Arabic reference
وَدَّ
wadda
to wish
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) | wadidtuI wished; I have wished |
| naḥnu (we) | wadidnāwe wished; we have wished |
| anta (you, one man) | wadidtayou (one man) wished; you (one man) have wished |
| anti (you, one woman) | wadidtiyou (one woman) wished; you (one woman) have wished |
| antumā (you two) | wadidtumāyou two wished; you two have wished |
| antum (you, men) | wadidtumyou (plural, masculine) wished; you (plural, masculine) have wished |
| antunna (you, women) | wadidtunnayou (plural, feminine) wished; you (plural, feminine) have wished |
| huwa (he) | waddahe wished; he has wished |
| hiya (she) | waddatshe wished; she has wished |
| humā (they two, masculine) | waddāthey two (masculine) wished; they two (masculine) have wished |
| humā (they two, feminine) | waddatāthey two (feminine) wished; they two (feminine) have wished |
| hum (they, men) | waddūthey (masculine) wished; they (masculine) have wished |
| hunna (they, women) | wadidnathey (feminine) wished; they (feminine) have wished |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | awadduI wish |
| naḥnu (we) | nawadduwe wish |
| anta (you, one man) | tawadduyou (one man) wish |
| anti (you, one woman) | tawaddīnayou (one woman) wish |
| antumā (you two) | tawaddāniyou two wish |
| antum (you, men) | tawaddūnayou (plural, masculine) wish |
| antunna (you, women) | tawdadnayou (plural, feminine) wish |
| huwa (he) | yawadduhe wishes |
| hiya (she) | tawaddushe wishes |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yawaddānithey two (masculine) wish |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tawaddānithey two (feminine) wish |
| hum (they, men) | yawaddūnathey (masculine) wish |
| hunna (they, women) | yawdadnathey (feminine) wish |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | awadda(that) I wish |
| naḥnu (we) | nawadda(that) we wish |
| anta (you, one man) | tawadda(that) you (one man) wish |
| anti (you, one woman) | tawaddī(that) you (one woman) wish |
| antumā (you two) | tawaddā(that) you two wish |
| antum (you, men) | tawaddū(that) you (plural, masculine) wish |
| antunna (you, women) | tawdadna(that) you (plural, feminine) wish |
| huwa (he) | yawadda(that) he wishes |
| hiya (she) | tawadda(that) she wishes |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yawaddā(that) they two (masculine) wish |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tawaddā(that) they two (feminine) wish |
| hum (they, men) | yawaddū(that) they (masculine) wish |
| hunna (they, women) | yawdadna(that) they (feminine) wish |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | awaddaI wish (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nawaddawe wish (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tawaddayou (one man) wish (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tawaddīyou (one woman) wish (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tawaddāyou two wish (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tawaddūyou (plural, masculine) wish (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tawdadnayou (plural, feminine) wish (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yawaddahe wishes (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tawaddashe wishes (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yawaddāthey two (masculine) wish (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tawaddāthey two (feminine) wish (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yawaddūthey (masculine) wish (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yawdadnathey (feminine) wish (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | waddawish! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | waddīwish! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | waddāwish! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | waddūwish! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | īdadnawish! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾawadduI will wish |
| naḥnu (we) | sanawadduwe will wish |
| anta (you, one man) | satawadduyou (one man) will wish |
| anti (you, one woman) | satawaddīnayou (one woman) will wish |
| antumā (you two) | satawaddāniyou two will wish |
| antum (you, men) | satawaddūnayou (plural, masculine) will wish |
| antunna (you, women) | satawdadnayou (plural, feminine) will wish |
| huwa (he) | sayawadduhe will wish |
| hiya (she) | satawaddushe will wish |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayawaddānithey two (masculine) will wish |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satawaddānithey two (feminine) will wish |
| hum (they, men) | sayawaddūnathey (masculine) will wish |
| hunna (they, women) | sayawdadnathey (feminine) will wish |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | wudidtuI was desired; I have been desired |
| naḥnu (we) | wudidnāwe were desired; we have been desired |
| anta (you, one man) | wudidtayou (one man) were desired; you (one man) have been desired |
| anti (you, one woman) | wudidtiyou (one woman) were desired; you (one woman) have been desired |
| antumā (you two) | wudidtumāyou two were desired; you two have been desired |
| antum (you, men) | wudidtumyou (plural, masculine) were desired; you (plural, masculine) have been desired |
| antunna (you, women) | wudidtunnayou (plural, feminine) were desired; you (plural, feminine) have been desired |
| huwa (he) | wuddahe was desired; he has been desired |
| hiya (she) | wuddatshe was desired; she has been desired |
| humā (they two, masculine) | wuddāthey two (masculine) were desired; they two (masculine) have been desired |
| humā (they two, feminine) | wuddatāthey two (feminine) were desired; they two (feminine) have been desired |
| hum (they, men) | wuddūthey (masculine) were desired; they (masculine) have been desired |
| hunna (they, women) | wudidnathey (feminine) were desired; they (feminine) have been desired |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uwadduI am desired |
| naḥnu (we) | nuwadduwe are desired |
| anta (you, one man) | tuwadduyou (one man) are desired |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuwaddīnayou (one woman) are desired |
| antumā (you two) | tuwaddāniyou two are desired |
| antum (you, men) | tuwaddūnayou (plural, masculine) are desired |
| antunna (you, women) | tūdadnayou (plural, feminine) are desired |
| huwa (he) | yuwadduhe is desired |
| hiya (she) | tuwaddushe is desired |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuwaddānithey two (masculine) are desired |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuwaddānithey two (feminine) are desired |
| hum (they, men) | yuwaddūnathey (masculine) are desired |
| hunna (they, women) | yūdadnathey (feminine) are desired |
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