatawajjabūnayou (plural, masculine) will be necessary |
| antunna (you, women) | satatawajjabnayou (plural, feminine) will be necessary |
| huwa (he) | sayatawajjabuhe will be necessary |
| hiya (she) | satatawajjabushe will be necessary |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayatawajjabānithey two (masculine) will be necessary |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satatawajjabānithey two (feminine) will be necessary |
| hum (they, men) | sayatawajjabūnathey (masculine) will be necessary |
| hunna (they, women) | sayatawajjabnathey (feminine) will be necessary |
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