Conjugation of the Arabic Verb اِسْتَطَاعَ (istaṭāʿa)
اِسْتَطَاعَ
istaṭāʿa
Meaning
to be able to / can
Root (الجذر)
ط و ع
Form (الوزن)
Form X (hollow)
Verbal Noun (مصدر)
اِسْتِطَاعَة (istiṭāʿa)
Active Participle (اسم الفاعل)
مُسْتَطِيع (mustaṭīʿ)
Past Tense (الماضي)
The past tense is formed by adding suffixes to the verb stem. It expresses completed actions.
| Pronoun | Transliteration | Arabic | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا | anā | اِسْتَطَعْتُ | istaṭaʿtu |
| هُوَ | huwa | اِسْتَطَاعَ | istaṭāʿa |
| هِيَ | hiya | اِسْتَطَاعَتْ | istaṭāʿat |
| نَحْنُ | naḥnu | اِسْتَطَعْنَا | istaṭaʿnā |
| هُمْ | hum | اِسْتَطَاعُوا | istaṭāʿū |
Present Tense (المضارع)
The present tense is formed with prefixes (and sometimes suffixes). It expresses ongoing, habitual, or future actions.
| Pronoun | Transliteration | Arabic | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا | anā | أَسْتَطِيعُ | astaṭīʿu |
| أَنْتَ | anta | تَسْتَطِيعُ | tastaṭīʿu |
| هُوَ | huwa | يَسْتَطِيعُ | yastaṭīʿu |
| نَحْنُ | naḥnu | نَسْتَطِيعُ | nastaṭīʿu |
| هُمْ | hum | يَسْتَطِيعُونَ | yastaṭīʿūna |
Example Sentences
Present
أَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ أُسَاعِدَكَ.
Astaṭīʿu an usāʿidaka.
I can help you.
Negative
لاَ أَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ آتِيَ.
Lā astaṭīʿu an ātiya.
I cannot come.
Past
لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ.
Lam yastaṭiʿ.
He was not able to.