Arabic reference
رَكِبَ
rakiba
to ride
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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) | rakibtuI rode; I have ridden |
| naḥnu (we) | rakibnāwe rode; we have ridden |
| anta (you, one man) | rakibtayou (one man) rode; you (one man) have ridden |
| anti (you, one woman) | rakibtiyou (one woman) rode; you (one woman) have ridden |
| antumā (you two) | rakibtumāyou two rode; you two have ridden |
| antum (you, men) | rakibtumyou (plural, masculine) rode; you (plural, masculine) have ridden |
| antunna (you, women) | rakibtunnayou (plural, feminine) rode; you (plural, feminine) have ridden |
| huwa (he) | rakibahe rode; he has ridden |
| hiya (she) | rakibatshe rode; she has ridden |
| humā (they two, masculine) | rakibāthey two (masculine) rode; they two (masculine) have ridden |
| humā (they two, feminine) | rakibatāthey two (feminine) rode; they two (feminine) have ridden |
| hum (they, men) | rakibūthey (masculine) rode; they (masculine) have ridden |
| hunna (they, women) | rakibnathey (feminine) rode; they (feminine) have ridden |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | arkabuI ride |
| naḥnu (we) | narkabuwe ride |
| anta (you, one man) | tarkabuyou (one man) ride |
| anti (you, one woman) | tarkabīnayou (one woman) ride |
| antumā (you two) | tarkabāniyou two ride |
| antum (you, men) | tarkabūnayou (plural, masculine) ride |
| antunna (you, women) | tarkabnayou (plural, feminine) ride |
| huwa (he) | yarkabuhe rides |
| hiya (she) | tarkabushe rides |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yarkabānithey two (masculine) ride |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tarkabānithey two (feminine) ride |
| hum (they, men) | yarkabūnathey (masculine) ride |
| hunna (they, women) | yarkabnathey (feminine) ride |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | arkaba(that) I ride |
| naḥnu (we) | narkaba(that) we ride |
| anta (you, one man) | tarkaba(that) you (one man) ride |
| anti (you, one woman) | tarkabī(that) you (one woman) ride |
| antumā (you two) | tarkabā(that) you two ride |
| antum (you, men) | tarkabū(that) you (plural, masculine) ride |
| antunna (you, women) | tarkabna(that) you (plural, feminine) ride |
| huwa (he) | yarkaba(that) he rides |
| hiya (she) | tarkaba(that) she rides |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yarkabā(that) they two (masculine) ride |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tarkabā(that) they two (feminine) ride |
| hum (they, men) | yarkabū(that) they (masculine) ride |
| hunna (they, women) | yarkabna(that) they (feminine) ride |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | arkabI ride (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | narkabwe ride (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tarkabyou (one man) ride (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tarkabīyou (one woman) ride (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tarkabāyou two ride (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tarkabūyou (plural, masculine) ride (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tarkabnayou (plural, feminine) ride (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yarkabhe rides (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tarkabshe rides (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yarkabāthey two (masculine) ride (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tarkabāthey two (feminine) ride (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yarkabūthey (masculine) ride (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yarkabnathey (feminine) ride (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | irkabride! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | irkabīride! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | irkabāride! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | irkabūride! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | irkabnaride! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾarkabuI will ride |
| naḥnu (we) | sanarkabuwe will ride |
| anta (you, one man) | satarkabuyou (one man) will ride |
| anti (you, one woman) | satarkabīnayou (one woman) will ride |
| antumā (you two) | satarkabāniyou two will ride |
| antum (you, men) | satarkabūnayou (plural, masculine) will ride |
| antunna (you, women) | satarkabnayou (plural, feminine) will ride |
| huwa (he) | sayarkabuhe will ride |
| hiya (she) | satarkabushe will ride |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayarkabānithey two (masculine) will ride |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satarkabānithey two (feminine) will ride |
| hum (they, men) | sayarkabūnathey (masculine) will ride |
| hunna (they, women) | sayarkabnathey (feminine) will ride |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | rukibtuI was ridden; I have been ridden |
| naḥnu (we) | rukibnāwe were ridden; we have been ridden |
| anta (you, one man) | rukibtayou (one man) were ridden; you (one man) have been ridden |
| anti (you, one woman) | rukibtiyou (one woman) were ridden; you (one woman) have been ridden |
| antumā (you two) | rukibtumāyou two were ridden; you two have been ridden |
| antum (you, men) | rukibtumyou (plural, masculine) were ridden; you (plural, masculine) have been ridden |
| antunna (you, women) | rukibtunnayou (plural, feminine) were ridden; you (plural, feminine) have been ridden |
| huwa (he) | rukibahe was ridden; he has been ridden |
| hiya (she) | rukibatshe was ridden; she has been ridden |
| humā (they two, masculine) | rukibāthey two (masculine) were ridden; they two (masculine) have been ridden |
| humā (they two, feminine) | rukibatāthey two (feminine) were ridden; they two (feminine) have been ridden |
| hum (they, men) | rukibūthey (masculine) were ridden; they (masculine) have been ridden |
| hunna (they, women) | rukibnathey (feminine) were ridden; they (feminine) have been ridden |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | urkabuI am ridden |
| naḥnu (we) | nurkabuwe are ridden |
| anta (you, one man) | turkabuyou (one man) are ridden |
| anti (you, one woman) | turkabīnayou (one woman) are ridden |
| antumā (you two) | turkabāniyou two are ridden |
| antum (you, men) | turkabūnayou (plural, masculine) are ridden |
| antunna (you, women) | turkabnayou (plural, feminine) are ridden |
| huwa (he) | yurkabuhe is ridden |
| hiya (she) | turkabushe is ridden |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yurkabānithey two (masculine) are ridden |
| humā (they two, feminine) | turkabānithey two (feminine) are ridden |
| hum (they, men) | yurkabūnathey (masculine) are ridden |
| hunna (they, women) | yurkabnathey (feminine) are ridden |
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