Arabic reference
نَفَعَ
nafaʿa
to be useful
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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) | nafaʿtuI was useful; I have been useful |
| naḥnu (we) | nafaʿnāwe were useful; we have been useful |
| anta (you, one man) | nafaʿtayou (one man) were useful; you (one man) have been useful |
| anti (you, one woman) | nafaʿtiyou (one woman) were useful; you (one woman) have been useful |
| antumā (you two) | nafaʿtumāyou two were useful; you two have been useful |
| antum (you, men) | nafaʿtumyou (plural, masculine) were useful; you (plural, masculine) have been useful |
| antunna (you, women) | nafaʿtunnayou (plural, feminine) were useful; you (plural, feminine) have been useful |
| huwa (he) | nafaʿahe was useful; he has been useful |
| hiya (she) | nafaʿatshe was useful; she has been useful |
| humā (they two, masculine) | nafaʿāthey two (masculine) were useful; they two (masculine) have been useful |
| humā (they two, feminine) | nafaʿatāthey two (feminine) were useful; they two (feminine) have been useful |
| hum (they, men) | nafaʿūthey (masculine) were useful; they (masculine) have been useful |
| hunna (they, women) | nafaʿnathey (feminine) were useful; they (feminine) have been useful |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | anfaʿuI am useful |
| naḥnu (we) | nanfaʿuwe are useful |
| anta (you, one man) | tanfaʿuyou (one man) are useful |
| anti (you, one woman) | tanfaʿīnayou (one woman) are useful |
| antumā (you two) | tanfaʿāniyou two are useful |
| antum (you, men) | tanfaʿūnayou (plural, masculine) are useful |
| antunna (you, women) | tanfaʿnayou (plural, feminine) are useful |
| huwa (he) | yanfaʿuhe is useful |
| hiya (she) | tanfaʿushe is useful |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yanfaʿānithey two (masculine) are useful |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tanfaʿānithey two (feminine) are useful |
| hum (they, men) | yanfaʿūnathey (masculine) are useful |
| hunna (they, women) | yanfaʿnathey (feminine) are useful |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | anfaʿa(that) I am useful |
| naḥnu (we) | nanfaʿa(that) we are useful |
| anta (you, one man) | tanfaʿa(that) you (one man) are useful |
| anti (you, one woman) | tanfaʿī(that) you (one woman) are useful |
| antumā (you two) | tanfaʿā(that) you two are useful |
| antum (you, men) | tanfaʿū(that) you (plural, masculine) are useful |
| antunna (you, women) | tanfaʿna(that) you (plural, feminine) are useful |
| huwa (he) | yanfaʿa(that) he is useful |
| hiya (she) | tanfaʿa(that) she is useful |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yanfaʿā(that) they two (masculine) are useful |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tanfaʿā(that) they two (feminine) are useful |
| hum (they, men) | yanfaʿū(that) they (masculine) are useful |
| hunna (they, women) | yanfaʿna(that) they (feminine) are useful |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | anfaʿI am useful (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nanfaʿwe are useful (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tanfaʿyou (one man) are useful (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tanfaʿīyou (one woman) are useful (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tanfaʿāyou two are useful (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tanfaʿūyou (plural, masculine) are useful (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tanfaʿnayou (plural, feminine) are useful (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yanfaʿhe is useful (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tanfaʿshe is useful (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yanfaʿāthey two (masculine) are useful (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tanfaʿāthey two (feminine) are useful (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yanfaʿūthey (masculine) are useful (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yanfaʿnathey (feminine) are useful (jussive) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾanfaʿuI will be useful |
| naḥnu (we) | sananfaʿuwe will be useful |
| anta (you, one man) | satanfaʿuyou (one man) will be useful |
| anti (you, one woman) | satanfaʿīnayou (one woman) will be useful |
| antumā (you two) | satanfaʿāniyou two will be useful |
| antum (you, men) | satanfaʿūnayou (plural, masculine) will be useful |
| antunna (you, women) | satanfaʿnayou (plural, feminine) will be useful |
| huwa (he) | sayanfaʿuhe will be useful |
| hiya (she) | satanfaʿushe will be useful |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayanfaʿānithey two (masculine) will be useful |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satanfaʿānithey two (feminine) will be useful |
| hum (they, men) | sayanfaʿūnathey (masculine) will be useful |
| hunna (they, women) | sayanfaʿnathey (feminine) will be useful |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | nufiʿtuI was helped; I have been helped |
| naḥnu (we) | nufiʿnāwe were helped; we have been helped |
| anta (you, one man) | nufiʿtayou (one man) were helped; you (one man) have been helped |
| anti (you, one woman) | nufiʿtiyou (one woman) were helped; you (one woman) have been helped |
| antumā (you two) | nufiʿtumāyou two were helped; you two have been helped |
| antum (you, men) | nufiʿtumyou (plural, masculine) were helped; you (plural, masculine) have been helped |
| antunna (you, women) | nufiʿtunnayou (plural, feminine) were helped; you (plural, feminine) have been helped |
| huwa (he) | nufiʿahe was helped; he has been helped |
| hiya (she) | nufiʿatshe was helped; she has been helped |
| humā (they two, masculine) | nufiʿāthey two (masculine) were helped; they two (masculine) have been helped |
| humā (they two, feminine) | nufiʿatāthey two (feminine) were helped; they two (feminine) have been helped |
| hum (they, men) | nufiʿūthey (masculine) were helped; they (masculine) have been helped |
| hunna (they, women) | nufiʿnathey (feminine) were helped; they (feminine) have been helped |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | unfaʿuI am helped |
| naḥnu (we) | nunfaʿuwe are helped |
| anta (you, one man) | tunfaʿuyou (one man) are helped |
| anti (you, one woman) | tunfaʿīnayou (one woman) are helped |
| antumā (you two) | tunfaʿāniyou two are helped |
| antum (you, men) | tunfaʿūnayou (plural, masculine) are helped |
| antunna (you, women) | tunfaʿnayou (plural, feminine) are helped |
| huwa (he) | yunfaʿuhe is helped |
| hiya (she) | tunfaʿushe is helped |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yunfaʿānithey two (masculine) are helped |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tunfaʿānithey two (feminine) are helped |
| hum (they, men) | yunfaʿūnathey (masculine) are helped |
| hunna (they, women) | yunfaʿnathey (feminine) are helped |
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