Arabic reference
كَوَّنَ
kawwana
to form
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) | kawwantuI formed; I have formed |
| naḥnu (we) | kawwannāwe formed; we have formed |
| anta (you, one man) | kawwantayou (one man) formed; you (one man) have formed |
| anti (you, one woman) | kawwantiyou (one woman) formed; you (one woman) have formed |
| antumā (you two) | kawwantumāyou two formed; you two have formed |
| antum (you, men) | kawwantumyou (plural, masculine) formed; you (plural, masculine) have formed |
| antunna (you, women) | kawwantunnayou (plural, feminine) formed; you (plural, feminine) have formed |
| huwa (he) | kawwanahe formed; he has formed |
| hiya (she) | kawwanatshe formed; she has formed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | kawwanāthey two (masculine) formed; they two (masculine) have formed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | kawwanatāthey two (feminine) formed; they two (feminine) have formed |
| hum (they, men) | kawwanūthey (masculine) formed; they (masculine) have formed |
| hunna (they, women) | kawwannathey (feminine) formed; they (feminine) have formed |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ukawwinuI form |
| naḥnu (we) | nukawwinuwe form |
| anta (you, one man) | tukawwinuyou (one man) form |
| anti (you, one woman) | tukawwinīnayou (one woman) form |
| antumā (you two) | tukawwināniyou two form |
| antum (you, men) | tukawwinūnayou (plural, masculine) form |
| antunna (you, women) | tukawwinnayou (plural, feminine) form |
| huwa (he) | yukawwinuhe forms |
| hiya (she) | tukawwinushe forms |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yukawwinānithey two (masculine) form |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tukawwinānithey two (feminine) form |
| hum (they, men) | yukawwinūnathey (masculine) form |
| hunna (they, women) | yukawwinnathey (feminine) form |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ukawwina(that) I form |
| naḥnu (we) | nukawwina(that) we form |
| anta (you, one man) | tukawwina(that) you (one man) form |
| anti (you, one woman) | tukawwinī(that) you (one woman) form |
| antumā (you two) | tukawwinā(that) you two form |
| antum (you, men) | tukawwinū(that) you (plural, masculine) form |
| antunna (you, women) | tukawwinna(that) you (plural, feminine) form |
| huwa (he) | yukawwina(that) he forms |
| hiya (she) | tukawwina(that) she forms |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yukawwinā(that) they two (masculine) form |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tukawwinā(that) they two (feminine) form |
| hum (they, men) | yukawwinū(that) they (masculine) form |
| hunna (they, women) | yukawwinna(that) they (feminine) form |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ukawwinI form (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nukawwinwe form (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tukawwinyou (one man) form (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tukawwinīyou (one woman) form (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tukawwināyou two form (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tukawwinūyou (plural, masculine) form (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tukawwinnayou (plural, feminine) form (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yukawwinhe forms (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tukawwinshe forms (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yukawwināthey two (masculine) form (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tukawwināthey two (feminine) form (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yukawwinūthey (masculine) form (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yukawwinnathey (feminine) form (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | kawwinform! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | kawwinīform! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | kawwināform! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | kawwinūform! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | kawwinnaform! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾukawwinuI will form |
| naḥnu (we) | sanukawwinuwe will form |
| anta (you, one man) | satukawwinuyou (one man) will form |
| anti (you, one woman) | satukawwinīnayou (one woman) will form |
| antumā (you two) | satukawwināniyou two will form |
| antum (you, men) | satukawwinūnayou (plural, masculine) will form |
| antunna (you, women) | satukawwinnayou (plural, feminine) will form |
| huwa (he) | sayukawwinuhe will form |
| hiya (she) | satukawwinushe will form |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayukawwinānithey two (masculine) will form |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satukawwinānithey two (feminine) will form |
| hum (they, men) | sayukawwinūnathey (masculine) will form |
| hunna (they, women) | sayukawwinnathey (feminine) will form |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | kuwwintuI was formed; I have been formed |
| naḥnu (we) | kuwwinnāwe were formed; we have been formed |
| anta (you, one man) | kuwwintayou (one man) were formed; you (one man) have been formed |
| anti (you, one woman) | kuwwintiyou (one woman) were formed; you (one woman) have been formed |
| antumā (you two) | kuwwintumāyou two were formed; you two have been formed |
| antum (you, men) | kuwwintumyou (plural, masculine) were formed; you (plural, masculine) have been formed |
| antunna (you, women) | kuwwintunnayou (plural, feminine) were formed; you (plural, feminine) have been formed |
| huwa (he) | kuwwinahe was formed; he has been formed |
| hiya (she) | kuwwinatshe was formed; she has been formed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | kuwwināthey two (masculine) were formed; they two (masculine) have been formed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | kuwwinatāthey two (feminine) were formed; they two (feminine) have been formed |
| hum (they, men) | kuwwinūthey (masculine) were formed; they (masculine) have been formed |
| hunna (they, women) | kuwwinnathey (feminine) were formed; they (feminine) have been formed |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ukawwanuI am formed |
| naḥnu (we) | nukawwanuwe are formed |
| anta (you, one man) | tukawwanuyou (one man) are formed |
| anti (you, one woman) | tukawwanīnayou (one woman) are formed |
| antumā (you two) | tukawwanāniyou two are formed |
| antum (you, men) | tukawwanūnayou (plural, masculine) are formed |
| antunna (you, women) | tukawwannayou (plural, feminine) are formed |
| huwa (he) | yukawwanuhe is formed |
| hiya (she) | tukawwanushe is formed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yukawwanānithey two (masculine) are formed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tukawwanānithey two (feminine) are formed |
| hum (they, men) | yukawwanūnathey (masculine) are formed |
| hunna (they, women) | yukawwannathey (feminine) are formed |
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