Arabic reference
كَلَّمَ
kallama
to speak to
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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) | kallamtuI spoke to; I have spoken to |
| naḥnu (we) | kallamnāwe spoke to; we have spoken to |
| anta (you, one man) | kallamtayou (one man) spoke to; you (one man) have spoken to |
| anti (you, one woman) | kallamtiyou (one woman) spoke to; you (one woman) have spoken to |
| antumā (you two) | kallamtumāyou two spoke to; you two have spoken to |
| antum (you, men) | kallamtumyou (plural, masculine) spoke to; you (plural, masculine) have spoken to |
| antunna (you, women) | kallamtunnayou (plural, feminine) spoke to; you (plural, feminine) have spoken to |
| huwa (he) | kallamahe spoke to; he has spoken to |
| hiya (she) | kallamatshe spoke to; she has spoken to |
| humā (they two, masculine) | kallamāthey two (masculine) spoke to; they two (masculine) have spoken to |
| humā (they two, feminine) | kallamatāthey two (feminine) spoke to; they two (feminine) have spoken to |
| hum (they, men) | kallamūthey (masculine) spoke to; they (masculine) have spoken to |
| hunna (they, women) | kallamnathey (feminine) spoke to; they (feminine) have spoken to |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ukallimuI speak to |
| naḥnu (we) | nukallimuwe speak to |
| anta (you, one man) | tukallimuyou (one man) speak to |
| anti (you, one woman) | tukallimīnayou (one woman) speak to |
| antumā (you two) | tukallimāniyou two speak to |
| antum (you, men) | tukallimūnayou (plural, masculine) speak to |
| antunna (you, women) | tukallimnayou (plural, feminine) speak to |
| huwa (he) | yukallimuhe speaks to |
| hiya (she) | tukallimushe speaks to |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yukallimānithey two (masculine) speak to |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tukallimānithey two (feminine) speak to |
| hum (they, men) | yukallimūnathey (masculine) speak to |
| hunna (they, women) | yukallimnathey (feminine) speak to |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ukallima(that) I speak to |
| naḥnu (we) | nukallima(that) we speak to |
| anta (you, one man) | tukallima(that) you (one man) speak to |
| anti (you, one woman) | tukallimī(that) you (one woman) speak to |
| antumā (you two) | tukallimā(that) you two speak to |
| antum (you, men) | tukallimū(that) you (plural, masculine) speak to |
| antunna (you, women) | tukallimna(that) you (plural, feminine) speak to |
| huwa (he) | yukallima(that) he speaks to |
| hiya (she) | tukallima(that) she speaks to |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yukallimā(that) they two (masculine) speak to |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tukallimā(that) they two (feminine) speak to |
| hum (they, men) | yukallimū(that) they (masculine) speak to |
| hunna (they, women) | yukallimna(that) they (feminine) speak to |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ukallimI speak to (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nukallimwe speak to (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tukallimyou (one man) speak to (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tukallimīyou (one woman) speak to (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tukallimāyou two speak to (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tukallimūyou (plural, masculine) speak to (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tukallimnayou (plural, feminine) speak to (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yukallimhe speaks to (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tukallimshe speaks to (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yukallimāthey two (masculine) speak to (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tukallimāthey two (feminine) speak to (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yukallimūthey (masculine) speak to (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yukallimnathey (feminine) speak to (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | kallimspeak to! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | kallimīspeak to! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | kallimāspeak to! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | kallimūspeak to! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | kallimnaspeak to! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾukallimuI will speak to |
| naḥnu (we) | sanukallimuwe will speak to |
| anta (you, one man) | satukallimuyou (one man) will speak to |
| anti (you, one woman) | satukallimīnayou (one woman) will speak to |
| antumā (you two) | satukallimāniyou two will speak to |
| antum (you, men) | satukallimūnayou (plural, masculine) will speak to |
| antunna (you, women) | satukallimnayou (plural, feminine) will speak to |
| huwa (he) | sayukallimuhe will speak to |
| hiya (she) | satukallimushe will speak to |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayukallimānithey two (masculine) will speak to |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satukallimānithey two (feminine) will speak to |
| hum (they, men) | sayukallimūnathey (masculine) will speak to |
| hunna (they, women) | sayukallimnathey (feminine) will speak to |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | kullimtuI was spoken to; I have been spoken to |
| naḥnu (we) | kullimnāwe were spoken to; we have been spoken to |
| anta (you, one man) | kullimtayou (one man) were spoken to; you (one man) have been spoken to |
| anti (you, one woman) | kullimtiyou (one woman) were spoken to; you (one woman) have been spoken to |
| antumā (you two) | kullimtumāyou two were spoken to; you two have been spoken to |
| antum (you, men) | kullimtumyou (plural, masculine) were spoken to; you (plural, masculine) have been spoken to |
| antunna (you, women) | kullimtunnayou (plural, feminine) were spoken to; you (plural, feminine) have been spoken to |
| huwa (he) | kullimahe was spoken to; he has been spoken to |
| hiya (she) | kullimatshe was spoken to; she has been spoken to |
| humā (they two, masculine) | kullimāthey two (masculine) were spoken to; they two (masculine) have been spoken to |
| humā (they two, feminine) | kullimatāthey two (feminine) were spoken to; they two (feminine) have been spoken to |
| hum (they, men) | kullimūthey (masculine) were spoken to; they (masculine) have been spoken to |
| hunna (they, women) | kullimnathey (feminine) were spoken to; they (feminine) have been spoken to |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ukallamuI am spoken to |
| naḥnu (we) | nukallamuwe are spoken to |
| anta (you, one man) | tukallamuyou (one man) are spoken to |
| anti (you, one woman) | tukallamīnayou (one woman) are spoken to |
| antumā (you two) | tukallamāniyou two are spoken to |
| antum (you, men) | tukallamūnayou (plural, masculine) are spoken to |
| antunna (you, women) | tukallamnayou (plural, feminine) are spoken to |
| huwa (he) | yukallamuhe is spoken to |
| hiya (she) | tukallamushe is spoken to |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yukallamānithey two (masculine) are spoken to |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tukallamānithey two (feminine) are spoken to |
| hum (they, men) | yukallamūnathey (masculine) are spoken to |
| hunna (they, women) | yukallamnathey (feminine) are spoken to |
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