Arabic reference
فَهِمَ
fahima
to understand
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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) | fahimtuI understood; I have understood |
| naḥnu (we) | fahimnāwe understood; we have understood |
| anta (you, one man) | fahimtayou (one man) understood; you (one man) have understood |
| anti (you, one woman) | fahimtiyou (one woman) understood; you (one woman) have understood |
| antumā (you two) | fahimtumāyou two understood; you two have understood |
| antum (you, men) | fahimtumyou (plural, masculine) understood; you (plural, masculine) have understood |
| antunna (you, women) | fahimtunnayou (plural, feminine) understood; you (plural, feminine) have understood |
| huwa (he) | fahimahe understood; he has understood |
| hiya (she) | fahimatshe understood; she has understood |
| humā (they two, masculine) | fahimāthey two (masculine) understood; they two (masculine) have understood |
| humā (they two, feminine) | fahimatāthey two (feminine) understood; they two (feminine) have understood |
| hum (they, men) | fahimūthey (masculine) understood; they (masculine) have understood |
| hunna (they, women) | fahimnathey (feminine) understood; they (feminine) have understood |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | afhamuI understand |
| naḥnu (we) | nafhamuwe understand |
| anta (you, one man) | tafhamuyou (one man) understand |
| anti (you, one woman) | tafhamīnayou (one woman) understand |
| antumā (you two) | tafhamāniyou two understand |
| antum (you, men) | tafhamūnayou (plural, masculine) understand |
| antunna (you, women) | tafhamnayou (plural, feminine) understand |
| huwa (he) | yafhamuhe understands |
| hiya (she) | tafhamushe understands |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yafhamānithey two (masculine) understand |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tafhamānithey two (feminine) understand |
| hum (they, men) | yafhamūnathey (masculine) understand |
| hunna (they, women) | yafhamnathey (feminine) understand |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | afhama(that) I understand |
| naḥnu (we) | nafhama(that) we understand |
| anta (you, one man) | tafhama(that) you (one man) understand |
| anti (you, one woman) | tafhamī(that) you (one woman) understand |
| antumā (you two) | tafhamā(that) you two understand |
| antum (you, men) | tafhamū(that) you (plural, masculine) understand |
| antunna (you, women) | tafhamna(that) you (plural, feminine) understand |
| huwa (he) | yafhama(that) he understands |
| hiya (she) | tafhama(that) she understands |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yafhamā(that) they two (masculine) understand |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tafhamā(that) they two (feminine) understand |
| hum (they, men) | yafhamū(that) they (masculine) understand |
| hunna (they, women) | yafhamna(that) they (feminine) understand |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | afhamI understand (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nafhamwe understand (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tafhamyou (one man) understand (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tafhamīyou (one woman) understand (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tafhamāyou two understand (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tafhamūyou (plural, masculine) understand (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tafhamnayou (plural, feminine) understand (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yafhamhe understands (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tafhamshe understands (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yafhamāthey two (masculine) understand (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tafhamāthey two (feminine) understand (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yafhamūthey (masculine) understand (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yafhamnathey (feminine) understand (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | ifhamunderstand! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | ifhamīunderstand! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | ifhamāunderstand! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | ifhamūunderstand! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | ifhamnaunderstand! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾafhamuI will understand |
| naḥnu (we) | sanafhamuwe will understand |
| anta (you, one man) | satafhamuyou (one man) will understand |
| anti (you, one woman) | satafhamīnayou (one woman) will understand |
| antumā (you two) | satafhamāniyou two will understand |
| antum (you, men) | satafhamūnayou (plural, masculine) will understand |
| antunna (you, women) | satafhamnayou (plural, feminine) will understand |
| huwa (he) | sayafhamuhe will understand |
| hiya (she) | satafhamushe will understand |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayafhamānithey two (masculine) will understand |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satafhamānithey two (feminine) will understand |
| hum (they, men) | sayafhamūnathey (masculine) will understand |
| hunna (they, women) | sayafhamnathey (feminine) will understand |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | fuhimtuI was understood; I have been understood |
| naḥnu (we) | fuhimnāwe were understood; we have been understood |
| anta (you, one man) | fuhimtayou (one man) were understood; you (one man) have been understood |
| anti (you, one woman) | fuhimtiyou (one woman) were understood; you (one woman) have been understood |
| antumā (you two) | fuhimtumāyou two were understood; you two have been understood |
| antum (you, men) | fuhimtumyou (plural, masculine) were understood; you (plural, masculine) have been understood |
| antunna (you, women) | fuhimtunnayou (plural, feminine) were understood; you (plural, feminine) have been understood |
| huwa (he) | fuhimahe was understood; he has been understood |
| hiya (she) | fuhimatshe was understood; she has been understood |
| humā (they two, masculine) | fuhimāthey two (masculine) were understood; they two (masculine) have been understood |
| humā (they two, feminine) | fuhimatāthey two (feminine) were understood; they two (feminine) have been understood |
| hum (they, men) | fuhimūthey (masculine) were understood; they (masculine) have been understood |
| hunna (they, women) | fuhimnathey (feminine) were understood; they (feminine) have been understood |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ufhamuI am understood |
| naḥnu (we) | nufhamuwe are understood |
| anta (you, one man) | tufhamuyou (one man) are understood |
| anti (you, one woman) | tufhamīnayou (one woman) are understood |
| antumā (you two) | tufhamāniyou two are understood |
| antum (you, men) | tufhamūnayou (plural, masculine) are understood |
| antunna (you, women) | tufhamnayou (plural, feminine) are understood |
| huwa (he) | yufhamuhe is understood |
| hiya (she) | tufhamushe is understood |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yufhamānithey two (masculine) are understood |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tufhamānithey two (feminine) are understood |
| hum (they, men) | yufhamūnathey (masculine) are understood |
| hunna (they, women) | yufhamnathey (feminine) are understood |
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