Arabic reference
قَتَلَ
qatala
to kill
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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) | qataltuI killed; I have killed |
| naḥnu (we) | qatalnāwe killed; we have killed |
| anta (you, one man) | qataltayou (one man) killed; you (one man) have killed |
| anti (you, one woman) | qataltiyou (one woman) killed; you (one woman) have killed |
| antumā (you two) | qataltumāyou two killed; you two have killed |
| antum (you, men) | qataltumyou (plural, masculine) killed; you (plural, masculine) have killed |
| antunna (you, women) | qataltunnayou (plural, feminine) killed; you (plural, feminine) have killed |
| huwa (he) | qatalahe killed; he has killed |
| hiya (she) | qatalatshe killed; she has killed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | qatalāthey two (masculine) killed; they two (masculine) have killed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | qatalatāthey two (feminine) killed; they two (feminine) have killed |
| hum (they, men) | qatalūthey (masculine) killed; they (masculine) have killed |
| hunna (they, women) | qatalnathey (feminine) killed; they (feminine) have killed |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aqtuluI kill |
| naḥnu (we) | naqtuluwe kill |
| anta (you, one man) | taqtuluyou (one man) kill |
| anti (you, one woman) | taqtulīnayou (one woman) kill |
| antumā (you two) | taqtulāniyou two kill |
| antum (you, men) | taqtulūnayou (plural, masculine) kill |
| antunna (you, women) | taqtulnayou (plural, feminine) kill |
| huwa (he) | yaqtuluhe kills |
| hiya (she) | taqtulushe kills |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaqtulānithey two (masculine) kill |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taqtulānithey two (feminine) kill |
| hum (they, men) | yaqtulūnathey (masculine) kill |
| hunna (they, women) | yaqtulnathey (feminine) kill |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aqtula(that) I kill |
| naḥnu (we) | naqtula(that) we kill |
| anta (you, one man) | taqtula(that) you (one man) kill |
| anti (you, one woman) | taqtulī(that) you (one woman) kill |
| antumā (you two) | taqtulā(that) you two kill |
| antum (you, men) | taqtulū(that) you (plural, masculine) kill |
| antunna (you, women) | taqtulna(that) you (plural, feminine) kill |
| huwa (he) | yaqtula(that) he kills |
| hiya (she) | taqtula(that) she kills |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaqtulā(that) they two (masculine) kill |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taqtulā(that) they two (feminine) kill |
| hum (they, men) | yaqtulū(that) they (masculine) kill |
| hunna (they, women) | yaqtulna(that) they (feminine) kill |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aqtulI kill (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | naqtulwe kill (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | taqtulyou (one man) kill (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taqtulīyou (one woman) kill (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | taqtulāyou two kill (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | taqtulūyou (plural, masculine) kill (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | taqtulnayou (plural, feminine) kill (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yaqtulhe kills (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | taqtulshe kills (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaqtulāthey two (masculine) kill (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taqtulāthey two (feminine) kill (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yaqtulūthey (masculine) kill (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yaqtulnathey (feminine) kill (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | uqtulkill! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | uqtulīkill! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | uqtulākill! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | uqtulūkill! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | uqtulnakill! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾaqtuluI will kill |
| naḥnu (we) | sanaqtuluwe will kill |
| anta (you, one man) | sataqtuluyou (one man) will kill |
| anti (you, one woman) | sataqtulīnayou (one woman) will kill |
| antumā (you two) | sataqtulāniyou two will kill |
| antum (you, men) | sataqtulūnayou (plural, masculine) will kill |
| antunna (you, women) | sataqtulnayou (plural, feminine) will kill |
| huwa (he) | sayaqtuluhe will kill |
| hiya (she) | sataqtulushe will kill |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayaqtulānithey two (masculine) will kill |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sataqtulānithey two (feminine) will kill |
| hum (they, men) | sayaqtulūnathey (masculine) will kill |
| hunna (they, women) | sayaqtulnathey (feminine) will kill |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | qutiltuI was killed; I have been killed |
| naḥnu (we) | qutilnāwe were killed; we have been killed |
| anta (you, one man) | qutiltayou (one man) were killed; you (one man) have been killed |
| anti (you, one woman) | qutiltiyou (one woman) were killed; you (one woman) have been killed |
| antumā (you two) | qutiltumāyou two were killed; you two have been killed |
| antum (you, men) | qutiltumyou (plural, masculine) were killed; you (plural, masculine) have been killed |
| antunna (you, women) | qutiltunnayou (plural, feminine) were killed; you (plural, feminine) have been killed |
| huwa (he) | qutilahe was killed; he has been killed |
| hiya (she) | qutilatshe was killed; she has been killed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | qutilāthey two (masculine) were killed; they two (masculine) have been killed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | qutilatāthey two (feminine) were killed; they two (feminine) have been killed |
| hum (they, men) | qutilūthey (masculine) were killed; they (masculine) have been killed |
| hunna (they, women) | qutilnathey (feminine) were killed; they (feminine) have been killed |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uqtaluI am killed |
| naḥnu (we) | nuqtaluwe are killed |
| anta (you, one man) | tuqtaluyou (one man) are killed |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuqtalīnayou (one woman) are killed |
| antumā (you two) | tuqtalāniyou two are killed |
| antum (you, men) | tuqtalūnayou (plural, masculine) are killed |
| antunna (you, women) | tuqtalnayou (plural, feminine) are killed |
| huwa (he) | yuqtaluhe is killed |
| hiya (she) | tuqtalushe is killed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuqtalānithey two (masculine) are killed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuqtalānithey two (feminine) are killed |
| hum (they, men) | yuqtalūnathey (masculine) are killed |
| hunna (they, women) | yuqtalnathey (feminine) are killed |
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