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.