Arabic reference
جَاءَ
jāʾa
to come
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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) | jiʾtuI came; I have come |
| naḥnu (we) | jiʾnāwe came; we have come |
| anta (you, one man) | jiʾtayou (one man) came; you (one man) have come |
| anti (you, one woman) | jiʾtiyou (one woman) came; you (one woman) have come |
| antumā (you two) | jiʾtumāyou two came; you two have come |
| antum (you, men) | jiʾtumyou (plural, masculine) came; you (plural, masculine) have come |
| antunna (you, women) | jiʾtunnayou (plural, feminine) came; you (plural, feminine) have come |
| huwa (he) | jāʾahe came; he has come |
| hiya (she) | jāʾatshe came; she has come |
| humā (they two, masculine) | jāʾāthey two (masculine) came; they two (masculine) have come |
| humā (they two, feminine) | jāʾatāthey two (feminine) came; they two (feminine) have come |
| hum (they, men) | jāʾūthey (masculine) came; they (masculine) have come |
| hunna (they, women) | jiʾnathey (feminine) came; they (feminine) have come |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ajīʾuI come |
| naḥnu (we) | najīʾuwe come |
| anta (you, one man) | tajīʾuyou (one man) come |
| anti (you, one woman) | tajīʾīnayou (one woman) come |
| antumā (you two) | tajīʾāniyou two come |
| antum (you, men) | tajīʾūnayou (plural, masculine) come |
| antunna (you, women) | tajiʾnayou (plural, feminine) come |
| huwa (he) | yajīʾuhe comes |
| hiya (she) | tajīʾushe comes |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yajīʾānithey two (masculine) come |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tajīʾānithey two (feminine) come |
| hum (they, men) | yajīʾūnathey (masculine) come |
| hunna (they, women) | yajiʾnathey (feminine) come |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ajīʾa(that) I come |
| naḥnu (we) | najīʾa(that) we come |
| anta (you, one man) | tajīʾa(that) you (one man) come |
| anti (you, one woman) | tajīʾī(that) you (one woman) come |
| antumā (you two) | tajīʾā(that) you two come |
| antum (you, men) | tajīʾū(that) you (plural, masculine) come |
| antunna (you, women) | tajiʾna(that) you (plural, feminine) come |
| huwa (he) | yajīʾa(that) he comes |
| hiya (she) | tajīʾa(that) she comes |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yajīʾā(that) they two (masculine) come |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tajīʾā(that) they two (feminine) come |
| hum (they, men) | yajīʾū(that) they (masculine) come |
| hunna (they, women) | yajiʾna(that) they (feminine) come |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ajiʾI come (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | najiʾwe come (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tajiʾyou (one man) come (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tajīʾīyou (one woman) come (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tajīʾāyou two come (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tajīʾūyou (plural, masculine) come (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tajiʾnayou (plural, feminine) come (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yajiʾhe comes (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tajiʾshe comes (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yajīʾāthey two (masculine) come (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tajīʾāthey two (feminine) come (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yajīʾūthey (masculine) come (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yajiʾnathey (feminine) come (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | jiʾcome! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | jīʾīcome! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | jīʾācome! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | jīʾūcome! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | jiʾnacome! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾajīʾuI will come |
| naḥnu (we) | sanajīʾuwe will come |
| anta (you, one man) | satajīʾuyou (one man) will come |
| anti (you, one woman) | satajīʾīnayou (one woman) will come |
| antumā (you two) | satajīʾāniyou two will come |
| antum (you, men) | satajīʾūnayou (plural, masculine) will come |
| antunna (you, women) | satajiʾnayou (plural, feminine) will come |
| huwa (he) | sayajīʾuhe will come |
| hiya (she) | satajīʾushe will come |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayajīʾānithey two (masculine) will come |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satajīʾānithey two (feminine) will come |
| hum (they, men) | sayajīʾūnathey (masculine) will come |
| hunna (they, women) | sayajiʾnathey (feminine) will come |
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