Arabic reference
قَاتَلَ
qātala
to fight
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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) | qātaltuI fought; I have fought |
| naḥnu (we) | qātalnāwe fought; we have fought |
| anta (you, one man) | qātaltayou (one man) fought; you (one man) have fought |
| anti (you, one woman) | qātaltiyou (one woman) fought; you (one woman) have fought |
| antumā (you two) | qātaltumāyou two fought; you two have fought |
| antum (you, men) | qātaltumyou (plural, masculine) fought; you (plural, masculine) have fought |
| antunna (you, women) | qātaltunnayou (plural, feminine) fought; you (plural, feminine) have fought |
| huwa (he) | qātalahe fought; he has fought |
| hiya (she) | qātalatshe fought; she has fought |
| humā (they two, masculine) | qātalāthey two (masculine) fought; they two (masculine) have fought |
| humā (they two, feminine) | qātalatāthey two (feminine) fought; they two (feminine) have fought |
| hum (they, men) | qātalūthey (masculine) fought; they (masculine) have fought |
| hunna (they, women) | qātalnathey (feminine) fought; they (feminine) have fought |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uqātiluI fight |
| naḥnu (we) | nuqātiluwe fight |
| anta (you, one man) | tuqātiluyou (one man) fight |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuqātilīnayou (one woman) fight |
| antumā (you two) | tuqātilāniyou two fight |
| antum (you, men) | tuqātilūnayou (plural, masculine) fight |
| antunna (you, women) | tuqātilnayou (plural, feminine) fight |
| huwa (he) | yuqātiluhe fights |
| hiya (she) | tuqātilushe fights |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuqātilānithey two (masculine) fight |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuqātilānithey two (feminine) fight |
| hum (they, men) | yuqātilūnathey (masculine) fight |
| hunna (they, women) | yuqātilnathey (feminine) fight |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uqātila(that) I fight |
| naḥnu (we) | nuqātila(that) we fight |
| anta (you, one man) | tuqātila(that) you (one man) fight |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuqātilī(that) you (one woman) fight |
| antumā (you two) | tuqātilā(that) you two fight |
| antum (you, men) | tuqātilū(that) you (plural, masculine) fight |
| antunna (you, women) | tuqātilna(that) you (plural, feminine) fight |
| huwa (he) | yuqātila(that) he fights |
| hiya (she) | tuqātila(that) she fights |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuqātilā(that) they two (masculine) fight |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuqātilā(that) they two (feminine) fight |
| hum (they, men) | yuqātilū(that) they (masculine) fight |
| hunna (they, women) | yuqātilna(that) they (feminine) fight |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uqātilI fight (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nuqātilwe fight (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tuqātilyou (one man) fight (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuqātilīyou (one woman) fight (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tuqātilāyou two fight (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tuqātilūyou (plural, masculine) fight (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tuqātilnayou (plural, feminine) fight (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yuqātilhe fights (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tuqātilshe fights (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuqātilāthey two (masculine) fight (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuqātilāthey two (feminine) fight (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yuqātilūthey (masculine) fight (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yuqātilnathey (feminine) fight (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | qātilfight! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | qātilīfight! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | qātilāfight! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | qātilūfight! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | qātilnafight! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾuqātiluI will fight |
| naḥnu (we) | sanuqātiluwe will fight |
| anta (you, one man) | satuqātiluyou (one man) will fight |
| anti (you, one woman) | satuqātilīnayou (one woman) will fight |
| antumā (you two) | satuqātilāniyou two will fight |
| antum (you, men) | satuqātilūnayou (plural, masculine) will fight |
| antunna (you, women) | satuqātilnayou (plural, feminine) will fight |
| huwa (he) | sayuqātiluhe will fight |
| hiya (she) | satuqātilushe will fight |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayuqātilānithey two (masculine) will fight |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satuqātilānithey two (feminine) will fight |
| hum (they, men) | sayuqātilūnathey (masculine) will fight |
| hunna (they, women) | sayuqātilnathey (feminine) will fight |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | qūtiltuI was fought; I have been fought |
| naḥnu (we) | qūtilnāwe were fought; we have been fought |
| anta (you, one man) | qūtiltayou (one man) were fought; you (one man) have been fought |
| anti (you, one woman) | qūtiltiyou (one woman) were fought; you (one woman) have been fought |
| antumā (you two) | qūtiltumāyou two were fought; you two have been fought |
| antum (you, men) | qūtiltumyou (plural, masculine) were fought; you (plural, masculine) have been fought |
| antunna (you, women) | qūtiltunnayou (plural, feminine) were fought; you (plural, feminine) have been fought |
| huwa (he) | qūtilahe was fought; he has been fought |
| hiya (she) | qūtilatshe was fought; she has been fought |
| humā (they two, masculine) | qūtilāthey two (masculine) were fought; they two (masculine) have been fought |
| humā (they two, feminine) | qūtilatāthey two (feminine) were fought; they two (feminine) have been fought |
| hum (they, men) | qūtilūthey (masculine) were fought; they (masculine) have been fought |
| hunna (they, women) | qūtilnathey (feminine) were fought; they (feminine) have been fought |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uqātaluI am fought |
| naḥnu (we) | nuqātaluwe are fought |
| anta (you, one man) | tuqātaluyou (one man) are fought |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuqātalīnayou (one woman) are fought |
| antumā (you two) | tuqātalāniyou two are fought |
| antum (you, men) | tuqātalūnayou (plural, masculine) are fought |
| antunna (you, women) | tuqātalnayou (plural, feminine) are fought |
| huwa (he) | yuqātaluhe is fought |
| hiya (she) | tuqātalushe is fought |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuqātalānithey two (masculine) are fought |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuqātalānithey two (feminine) are fought |
| hum (they, men) | yuqātalūnathey (masculine) are fought |
| hunna (they, women) | yuqātalnathey (feminine) are fought |
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