Arabic reference
سَأَلَ
saʾala
to ask
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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) | saʾaltuI asked; I have asked |
| naḥnu (we) | saʾalnāwe asked; we have asked |
| anta (you, one man) | saʾaltayou (one man) asked; you (one man) have asked |
| anti (you, one woman) | saʾaltiyou (one woman) asked; you (one woman) have asked |
| antumā (you two) | saʾaltumāyou two asked; you two have asked |
| antum (you, men) | saʾaltumyou (plural, masculine) asked; you (plural, masculine) have asked |
| antunna (you, women) | saʾaltunnayou (plural, feminine) asked; you (plural, feminine) have asked |
| huwa (he) | saʾalahe asked; he has asked |
| hiya (she) | saʾalatshe asked; she has asked |
| humā (they two, masculine) | saʾalāthey two (masculine) asked; they two (masculine) have asked |
| humā (they two, feminine) | saʾalatāthey two (feminine) asked; they two (feminine) have asked |
| hum (they, men) | saʾalūthey (masculine) asked; they (masculine) have asked |
| hunna (they, women) | saʾalnathey (feminine) asked; they (feminine) have asked |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | asʾaluI ask |
| naḥnu (we) | nasʾaluwe ask |
| anta (you, one man) | tasʾaluyou (one man) ask |
| anti (you, one woman) | tasʾalīnayou (one woman) ask |
| antumā (you two) | tasʾalāniyou two ask |
| antum (you, men) | tasʾalūnayou (plural, masculine) ask |
| antunna (you, women) | tasʾalnayou (plural, feminine) ask |
| huwa (he) | yasʾaluhe asks |
| hiya (she) | tasʾalushe asks |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yasʾalānithey two (masculine) ask |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tasʾalānithey two (feminine) ask |
| hum (they, men) | yasʾalūnathey (masculine) ask |
| hunna (they, women) | yasʾalnathey (feminine) ask |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | asʾala(that) I ask |
| naḥnu (we) | nasʾala(that) we ask |
| anta (you, one man) | tasʾala(that) you (one man) ask |
| anti (you, one woman) | tasʾalī(that) you (one woman) ask |
| antumā (you two) | tasʾalā(that) you two ask |
| antum (you, men) | tasʾalū(that) you (plural, masculine) ask |
| antunna (you, women) | tasʾalna(that) you (plural, feminine) ask |
| huwa (he) | yasʾala(that) he asks |
| hiya (she) | tasʾala(that) she asks |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yasʾalā(that) they two (masculine) ask |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tasʾalā(that) they two (feminine) ask |
| hum (they, men) | yasʾalū(that) they (masculine) ask |
| hunna (they, women) | yasʾalna(that) they (feminine) ask |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | asʾalI ask (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nasʾalwe ask (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tasʾalyou (one man) ask (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tasʾalīyou (one woman) ask (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tasʾalāyou two ask (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tasʾalūyou (plural, masculine) ask (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tasʾalnayou (plural, feminine) ask (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yasʾalhe asks (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tasʾalshe asks (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yasʾalāthey two (masculine) ask (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tasʾalāthey two (feminine) ask (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yasʾalūthey (masculine) ask (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yasʾalnathey (feminine) ask (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | isʾalask! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | isʾalīask! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | isʾalāask! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | isʾalūask! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | isʾalnaask! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾasʾaluI will ask |
| naḥnu (we) | sanasʾaluwe will ask |
| anta (you, one man) | satasʾaluyou (one man) will ask |
| anti (you, one woman) | satasʾalīnayou (one woman) will ask |
| antumā (you two) | satasʾalāniyou two will ask |
| antum (you, men) | satasʾalūnayou (plural, masculine) will ask |
| antunna (you, women) | satasʾalnayou (plural, feminine) will ask |
| huwa (he) | sayasʾaluhe will ask |
| hiya (she) | satasʾalushe will ask |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayasʾalānithey two (masculine) will ask |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satasʾalānithey two (feminine) will ask |
| hum (they, men) | sayasʾalūnathey (masculine) will ask |
| hunna (they, women) | sayasʾalnathey (feminine) will ask |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | suʾiltuI was asked; I have been asked |
| naḥnu (we) | suʾilnāwe were asked; we have been asked |
| anta (you, one man) | suʾiltayou (one man) were asked; you (one man) have been asked |
| anti (you, one woman) | suʾiltiyou (one woman) were asked; you (one woman) have been asked |
| antumā (you two) | suʾiltumāyou two were asked; you two have been asked |
| antum (you, men) | suʾiltumyou (plural, masculine) were asked; you (plural, masculine) have been asked |
| antunna (you, women) | suʾiltunnayou (plural, feminine) were asked; you (plural, feminine) have been asked |
| huwa (he) | suʾilahe was asked; he has been asked |
| hiya (she) | suʾilatshe was asked; she has been asked |
| humā (they two, masculine) | suʾilāthey two (masculine) were asked; they two (masculine) have been asked |
| humā (they two, feminine) | suʾilatāthey two (feminine) were asked; they two (feminine) have been asked |
| hum (they, men) | suʾilūthey (masculine) were asked; they (masculine) have been asked |
| hunna (they, women) | suʾilnathey (feminine) were asked; they (feminine) have been asked |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | usʾaluI am asked |
| naḥnu (we) | nusʾaluwe are asked |
| anta (you, one man) | tusʾaluyou (one man) are asked |
| anti (you, one woman) | tusʾalīnayou (one woman) are asked |
| antumā (you two) | tusʾalāniyou two are asked |
| antum (you, men) | tusʾalūnayou (plural, masculine) are asked |
| antunna (you, women) | tusʾalnayou (plural, feminine) are asked |
| huwa (he) | yusʾaluhe is asked |
| hiya (she) | tusʾalushe is asked |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yusʾalānithey two (masculine) are asked |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tusʾalānithey two (feminine) are asked |
| hum (they, men) | yusʾalūnathey (masculine) are asked |
| hunna (they, women) | yusʾalnathey (feminine) are asked |
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