Arabic for be able

istaTaa3a
ﺍِﺳﺘَﻄَﺎﻉَ
be able – past tense he
yastaTii3u
ﻳَﺴﺘَﻄِﻴﻊُ
be able – present tense he

The Arabic verb for be able is written ﺍِﺳﺘَﻄَﺎﻉَ and pronunced istaTaa3a in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺴﺘَﻄِﻴﻊُ and pronounced yastaTii3u. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters:
The root of the word be able consists of three Arabic letters: Ta that is written and pronounced T, waw that is written and pronounced w and ayn that is written and pronounced 3. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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All letters in be able

ﺍِﺳﺘَﻄَﺎﻉَ
ﺳـ
ـﺘـ
ـﻄـ
ـﺎ
 
ﺳـ
ـﺘـ
ـﻄـ
ـﺎ
 
ـﺎ
ﺳـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺲ
ﺗـ
ـﺘـ
ـﺖ
ﻃـ
ـﻄـ
ـﻂ
ـﺎ
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
 
alef
sin
s
ta
t
Ta
T
alef
ayn
3
 
 
The Arabic word for be able consists of: The letter alef that is written ﺍ and pronounced . The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ﺳـ ) and pronounced s. The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ـﺘـ ) and pronounced t. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter Ta that is written ﻁ ( here ـﻄـ ) and pronounced T and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter alef that is written ﺍ ( here ـﺎ ) and pronounced . The letter ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3 and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. Therefore, the word is writen ﺍِﺳﺘَﻄَﺎﻉَ and pronounced istaTaa3a.
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Conjugations of be able

past tense
present tense
he
istaTaa3a
ﺍِﺳﺘَﻄَﺎﻉَ
he - past tense
yastaTii3u
ﻳَﺴﺘَﻄِﻴﻊُ
he - present tense
she
istaTaa3at
ﺍِﺳﺘَﻄَﺎﻋَﺖ
she - past tense
tastaTii3u
ﺗَﺴﺘَﻄِﻴﻊُ
she - present tense
I
istaTa3tu
ﺍِﺳﺘَﻄَﻌﺖُ
I - past tense
'astaTii3u
ﺃَﺳﺘَﻄِﻴﻊُ
I - present tense