Arabic reference
كَادَ
kāda
to almost 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) | kidtuI almost did; I have almost done |
| naḥnu (we) | kidnāwe almost did; we have almost done |
| anta (you, one man) | kidtayou (one man) almost did; you (one man) have almost done |
| anti (you, one woman) | kidtiyou (one woman) almost did; you (one woman) have almost done |
| antumā (you two) | kidtumāyou two almost did; you two have almost done |
| antum (you, men) | kidtumyou (plural, masculine) almost did; you (plural, masculine) have almost done |
| antunna (you, women) | kidtunnayou (plural, feminine) almost did; you (plural, feminine) have almost done |
| huwa (he) | kādahe almost did; he has almost done |
| hiya (she) | kādatshe almost did; she has almost done |
| humā (they two, masculine) | kādāthey two (masculine) almost did; they two (masculine) have almost done |
| humā (they two, feminine) | kādatāthey two (feminine) almost did; they two (feminine) have almost done |
| hum (they, men) | kādūthey (masculine) almost did; they (masculine) have almost done |
| hunna (they, women) | kidnathey (feminine) almost did; they (feminine) have almost done |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | akāduI almost do |
| naḥnu (we) | nakāduwe almost do |
| anta (you, one man) | takāduyou (one man) almost do |
| anti (you, one woman) | takādīnayou (one woman) almost do |
| antumā (you two) | takādāniyou two almost do |
| antum (you, men) | takādūnayou (plural, masculine) almost do |
| antunna (you, women) | takadnayou (plural, feminine) almost do |
| huwa (he) | yakāduhe almost does |
| hiya (she) | takādushe almost does |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yakādānithey two (masculine) almost do |
| humā (they two, feminine) | takādānithey two (feminine) almost do |
| hum (they, men) | yakādūnathey (masculine) almost do |
| hunna (they, women) | yakadnathey (feminine) almost do |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | akāda(that) I almost do |
| naḥnu (we) | nakāda(that) we almost do |
| anta (you, one man) | takāda(that) you (one man) almost do |
| anti (you, one woman) | takādī(that) you (one woman) almost do |
| antumā (you two) | takādā(that) you two almost do |
| antum (you, men) | takādū(that) you (plural, masculine) almost do |
| antunna (you, women) | takadna(that) you (plural, feminine) almost do |
| huwa (he) | yakāda(that) he almost does |
| hiya (she) | takāda(that) she almost does |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yakādā(that) they two (masculine) almost do |
| humā (they two, feminine) | takādā(that) they two (feminine) almost do |
| hum (they, men) | yakādū(that) they (masculine) almost do |
| hunna (they, women) | yakadna(that) they (feminine) almost do |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | akadI almost do (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nakadwe almost do (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | takadyou (one man) almost do (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | takādīyou (one woman) almost do (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | takādāyou two almost do (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | takādūyou (plural, masculine) almost do (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | takadnayou (plural, feminine) almost do (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yakadhe almost does (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | takadshe almost does (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yakādāthey two (masculine) almost do (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | takādāthey two (feminine) almost do (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yakādūthey (masculine) almost do (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yakadnathey (feminine) almost do (jussive) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾakāduI will almost do |
| naḥnu (we) | sanakāduwe will almost do |
| anta (you, one man) | satakāduyou (one man) will almost do |
| anti (you, one woman) | satakādīnayou (one woman) will almost do |
| antumā (you two) | satakādāniyou two will almost do |
| antum (you, men) | satakādūnayou (plural, masculine) will almost do |
| antunna (you, women) | satakadnayou (plural, feminine) will almost do |
| huwa (he) | sayakāduhe will almost do |
| hiya (she) | satakādushe will almost do |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayakādānithey two (masculine) will almost do |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satakādānithey two (feminine) will almost do |
| hum (they, men) | sayakādūnathey (masculine) will almost do |
| hunna (they, women) | sayakadnathey (feminine) will almost do |
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