Arabic reference
سَكَنَ
sakana
to live
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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) | sakantuI lived; I have lived |
| naḥnu (we) | sakannāwe lived; we have lived |
| anta (you, one man) | sakantayou (one man) lived; you (one man) have lived |
| anti (you, one woman) | sakantiyou (one woman) lived; you (one woman) have lived |
| antumā (you two) | sakantumāyou two lived; you two have lived |
| antum (you, men) | sakantumyou (plural, masculine) lived; you (plural, masculine) have lived |
| antunna (you, women) | sakantunnayou (plural, feminine) lived; you (plural, feminine) have lived |
| huwa (he) | sakanahe lived; he has lived |
| hiya (she) | sakanatshe lived; she has lived |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sakanāthey two (masculine) lived; they two (masculine) have lived |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sakanatāthey two (feminine) lived; they two (feminine) have lived |
| hum (they, men) | sakanūthey (masculine) lived; they (masculine) have lived |
| hunna (they, women) | sakannathey (feminine) lived; they (feminine) have lived |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | askunuI live |
| naḥnu (we) | naskunuwe live |
| anta (you, one man) | taskunuyou (one man) live |
| anti (you, one woman) | taskunīnayou (one woman) live |
| antumā (you two) | taskunāniyou two live |
| antum (you, men) | taskunūnayou (plural, masculine) live |
| antunna (you, women) | taskunnayou (plural, feminine) live |
| huwa (he) | yaskunuhe lives |
| hiya (she) | taskunushe lives |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaskunānithey two (masculine) live |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taskunānithey two (feminine) live |
| hum (they, men) | yaskunūnathey (masculine) live |
| hunna (they, women) | yaskunnathey (feminine) live |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | askuna(that) I live |
| naḥnu (we) | naskuna(that) we live |
| anta (you, one man) | taskuna(that) you (one man) live |
| anti (you, one woman) | taskunī(that) you (one woman) live |
| antumā (you two) | taskunā(that) you two live |
| antum (you, men) | taskunū(that) you (plural, masculine) live |
| antunna (you, women) | taskunna(that) you (plural, feminine) live |
| huwa (he) | yaskuna(that) he lives |
| hiya (she) | taskuna(that) she lives |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaskunā(that) they two (masculine) live |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taskunā(that) they two (feminine) live |
| hum (they, men) | yaskunū(that) they (masculine) live |
| hunna (they, women) | yaskunna(that) they (feminine) live |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | askunI live (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | naskunwe live (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | taskunyou (one man) live (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taskunīyou (one woman) live (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | taskunāyou two live (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | taskunūyou (plural, masculine) live (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | taskunnayou (plural, feminine) live (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yaskunhe lives (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | taskunshe lives (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaskunāthey two (masculine) live (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taskunāthey two (feminine) live (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yaskunūthey (masculine) live (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yaskunnathey (feminine) live (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | uskunlive! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | uskunīlive! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | uskunālive! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | uskunūlive! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | uskunnalive! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾaskunuI will live |
| naḥnu (we) | sanaskunuwe will live |
| anta (you, one man) | sataskunuyou (one man) will live |
| anti (you, one woman) | sataskunīnayou (one woman) will live |
| antumā (you two) | sataskunāniyou two will live |
| antum (you, men) | sataskunūnayou (plural, masculine) will live |
| antunna (you, women) | sataskunnayou (plural, feminine) will live |
| huwa (he) | sayaskunuhe will live |
| hiya (she) | sataskunushe will live |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayaskunānithey two (masculine) will live |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sataskunānithey two (feminine) will live |
| hum (they, men) | sayaskunūnathey (masculine) will live |
| hunna (they, women) | sayaskunnathey (feminine) will live |
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