Arabic reference
حَاوَلَ
ḥāwala
to try
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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) | ḥāwaltuI tried; I have tried |
| naḥnu (we) | ḥāwalnāwe tried; we have tried |
| anta (you, one man) | ḥāwaltayou (one man) tried; you (one man) have tried |
| anti (you, one woman) | ḥāwaltiyou (one woman) tried; you (one woman) have tried |
| antumā (you two) | ḥāwaltumāyou two tried; you two have tried |
| antum (you, men) | ḥāwaltumyou (plural, masculine) tried; you (plural, masculine) have tried |
| antunna (you, women) | ḥāwaltunnayou (plural, feminine) tried; you (plural, feminine) have tried |
| huwa (he) | ḥāwalahe tried; he has tried |
| hiya (she) | ḥāwalatshe tried; she has tried |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ḥāwalāthey two (masculine) tried; they two (masculine) have tried |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ḥāwalatāthey two (feminine) tried; they two (feminine) have tried |
| hum (they, men) | ḥāwalūthey (masculine) tried; they (masculine) have tried |
| hunna (they, women) | ḥāwalnathey (feminine) tried; they (feminine) have tried |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uḥāwiluI try |
| naḥnu (we) | nuḥāwiluwe try |
| anta (you, one man) | tuḥāwiluyou (one man) try |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuḥāwilīnayou (one woman) try |
| antumā (you two) | tuḥāwilāniyou two try |
| antum (you, men) | tuḥāwilūnayou (plural, masculine) try |
| antunna (you, women) | tuḥāwilnayou (plural, feminine) try |
| huwa (he) | yuḥāwiluhe tries |
| hiya (she) | tuḥāwilushe tries |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuḥāwilānithey two (masculine) try |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuḥāwilānithey two (feminine) try |
| hum (they, men) | yuḥāwilūnathey (masculine) try |
| hunna (they, women) | yuḥāwilnathey (feminine) try |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uḥāwila(that) I try |
| naḥnu (we) | nuḥāwila(that) we try |
| anta (you, one man) | tuḥāwila(that) you (one man) try |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuḥāwilī(that) you (one woman) try |
| antumā (you two) | tuḥāwilā(that) you two try |
| antum (you, men) | tuḥāwilū(that) you (plural, masculine) try |
| antunna (you, women) | tuḥāwilna(that) you (plural, feminine) try |
| huwa (he) | yuḥāwila(that) he tries |
| hiya (she) | tuḥāwila(that) she tries |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuḥāwilā(that) they two (masculine) try |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuḥāwilā(that) they two (feminine) try |
| hum (they, men) | yuḥāwilū(that) they (masculine) try |
| hunna (they, women) | yuḥāwilna(that) they (feminine) try |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uḥāwilI try (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nuḥāwilwe try (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tuḥāwilyou (one man) try (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuḥāwilīyou (one woman) try (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tuḥāwilāyou two try (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tuḥāwilūyou (plural, masculine) try (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tuḥāwilnayou (plural, feminine) try (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yuḥāwilhe tries (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tuḥāwilshe tries (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuḥāwilāthey two (masculine) try (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuḥāwilāthey two (feminine) try (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yuḥāwilūthey (masculine) try (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yuḥāwilnathey (feminine) try (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | ḥāwiltry! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | ḥāwilītry! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | ḥāwilātry! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | ḥāwilūtry! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | ḥāwilnatry! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾuḥāwiluI will try |
| naḥnu (we) | sanuḥāwiluwe will try |
| anta (you, one man) | satuḥāwiluyou (one man) will try |
| anti (you, one woman) | satuḥāwilīnayou (one woman) will try |
| antumā (you two) | satuḥāwilāniyou two will try |
| antum (you, men) | satuḥāwilūnayou (plural, masculine) will try |
| antunna (you, women) | satuḥāwilnayou (plural, feminine) will try |
| huwa (he) | sayuḥāwiluhe will try |
| hiya (she) | satuḥāwilushe will try |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayuḥāwilānithey two (masculine) will try |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satuḥāwilānithey two (feminine) will try |
| hum (they, men) | sayuḥāwilūnathey (masculine) will try |
| hunna (they, women) | sayuḥāwilnathey (feminine) will try |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ḥūwiltuI was tried; I have been tried |
| naḥnu (we) | ḥūwilnāwe were tried; we have been tried |
| anta (you, one man) | ḥūwiltayou (one man) were tried; you (one man) have been tried |
| anti (you, one woman) | ḥūwiltiyou (one woman) were tried; you (one woman) have been tried |
| antumā (you two) | ḥūwiltumāyou two were tried; you two have been tried |
| antum (you, men) | ḥūwiltumyou (plural, masculine) were tried; you (plural, masculine) have been tried |
| antunna (you, women) | ḥūwiltunnayou (plural, feminine) were tried; you (plural, feminine) have been tried |
| huwa (he) | ḥūwilahe was tried; he has been tried |
| hiya (she) | ḥūwilatshe was tried; she has been tried |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ḥūwilāthey two (masculine) were tried; they two (masculine) have been tried |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ḥūwilatāthey two (feminine) were tried; they two (feminine) have been tried |
| hum (they, men) | ḥūwilūthey (masculine) were tried; they (masculine) have been tried |
| hunna (they, women) | ḥūwilnathey (feminine) were tried; they (feminine) have been tried |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uḥāwaluI am tried |
| naḥnu (we) | nuḥāwaluwe are tried |
| anta (you, one man) | tuḥāwaluyou (one man) are tried |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuḥāwalīnayou (one woman) are tried |
| antumā (you two) | tuḥāwalāniyou two are tried |
| antum (you, men) | tuḥāwalūnayou (plural, masculine) are tried |
| antunna (you, women) | tuḥāwalnayou (plural, feminine) are tried |
| huwa (he) | yuḥāwaluhe is tried |
| hiya (she) | tuḥāwalushe is tried |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuḥāwalānithey two (masculine) are tried |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuḥāwalānithey two (feminine) are tried |
| hum (they, men) | yuḥāwalūnathey (masculine) are tried |
| hunna (they, women) | yuḥāwalnathey (feminine) are tried |
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