Arabic reference
رَأَى
raʾā
to see
Irregular · 8 form tables
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) | raʾaytuI saw; I have seen |
| naḥnu (we) | raʾaynāwe saw; we have seen |
| anta (you, one man) | raʾaytayou (one man) saw; you (one man) have seen |
| anti (you, one woman) | raʾaytiyou (one woman) saw; you (one woman) have seen |
| antumā (you two) | raʾaytumāyou two saw; you two have seen |
| antum (you, men) | raʾaytumyou (plural, masculine) saw; you (plural, masculine) have seen |
| antunna (you, women) | raʾaytunnayou (plural, feminine) saw; you (plural, feminine) have seen |
| huwa (he) | raʾāhe saw; he has seen |
| hiya (she) | raʾatshe saw; she has seen |
| humā (they two, masculine) | raʾayāthey two (masculine) saw; they two (masculine) have seen |
| humā (they two, feminine) | raʾatāthey two (feminine) saw; they two (feminine) have seen |
| hum (they, men) | raʾawthey (masculine) saw; they (masculine) have seen |
| hunna (they, women) | raʾaynathey (feminine) saw; they (feminine) have seen |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | arāI see |
| naḥnu (we) | narāwe see |
| anta (you, one man) | tarāyou (one man) see |
| anti (you, one woman) | taraynayou (one woman) see |
| antumā (you two) | tarayāniyou two see |
| antum (you, men) | tarawnayou (plural, masculine) see |
| antunna (you, women) | taraynayou (plural, feminine) see |
| huwa (he) | yarāhe sees |
| hiya (she) | tarāshe sees |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yarayānithey two (masculine) see |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tarayānithey two (feminine) see |
| hum (they, men) | yarawnathey (masculine) see |
| hunna (they, women) | yaraynathey (feminine) see |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | arā(that) I see |
| naḥnu (we) | narā(that) we see |
| anta (you, one man) | tarā(that) you (one man) see |
| anti (you, one woman) | taray(that) you (one woman) see |
| antumā (you two) | tarayā(that) you two see |
| antum (you, men) | taraw(that) you (plural, masculine) see |
| antunna (you, women) | tarayna(that) you (plural, feminine) see |
| huwa (he) | yarā(that) he sees |
| hiya (she) | tarā(that) she sees |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yarayā(that) they two (masculine) see |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tarayā(that) they two (feminine) see |
| hum (they, men) | yaraw(that) they (masculine) see |
| hunna (they, women) | yarayna(that) they (feminine) see |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | araI see (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | narawe see (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tarayou (one man) see (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tarayyou (one woman) see (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tarayāyou two see (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tarawyou (plural, masculine) see (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | taraynayou (plural, feminine) see (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yarahe sees (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tarashe sees (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yarayāthey two (masculine) see (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tarayāthey two (feminine) see (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yarawthey (masculine) see (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yaraynathey (feminine) see (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | rasee! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | raysee! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | rayāsee! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | rawsee! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | raynasee! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾarāI will see |
| naḥnu (we) | sanarāwe will see |
| anta (you, one man) | satarāyou (one man) will see |
| anti (you, one woman) | sataraynayou (one woman) will see |
| antumā (you two) | satarayāniyou two will see |
| antum (you, men) | satarawnayou (plural, masculine) will see |
| antunna (you, women) | sataraynayou (plural, feminine) will see |
| huwa (he) | sayarāhe will see |
| hiya (she) | satarāshe will see |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayarayānithey two (masculine) will see |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satarayānithey two (feminine) will see |
| hum (they, men) | sayarawnathey (masculine) will see |
| hunna (they, women) | sayaraynathey (feminine) will see |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ruʾītuI was seen; I have been seen |
| naḥnu (we) | ruʾīnāwe were seen; we have been seen |
| anta (you, one man) | ruʾītayou (one man) were seen; you (one man) have been seen |
| anti (you, one woman) | ruʾītiyou (one woman) were seen; you (one woman) have been seen |
| antumā (you two) | ruʾītumāyou two were seen; you two have been seen |
| antum (you, men) | ruʾītumyou (plural, masculine) were seen; you (plural, masculine) have been seen |
| antunna (you, women) | ruʾītunnayou (plural, feminine) were seen; you (plural, feminine) have been seen |
| huwa (he) | ruʾiyahe was seen; he has been seen |
| hiya (she) | ruʾiyatshe was seen; she has been seen |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ruʾiyāthey two (masculine) were seen; they two (masculine) have been seen |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ruʾiyatāthey two (feminine) were seen; they two (feminine) have been seen |
| hum (they, men) | ruʾūthey (masculine) were seen; they (masculine) have been seen |
| hunna (they, women) | ruʾīnathey (feminine) were seen; they (feminine) have been seen |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | urāI am seen |
| naḥnu (we) | nurāwe are seen |
| anta (you, one man) | turāyou (one man) are seen |
| anti (you, one woman) | turaynayou (one woman) are seen |
| antumā (you two) | turayāniyou two are seen |
| antum (you, men) | turawnayou (plural, masculine) are seen |
| antunna (you, women) | turaynayou (plural, feminine) are seen |
| huwa (he) | yurāhe is seen |
| hiya (she) | turāshe is seen |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yurayānithey two (masculine) are seen |
| humā (they two, feminine) | turayānithey two (feminine) are seen |
| hum (they, men) | yurawnathey (masculine) are seen |
| hunna (they, women) | yuraynathey (feminine) are seen |
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