Arabic reference
جَلَسَ
jalasa
to sit
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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) | jalastuI sat; I have sat |
| naḥnu (we) | jalasnāwe sat; we have sat |
| anta (you, one man) | jalastayou (one man) sat; you (one man) have sat |
| anti (you, one woman) | jalastiyou (one woman) sat; you (one woman) have sat |
| antumā (you two) | jalastumāyou two sat; you two have sat |
| antum (you, men) | jalastumyou (plural, masculine) sat; you (plural, masculine) have sat |
| antunna (you, women) | jalastunnayou (plural, feminine) sat; you (plural, feminine) have sat |
| huwa (he) | jalasahe sat; he has sat |
| hiya (she) | jalasatshe sat; she has sat |
| humā (they two, masculine) | jalasāthey two (masculine) sat; they two (masculine) have sat |
| humā (they two, feminine) | jalasatāthey two (feminine) sat; they two (feminine) have sat |
| hum (they, men) | jalasūthey (masculine) sat; they (masculine) have sat |
| hunna (they, women) | jalasnathey (feminine) sat; they (feminine) have sat |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ajlisuI sit |
| naḥnu (we) | najlisuwe sit |
| anta (you, one man) | tajlisuyou (one man) sit |
| anti (you, one woman) | tajlisīnayou (one woman) sit |
| antumā (you two) | tajlisāniyou two sit |
| antum (you, men) | tajlisūnayou (plural, masculine) sit |
| antunna (you, women) | tajlisnayou (plural, feminine) sit |
| huwa (he) | yajlisuhe sits |
| hiya (she) | tajlisushe sits |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yajlisānithey two (masculine) sit |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tajlisānithey two (feminine) sit |
| hum (they, men) | yajlisūnathey (masculine) sit |
| hunna (they, women) | yajlisnathey (feminine) sit |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ajlisa(that) I sit |
| naḥnu (we) | najlisa(that) we sit |
| anta (you, one man) | tajlisa(that) you (one man) sit |
| anti (you, one woman) | tajlisī(that) you (one woman) sit |
| antumā (you two) | tajlisā(that) you two sit |
| antum (you, men) | tajlisū(that) you (plural, masculine) sit |
| antunna (you, women) | tajlisna(that) you (plural, feminine) sit |
| huwa (he) | yajlisa(that) he sits |
| hiya (she) | tajlisa(that) she sits |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yajlisā(that) they two (masculine) sit |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tajlisā(that) they two (feminine) sit |
| hum (they, men) | yajlisū(that) they (masculine) sit |
| hunna (they, women) | yajlisna(that) they (feminine) sit |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ajlisI sit (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | najliswe sit (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tajlisyou (one man) sit (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tajlisīyou (one woman) sit (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tajlisāyou two sit (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tajlisūyou (plural, masculine) sit (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tajlisnayou (plural, feminine) sit (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yajlishe sits (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tajlisshe sits (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yajlisāthey two (masculine) sit (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tajlisāthey two (feminine) sit (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yajlisūthey (masculine) sit (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yajlisnathey (feminine) sit (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | ijlissit! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | ijlisīsit! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | ijlisāsit! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | ijlisūsit! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | ijlisnasit! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾajlisuI will sit |
| naḥnu (we) | sanajlisuwe will sit |
| anta (you, one man) | satajlisuyou (one man) will sit |
| anti (you, one woman) | satajlisīnayou (one woman) will sit |
| antumā (you two) | satajlisāniyou two will sit |
| antum (you, men) | satajlisūnayou (plural, masculine) will sit |
| antunna (you, women) | satajlisnayou (plural, feminine) will sit |
| huwa (he) | sayajlisuhe will sit |
| hiya (she) | satajlisushe will sit |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayajlisānithey two (masculine) will sit |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satajlisānithey two (feminine) will sit |
| hum (they, men) | sayajlisūnathey (masculine) will sit |
| hunna (they, women) | sayajlisnathey (feminine) will sit |
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