Arabic reference
كَتَبَ
kataba
to write
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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) | katabtuI wrote; I have written |
| naḥnu (we) | katabnāwe wrote; we have written |
| anta (you, one man) | katabtayou (one man) wrote; you (one man) have written |
| anti (you, one woman) | katabtiyou (one woman) wrote; you (one woman) have written |
| antumā (you two) | katabtumāyou two wrote; you two have written |
| antum (you, men) | katabtumyou (plural, masculine) wrote; you (plural, masculine) have written |
| antunna (you, women) | katabtunnayou (plural, feminine) wrote; you (plural, feminine) have written |
| huwa (he) | katabahe wrote; he has written |
| hiya (she) | katabatshe wrote; she has written |
| humā (they two, masculine) | katabāthey two (masculine) wrote; they two (masculine) have written |
| humā (they two, feminine) | katabatāthey two (feminine) wrote; they two (feminine) have written |
| hum (they, men) | katabūthey (masculine) wrote; they (masculine) have written |
| hunna (they, women) | katabnathey (feminine) wrote; they (feminine) have written |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aktubuI write |
| naḥnu (we) | naktubuwe write |
| anta (you, one man) | taktubuyou (one man) write |
| anti (you, one woman) | taktubīnayou (one woman) write |
| antumā (you two) | taktubāniyou two write |
| antum (you, men) | taktubūnayou (plural, masculine) write |
| antunna (you, women) | taktubnayou (plural, feminine) write |
| huwa (he) | yaktubuhe writes |
| hiya (she) | taktubushe writes |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaktubānithey two (masculine) write |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taktubānithey two (feminine) write |
| hum (they, men) | yaktubūnathey (masculine) write |
| hunna (they, women) | yaktubnathey (feminine) write |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aktuba(that) I write |
| naḥnu (we) | naktuba(that) we write |
| anta (you, one man) | taktuba(that) you (one man) write |
| anti (you, one woman) | taktubī(that) you (one woman) write |
| antumā (you two) | taktubā(that) you two write |
| antum (you, men) | taktubū(that) you (plural, masculine) write |
| antunna (you, women) | taktubna(that) you (plural, feminine) write |
| huwa (he) | yaktuba(that) he writes |
| hiya (she) | taktuba(that) she writes |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaktubā(that) they two (masculine) write |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taktubā(that) they two (feminine) write |
| hum (they, men) | yaktubū(that) they (masculine) write |
| hunna (they, women) | yaktubna(that) they (feminine) write |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aktubI write (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | naktubwe write (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | taktubyou (one man) write (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taktubīyou (one woman) write (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | taktubāyou two write (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | taktubūyou (plural, masculine) write (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | taktubnayou (plural, feminine) write (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yaktubhe writes (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | taktubshe writes (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaktubāthey two (masculine) write (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taktubāthey two (feminine) write (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yaktubūthey (masculine) write (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yaktubnathey (feminine) write (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | uktubwrite! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | uktubīwrite! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | uktubāwrite! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | uktubūwrite! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | uktubnawrite! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾaktubuI will write |
| naḥnu (we) | sanaktubuwe will write |
| anta (you, one man) | sataktubuyou (one man) will write |
| anti (you, one woman) | sataktubīnayou (one woman) will write |
| antumā (you two) | sataktubāniyou two will write |
| antum (you, men) | sataktubūnayou (plural, masculine) will write |
| antunna (you, women) | sataktubnayou (plural, feminine) will write |
| huwa (he) | sayaktubuhe will write |
| hiya (she) | sataktubushe will write |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayaktubānithey two (masculine) will write |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sataktubānithey two (feminine) will write |
| hum (they, men) | sayaktubūnathey (masculine) will write |
| hunna (they, women) | sayaktubnathey (feminine) will write |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | kutibtuI was written; I have been written |
| naḥnu (we) | kutibnāwe were written; we have been written |
| anta (you, one man) | kutibtayou (one man) were written; you (one man) have been written |
| anti (you, one woman) | kutibtiyou (one woman) were written; you (one woman) have been written |
| antumā (you two) | kutibtumāyou two were written; you two have been written |
| antum (you, men) | kutibtumyou (plural, masculine) were written; you (plural, masculine) have been written |
| antunna (you, women) | kutibtunnayou (plural, feminine) were written; you (plural, feminine) have been written |
| huwa (he) | kutibahe was written; he has been written |
| hiya (she) | kutibatshe was written; she has been written |
| humā (they two, masculine) | kutibāthey two (masculine) were written; they two (masculine) have been written |
| humā (they two, feminine) | kutibatāthey two (feminine) were written; they two (feminine) have been written |
| hum (they, men) | kutibūthey (masculine) were written; they (masculine) have been written |
| hunna (they, women) | kutibnathey (feminine) were written; they (feminine) have been written |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uktabuI am written |
| naḥnu (we) | nuktabuwe are written |
| anta (you, one man) | tuktabuyou (one man) are written |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuktabīnayou (one woman) are written |
| antumā (you two) | tuktabāniyou two are written |
| antum (you, men) | tuktabūnayou (plural, masculine) are written |
| antunna (you, women) | tuktabnayou (plural, feminine) are written |
| huwa (he) | yuktabuhe is written |
| hiya (she) | tuktabushe is written |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuktabānithey two (masculine) are written |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuktabānithey two (feminine) are written |
| hum (they, men) | yuktabūnathey (masculine) are written |
| hunna (they, women) | yuktabnathey (feminine) are written |
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