Arabic reference
رَدَّ
radda
to reply
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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Active
Perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | radadtuI replied; I have replied |
| naḥnu (we) | radadnāwe replied; we have replied |
| anta (you, one man) | radadtayou (one man) replied; you (one man) have replied |
| anti (you, one woman) | radadtiyou (one woman) replied; you (one woman) have replied |
| antumā (you two) | radadtumāyou two replied; you two have replied |
| antum (you, men) | radadtumyou (plural, masculine) replied; you (plural, masculine) have replied |
| antunna (you, women) | radadtunnayou (plural, feminine) replied; you (plural, feminine) have replied |
| huwa (he) | raddahe replied; he has replied |
| hiya (she) | raddatshe replied; she has replied |
| humā (they two, masculine) | raddāthey two (masculine) replied; they two (masculine) have replied |
| humā (they two, feminine) | raddatāthey two (feminine) replied; they two (feminine) have replied |
| hum (they, men) | raddūthey (masculine) replied; they (masculine) have replied |
| hunna (they, women) | radadnathey (feminine) replied; they (feminine) have replied |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | arudduI reply |
| naḥnu (we) | narudduwe reply |
| anta (you, one man) | tarudduyou (one man) reply |
| anti (you, one woman) | taruddīnayou (one woman) reply |
| antumā (you two) | taruddāniyou two reply |
| antum (you, men) | taruddūnayou (plural, masculine) reply |
| antunna (you, women) | tardudnayou (plural, feminine) reply |
| huwa (he) | yarudduhe replies |
| hiya (she) | taruddushe replies |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaruddānithey two (masculine) reply |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taruddānithey two (feminine) reply |
| hum (they, men) | yaruddūnathey (masculine) reply |
| hunna (they, women) | yardudnathey (feminine) reply |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | arudda(that) I reply |
| naḥnu (we) | narudda(that) we reply |
| anta (you, one man) | tarudda(that) you (one man) reply |
| anti (you, one woman) | taruddī(that) you (one woman) reply |
| antumā (you two) | taruddā(that) you two reply |
| antum (you, men) | taruddū(that) you (plural, masculine) reply |
| antunna (you, women) | tardudna(that) you (plural, feminine) reply |
| huwa (he) | yarudda(that) he replies |
| hiya (she) | tarudda(that) she replies |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaruddā(that) they two (masculine) reply |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taruddā(that) they two (feminine) reply |
| hum (they, men) | yaruddū(that) they (masculine) reply |
| hunna (they, women) | yardudna(that) they (feminine) reply |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aruddaI reply (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | naruddawe reply (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | taruddayou (one man) reply (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taruddīyou (one woman) reply (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | taruddāyou two reply (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | taruddūyou (plural, masculine) reply (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tardudnayou (plural, feminine) reply (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yaruddahe replies (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | taruddashe replies (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaruddāthey two (masculine) reply (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taruddāthey two (feminine) reply (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yaruddūthey (masculine) reply (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yardudnathey (feminine) reply (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | ruddareply! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | ruddīreply! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | ruddāreply! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | ruddūreply! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | urdudnareply! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾarudduI will reply |
| naḥnu (we) | sanarudduwe will reply |
| anta (you, one man) | satarudduyou (one man) will reply |
| anti (you, one woman) | sataruddīnayou (one woman) will reply |
| antumā (you two) | sataruddāniyou two will reply |
| antum (you, men) | sataruddūnayou (plural, masculine) will reply |
| antunna (you, women) | satardudnayou (plural, feminine) will reply |
| huwa (he) | sayarudduhe will reply |
| hiya (she) | sataruddushe will reply |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayaruddānithey two (masculine) will reply |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sataruddānithey two (feminine) will reply |
| hum (they, men) | sayaruddūnathey (masculine) will reply |
| hunna (they, women) | sayardudnathey (feminine) will reply |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | rudidtuI was sent back; I have been sent back |
| naḥnu (we) | rudidnāwe were sent back; we have been sent back |
| anta (you, one man) | rudidtayou (one man) were sent back; you (one man) have been sent back |
| anti (you, one woman) | rudidtiyou (one woman) were sent back; you (one woman) have been sent back |
| antumā (you two) | rudidtumāyou two were sent back; you two have been sent back |
| antum (you, men) | rudidtumyou (plural, masculine) were sent back; you (plural, masculine) have been sent back |
| antunna (you, women) | rudidtunnayou (plural, feminine) were sent back; you (plural, feminine) have been sent back |
| huwa (he) | ruddahe was sent back; he has been sent back |
| hiya (she) | ruddatshe was sent back; she has been sent back |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ruddāthey two (masculine) were sent back; they two (masculine) have been sent back |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ruddatāthey two (feminine) were sent back; they two (feminine) have been sent back |
| hum (they, men) | ruddūthey (masculine) were sent back; they (masculine) have been sent back |
| hunna (they, women) | rudidnathey (feminine) were sent back; they (feminine) have been sent back |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uradduI am sent back |
| naḥnu (we) | nuradduwe are sent back |
| anta (you, one man) | turadduyou (one man) are sent back |
| anti (you, one woman) | turaddīnayou (one woman) are sent back |
| antumā (you two) | turaddāniyou two are sent back |
| antum (you, men) | turaddūnayou (plural, masculine) are sent back |
| antunna (you, women) | turdadnayou (plural, feminine) are sent back |
| huwa (he) | yuradduhe is sent back |
| hiya (she) | turaddushe is sent back |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuraddānithey two (masculine) are sent back |
| humā (they two, feminine) | turaddānithey two (feminine) are sent back |
| hum (they, men) | yuraddūnathey (masculine) are sent back |
| hunna (they, women) | yurdadnathey (feminine) are sent back |
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