Arabic reference
حَدَّثَ
ḥaddatha
to tell
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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) | ḥaddathtuI told; I have told |
| naḥnu (we) | ḥaddathnāwe told; we have told |
| anta (you, one man) | ḥaddathtayou (one man) told; you (one man) have told |
| anti (you, one woman) | ḥaddathtiyou (one woman) told; you (one woman) have told |
| antumā (you two) | ḥaddathtumāyou two told; you two have told |
| antum (you, men) | ḥaddathtumyou (plural, masculine) told; you (plural, masculine) have told |
| antunna (you, women) | ḥaddathtunnayou (plural, feminine) told; you (plural, feminine) have told |
| huwa (he) | ḥaddathahe told; he has told |
| hiya (she) | ḥaddathatshe told; she has told |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ḥaddathāthey two (masculine) told; they two (masculine) have told |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ḥaddathatāthey two (feminine) told; they two (feminine) have told |
| hum (they, men) | ḥaddathūthey (masculine) told; they (masculine) have told |
| hunna (they, women) | ḥaddathnathey (feminine) told; they (feminine) have told |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uḥaddithuI tell |
| naḥnu (we) | nuḥaddithuwe tell |
| anta (you, one man) | tuḥaddithuyou (one man) tell |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuḥaddithīnayou (one woman) tell |
| antumā (you two) | tuḥaddithāniyou two tell |
| antum (you, men) | tuḥaddithūnayou (plural, masculine) tell |
| antunna (you, women) | tuḥaddithnayou (plural, feminine) tell |
| huwa (he) | yuḥaddithuhe tells |
| hiya (she) | tuḥaddithushe tells |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuḥaddithānithey two (masculine) tell |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuḥaddithānithey two (feminine) tell |
| hum (they, men) | yuḥaddithūnathey (masculine) tell |
| hunna (they, women) | yuḥaddithnathey (feminine) tell |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uḥadditha(that) I tell |
| naḥnu (we) | nuḥadditha(that) we tell |
| anta (you, one man) | tuḥadditha(that) you (one man) tell |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuḥaddithī(that) you (one woman) tell |
| antumā (you two) | tuḥaddithā(that) you two tell |
| antum (you, men) | tuḥaddithū(that) you (plural, masculine) tell |
| antunna (you, women) | tuḥaddithna(that) you (plural, feminine) tell |
| huwa (he) | yuḥadditha(that) he tells |
| hiya (she) | tuḥadditha(that) she tells |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuḥaddithā(that) they two (masculine) tell |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuḥaddithā(that) they two (feminine) tell |
| hum (they, men) | yuḥaddithū(that) they (masculine) tell |
| hunna (they, women) | yuḥaddithna(that) they (feminine) tell |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uḥaddithI tell (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nuḥaddithwe tell (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tuḥaddithyou (one man) tell (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuḥaddithīyou (one woman) tell (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tuḥaddithāyou two tell (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tuḥaddithūyou (plural, masculine) tell (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tuḥaddithnayou (plural, feminine) tell (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yuḥaddithhe tells (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tuḥaddithshe tells (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuḥaddithāthey two (masculine) tell (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuḥaddithāthey two (feminine) tell (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yuḥaddithūthey (masculine) tell (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yuḥaddithnathey (feminine) tell (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | ḥaddithtell! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | ḥaddithītell! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | ḥaddithātell! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | ḥaddithūtell! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | ḥaddithnatell! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾuḥaddithuI will tell |
| naḥnu (we) | sanuḥaddithuwe will tell |
| anta (you, one man) | satuḥaddithuyou (one man) will tell |
| anti (you, one woman) | satuḥaddithīnayou (one woman) will tell |
| antumā (you two) | satuḥaddithāniyou two will tell |
| antum (you, men) | satuḥaddithūnayou (plural, masculine) will tell |
| antunna (you, women) | satuḥaddithnayou (plural, feminine) will tell |
| huwa (he) | sayuḥaddithuhe will tell |
| hiya (she) | satuḥaddithushe will tell |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayuḥaddithānithey two (masculine) will tell |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satuḥaddithānithey two (feminine) will tell |
| hum (they, men) | sayuḥaddithūnathey (masculine) will tell |
| hunna (they, women) | sayuḥaddithnathey (feminine) will tell |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ḥuddithtuI was told; I have been told |
| naḥnu (we) | ḥuddithnāwe were told; we have been told |
| anta (you, one man) | ḥuddithtayou (one man) were told; you (one man) have been told |
| anti (you, one woman) | ḥuddithtiyou (one woman) were told; you (one woman) have been told |
| antumā (you two) | ḥuddithtumāyou two were told; you two have been told |
| antum (you, men) | ḥuddithtumyou (plural, masculine) were told; you (plural, masculine) have been told |
| antunna (you, women) | ḥuddithtunnayou (plural, feminine) were told; you (plural, feminine) have been told |
| huwa (he) | ḥuddithahe was told; he has been told |
| hiya (she) | ḥuddithatshe was told; she has been told |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ḥuddithāthey two (masculine) were told; they two (masculine) have been told |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ḥuddithatāthey two (feminine) were told; they two (feminine) have been told |
| hum (they, men) | ḥuddithūthey (masculine) were told; they (masculine) have been told |
| hunna (they, women) | ḥuddithnathey (feminine) were told; they (feminine) have been told |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uḥaddathuI am told |
| naḥnu (we) | nuḥaddathuwe are told |
| anta (you, one man) | tuḥaddathuyou (one man) are told |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuḥaddathīnayou (one woman) are told |
| antumā (you two) | tuḥaddathāniyou two are told |
| antum (you, men) | tuḥaddathūnayou (plural, masculine) are told |
| antunna (you, women) | tuḥaddathnayou (plural, feminine) are told |
| huwa (he) | yuḥaddathuhe is told |
| hiya (she) | tuḥaddathushe is told |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuḥaddathānithey two (masculine) are told |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuḥaddathānithey two (feminine) are told |
| hum (they, men) | yuḥaddathūnathey (masculine) are told |
| hunna (they, women) | yuḥaddathnathey (feminine) are told |
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