Arabic reference
سَبَّبَ
sabbaba
to cause
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) | sabbabtuI caused; I have caused |
| naḥnu (we) | sabbabnāwe caused; we have caused |
| anta (you, one man) | sabbabtayou (one man) caused; you (one man) have caused |
| anti (you, one woman) | sabbabtiyou (one woman) caused; you (one woman) have caused |
| antumā (you two) | sabbabtumāyou two caused; you two have caused |
| antum (you, men) | sabbabtumyou (plural, masculine) caused; you (plural, masculine) have caused |
| antunna (you, women) | sabbabtunnayou (plural, feminine) caused; you (plural, feminine) have caused |
| huwa (he) | sabbabahe caused; he has caused |
| hiya (she) | sabbabatshe caused; she has caused |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sabbabāthey two (masculine) caused; they two (masculine) have caused |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sabbabatāthey two (feminine) caused; they two (feminine) have caused |
| hum (they, men) | sabbabūthey (masculine) caused; they (masculine) have caused |
| hunna (they, women) | sabbabnathey (feminine) caused; they (feminine) have caused |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | usabbibuI cause |
| naḥnu (we) | nusabbibuwe cause |
| anta (you, one man) | tusabbibuyou (one man) cause |
| anti (you, one woman) | tusabbibīnayou (one woman) cause |
| antumā (you two) | tusabbibāniyou two cause |
| antum (you, men) | tusabbibūnayou (plural, masculine) cause |
| antunna (you, women) | tusabbibnayou (plural, feminine) cause |
| huwa (he) | yusabbibuhe causes |
| hiya (she) | tusabbibushe causes |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yusabbibānithey two (masculine) cause |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tusabbibānithey two (feminine) cause |
| hum (they, men) | yusabbibūnathey (masculine) cause |
| hunna (they, women) | yusabbibnathey (feminine) cause |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | usabbiba(that) I cause |
| naḥnu (we) | nusabbiba(that) we cause |
| anta (you, one man) | tusabbiba(that) you (one man) cause |
| anti (you, one woman) | tusabbibī(that) you (one woman) cause |
| antumā (you two) | tusabbibā(that) you two cause |
| antum (you, men) | tusabbibū(that) you (plural, masculine) cause |
| antunna (you, women) | tusabbibna(that) you (plural, feminine) cause |
| huwa (he) | yusabbiba(that) he causes |
| hiya (she) | tusabbiba(that) she causes |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yusabbibā(that) they two (masculine) cause |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tusabbibā(that) they two (feminine) cause |
| hum (they, men) | yusabbibū(that) they (masculine) cause |
| hunna (they, women) | yusabbibna(that) they (feminine) cause |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | usabbibI cause (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nusabbibwe cause (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tusabbibyou (one man) cause (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tusabbibīyou (one woman) cause (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tusabbibāyou two cause (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tusabbibūyou (plural, masculine) cause (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tusabbibnayou (plural, feminine) cause (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yusabbibhe causes (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tusabbibshe causes (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yusabbibāthey two (masculine) cause (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tusabbibāthey two (feminine) cause (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yusabbibūthey (masculine) cause (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yusabbibnathey (feminine) cause (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | sabbibcause! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | sabbibīcause! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | sabbibācause! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | sabbibūcause! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | sabbibnacause! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾusabbibuI will cause |
| naḥnu (we) | sanusabbibuwe will cause |
| anta (you, one man) | satusabbibuyou (one man) will cause |
| anti (you, one woman) | satusabbibīnayou (one woman) will cause |
| antumā (you two) | satusabbibāniyou two will cause |
| antum (you, men) | satusabbibūnayou (plural, masculine) will cause |
| antunna (you, women) | satusabbibnayou (plural, feminine) will cause |
| huwa (he) | sayusabbibuhe will cause |
| hiya (she) | satusabbibushe will cause |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayusabbibānithey two (masculine) will cause |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satusabbibānithey two (feminine) will cause |
| hum (they, men) | sayusabbibūnathey (masculine) will cause |
| hunna (they, women) | sayusabbibnathey (feminine) will cause |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | subbibtuI was caused; I have been caused |
| naḥnu (we) | subbibnāwe were caused; we have been caused |
| anta (you, one man) | subbibtayou (one man) were caused; you (one man) have been caused |
| anti (you, one woman) | subbibtiyou (one woman) were caused; you (one woman) have been caused |
| antumā (you two) | subbibtumāyou two were caused; you two have been caused |
| antum (you, men) | subbibtumyou (plural, masculine) were caused; you (plural, masculine) have been caused |
| antunna (you, women) | subbibtunnayou (plural, feminine) were caused; you (plural, feminine) have been caused |
| huwa (he) | subbibahe was caused; he has been caused |
| hiya (she) | subbibatshe was caused; she has been caused |
| humā (they two, masculine) | subbibāthey two (masculine) were caused; they two (masculine) have been caused |
| humā (they two, feminine) | subbibatāthey two (feminine) were caused; they two (feminine) have been caused |
| hum (they, men) | subbibūthey (masculine) were caused; they (masculine) have been caused |
| hunna (they, women) | subbibnathey (feminine) were caused; they (feminine) have been caused |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | usabbabuI am caused |
| naḥnu (we) | nusabbabuwe are caused |
| anta (you, one man) | tusabbabuyou (one man) are caused |
| anti (you, one woman) | tusabbabīnayou (one woman) are caused |
| antumā (you two) | tusabbabāniyou two are caused |
| antum (you, men) | tusabbabūnayou (plural, masculine) are caused |
| antunna (you, women) | tusabbabnayou (plural, feminine) are caused |
| huwa (he) | yusabbabuhe is caused |
| hiya (she) | tusabbabushe is caused |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yusabbabānithey two (masculine) are caused |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tusabbabānithey two (feminine) are caused |
| hum (they, men) | yusabbabūnathey (masculine) are caused |
| hunna (they, women) | yusabbabnathey (feminine) are caused |
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