Arabic reference
قَرَأَ
qaraʾa
to read
Irregular · 8 form tables
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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Active
Perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | qaraʾtuI read; I have read |
| naḥnu (we) | qaraʾnāwe read; we have read |
| anta (you, one man) | qaraʾtayou (one man) read; you (one man) have read |
| anti (you, one woman) | qaraʾtiyou (one woman) read; you (one woman) have read |
| antumā (you two) | qaraʾtumāyou two read; you two have read |
| antum (you, men) | qaraʾtumyou (plural, masculine) read; you (plural, masculine) have read |
| antunna (you, women) | qaraʾtunnayou (plural, feminine) read; you (plural, feminine) have read |
| huwa (he) | qaraʾahe read; he has read |
| hiya (she) | qaraʾatshe read; she has read |
| humā (they two, masculine) | qaraʾāthey two (masculine) read; they two (masculine) have read |
| humā (they two, feminine) | qaraʾatāthey two (feminine) read; they two (feminine) have read |
| hum (they, men) | qaraʾūthey (masculine) read; they (masculine) have read |
| hunna (they, women) | qaraʾnathey (feminine) read; they (feminine) have read |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aqraʾuI read |
| naḥnu (we) | naqraʾuwe read |
| anta (you, one man) | taqraʾuyou (one man) read |
| anti (you, one woman) | taqraʾīnayou (one woman) read |
| antumā (you two) | taqraʾāniyou two read |
| antum (you, men) | taqraʾūnayou (plural, masculine) read |
| antunna (you, women) | taqraʾnayou (plural, feminine) read |
| huwa (he) | yaqraʾuhe reads |
| hiya (she) | taqraʾushe reads |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaqraʾānithey two (masculine) read |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taqraʾānithey two (feminine) read |
| hum (they, men) | yaqraʾūnathey (masculine) read |
| hunna (they, women) | yaqraʾnathey (feminine) read |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aqraʾa(that) I read |
| naḥnu (we) | naqraʾa(that) we read |
| anta (you, one man) | taqraʾa(that) you (one man) read |
| anti (you, one woman) | taqraʾī(that) you (one woman) read |
| antumā (you two) | taqraʾā(that) you two read |
| antum (you, men) | taqraʾū(that) you (plural, masculine) read |
| antunna (you, women) | taqraʾna(that) you (plural, feminine) read |
| huwa (he) | yaqraʾa(that) he reads |
| hiya (she) | taqraʾa(that) she reads |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaqraʾā(that) they two (masculine) read |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taqraʾā(that) they two (feminine) read |
| hum (they, men) | yaqraʾū(that) they (masculine) read |
| hunna (they, women) | yaqraʾna(that) they (feminine) read |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aqraʾI read (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | naqraʾwe read (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | taqraʾyou (one man) read (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taqraʾīyou (one woman) read (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | taqraʾāyou two read (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | taqraʾūyou (plural, masculine) read (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | taqraʾnayou (plural, feminine) read (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yaqraʾhe reads (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | taqraʾshe reads (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaqraʾāthey two (masculine) read (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taqraʾāthey two (feminine) read (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yaqraʾūthey (masculine) read (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yaqraʾnathey (feminine) read (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | iqraʾread! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | iqraʾīread! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | iqraʾāread! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | iqraʾūread! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | iqraʾnaread! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾaqraʾuI will read |
| naḥnu (we) | sanaqraʾuwe will read |
| anta (you, one man) | sataqraʾuyou (one man) will read |
| anti (you, one woman) | sataqraʾīnayou (one woman) will read |
| antumā (you two) | sataqraʾāniyou two will read |
| antum (you, men) | sataqraʾūnayou (plural, masculine) will read |
| antunna (you, women) | sataqraʾnayou (plural, feminine) will read |
| huwa (he) | sayaqraʾuhe will read |
| hiya (she) | sataqraʾushe will read |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayaqraʾānithey two (masculine) will read |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sataqraʾānithey two (feminine) will read |
| hum (they, men) | sayaqraʾūnathey (masculine) will read |
| hunna (they, women) | sayaqraʾnathey (feminine) will read |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | quriʾtuI was read; I have been read |
| naḥnu (we) | quriʾnāwe were read; we have been read |
| anta (you, one man) | quriʾtayou (one man) were read; you (one man) have been read |
| anti (you, one woman) | quriʾtiyou (one woman) were read; you (one woman) have been read |
| antumā (you two) | quriʾtumāyou two were read; you two have been read |
| antum (you, men) | quriʾtumyou (plural, masculine) were read; you (plural, masculine) have been read |
| antunna (you, women) | quriʾtunnayou (plural, feminine) were read; you (plural, feminine) have been read |
| huwa (he) | quriʾahe was read; he has been read |
| hiya (she) | quriʾatshe was read; she has been read |
| humā (they two, masculine) | quriʾāthey two (masculine) were read; they two (masculine) have been read |
| humā (they two, feminine) | quriʾatāthey two (feminine) were read; they two (feminine) have been read |
| hum (they, men) | quriʾūthey (masculine) were read; they (masculine) have been read |
| hunna (they, women) | quriʾnathey (feminine) were read; they (feminine) have been read |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uqraʾuI am read |
| naḥnu (we) | nuqraʾuwe are read |
| anta (you, one man) | tuqraʾuyou (one man) are read |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuqraʾīnayou (one woman) are read |
| antumā (you two) | tuqraʾāniyou two are read |
| antum (you, men) | tuqraʾūnayou (plural, masculine) are read |
| antunna (you, women) | tuqraʾnayou (plural, feminine) are read |
| huwa (he) | yuqraʾuhe is read |
| hiya (she) | tuqraʾushe is read |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuqraʾānithey two (masculine) are read |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuqraʾānithey two (feminine) are read |
| hum (they, men) | yuqraʾūnathey (masculine) are read |
| hunna (they, women) | yuqraʾnathey (feminine) are read |
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