Arabic reference
فَعَلَ
faʿala
to do
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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) | faʿaltuI did; I have done |
| naḥnu (we) | faʿalnāwe did; we have done |
| anta (you, one man) | faʿaltayou (one man) did; you (one man) have done |
| anti (you, one woman) | faʿaltiyou (one woman) did; you (one woman) have done |
| antumā (you two) | faʿaltumāyou two did; you two have done |
| antum (you, men) | faʿaltumyou (plural, masculine) did; you (plural, masculine) have done |
| antunna (you, women) | faʿaltunnayou (plural, feminine) did; you (plural, feminine) have done |
| huwa (he) | faʿalahe did; he has done |
| hiya (she) | faʿalatshe did; she has done |
| humā (they two, masculine) | faʿalāthey two (masculine) did; they two (masculine) have done |
| humā (they two, feminine) | faʿalatāthey two (feminine) did; they two (feminine) have done |
| hum (they, men) | faʿalūthey (masculine) did; they (masculine) have done |
| hunna (they, women) | faʿalnathey (feminine) did; they (feminine) have done |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | afʿaluI do |
| naḥnu (we) | nafʿaluwe do |
| anta (you, one man) | tafʿaluyou (one man) do |
| anti (you, one woman) | tafʿalīnayou (one woman) do |
| antumā (you two) | tafʿalāniyou two do |
| antum (you, men) | tafʿalūnayou (plural, masculine) do |
| antunna (you, women) | tafʿalnayou (plural, feminine) do |
| huwa (he) | yafʿaluhe does |
| hiya (she) | tafʿalushe does |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yafʿalānithey two (masculine) do |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tafʿalānithey two (feminine) do |
| hum (they, men) | yafʿalūnathey (masculine) do |
| hunna (they, women) | yafʿalnathey (feminine) do |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | afʿala(that) I do |
| naḥnu (we) | nafʿala(that) we do |
| anta (you, one man) | tafʿala(that) you (one man) do |
| anti (you, one woman) | tafʿalī(that) you (one woman) do |
| antumā (you two) | tafʿalā(that) you two do |
| antum (you, men) | tafʿalū(that) you (plural, masculine) do |
| antunna (you, women) | tafʿalna(that) you (plural, feminine) do |
| huwa (he) | yafʿala(that) he does |
| hiya (she) | tafʿala(that) she does |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yafʿalā(that) they two (masculine) do |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tafʿalā(that) they two (feminine) do |
| hum (they, men) | yafʿalū(that) they (masculine) do |
| hunna (they, women) | yafʿalna(that) they (feminine) do |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | afʿalI do (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nafʿalwe do (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tafʿalyou (one man) do (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tafʿalīyou (one woman) do (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tafʿalāyou two do (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tafʿalūyou (plural, masculine) do (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tafʿalnayou (plural, feminine) do (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yafʿalhe does (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tafʿalshe does (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yafʿalāthey two (masculine) do (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tafʿalāthey two (feminine) do (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yafʿalūthey (masculine) do (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yafʿalnathey (feminine) do (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | ifʿaldo! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | ifʿalīdo! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | ifʿalādo! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | ifʿalūdo! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | ifʿalnado! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾafʿaluI will do |
| naḥnu (we) | sanafʿaluwe will do |
| anta (you, one man) | satafʿaluyou (one man) will do |
| anti (you, one woman) | satafʿalīnayou (one woman) will do |
| antumā (you two) | satafʿalāniyou two will do |
| antum (you, men) | satafʿalūnayou (plural, masculine) will do |
| antunna (you, women) | satafʿalnayou (plural, feminine) will do |
| huwa (he) | sayafʿaluhe will do |
| hiya (she) | satafʿalushe will do |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayafʿalānithey two (masculine) will do |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satafʿalānithey two (feminine) will do |
| hum (they, men) | sayafʿalūnathey (masculine) will do |
| hunna (they, women) | sayafʿalnathey (feminine) will do |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | fuʿiltuI was done; I have been done |
| naḥnu (we) | fuʿilnāwe were done; we have been done |
| anta (you, one man) | fuʿiltayou (one man) were done; you (one man) have been done |
| anti (you, one woman) | fuʿiltiyou (one woman) were done; you (one woman) have been done |
| antumā (you two) | fuʿiltumāyou two were done; you two have been done |
| antum (you, men) | fuʿiltumyou (plural, masculine) were done; you (plural, masculine) have been done |
| antunna (you, women) | fuʿiltunnayou (plural, feminine) were done; you (plural, feminine) have been done |
| huwa (he) | fuʿilahe was done; he has been done |
| hiya (she) | fuʿilatshe was done; she has been done |
| humā (they two, masculine) | fuʿilāthey two (masculine) were done; they two (masculine) have been done |
| humā (they two, feminine) | fuʿilatāthey two (feminine) were done; they two (feminine) have been done |
| hum (they, men) | fuʿilūthey (masculine) were done; they (masculine) have been done |
| hunna (they, women) | fuʿilnathey (feminine) were done; they (feminine) have been done |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ufʿaluI am done |
| naḥnu (we) | nufʿaluwe are done |
| anta (you, one man) | tufʿaluyou (one man) are done |
| anti (you, one woman) | tufʿalīnayou (one woman) are done |
| antumā (you two) | tufʿalāniyou two are done |
| antum (you, men) | tufʿalūnayou (plural, masculine) are done |
| antunna (you, women) | tufʿalnayou (plural, feminine) are done |
| huwa (he) | yufʿaluhe is done |
| hiya (she) | tufʿalushe is done |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yufʿalānithey two (masculine) are done |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tufʿalānithey two (feminine) are done |
| hum (they, men) | yufʿalūnathey (masculine) are done |
| hunna (they, women) | yufʿalnathey (feminine) are done |
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