9/12.6 - Form V. تَفَعُّلًا tafa’u-lan

 

Section 12.6 - Form V. تَفَعُّلًا tafa’u-lan

 

Form 4 is called تَفَعُّلًا (tafa’u-lan).  Past tense of this form is تَفَعَّلَ (ta-fa’-ala) and imperfect tense is يَتَفَعَّلُ (ya-ta-fa’-alu) and its source (Masdar) is تَفَعُّلًا tafa’u-lan. The benefit of this form is that it also changes the meaning of the Verb from normal action to that of an action with effort/preparation for the purpose of getting something for yourself. For example, عَلِمَ a-li-ma to تَعَلَّمَ ta’al-la-ma. عَلِمَ ali-ma means to know. When changed to تَعَلَّمَ, ta-al-la-ma it means to learn.

 

The inflections for this are shown in the table below:

 

Table 78 -Form V Past tense تَفَعَّلَ (ta-fa’-'ala) Inflections

			Single		Dual		Plural
Absent 3rd person	Male	1	تَفَعَّلَ Tafa’- ‘ala	2	تَفَعَّلَا Tafa’- ‘alaa	3	تَفَعَّلُوْا Tafa’- ‘aloo
	Female	4	تَفَعَّلَتْ Tafa’- ‘alat	5	تَفَعَّلَتَا Tafa’-‘al- tu-maa	6	تَفَعَّلْنَ Tafa’-‘al- na
Present 2nd person	Male	7	تَفَعَّلْتَ Tafa’- ‘alata	8	تَفَعَّلْتُمَا Tafa’-‘al- tu-maa	9	تَفَعَّلْتُمْ Tafa’-‘al- tum
	female	10	تَفَعَّلْتِ Tafa’- ‘alti	11	تَفَعَّلْتُمَا Tafa’-‘al- tu-maa	12	تَفَعَّلْتُنَّ Tafa’-‘al- tun-na
Speaker 1st person	Male/ female	13	تَفَعَّلْتُ Tafa’- ‘altu	14	تَفَعَّلْنَا Tafa’-‘al-naa

Table 79 – Form V Imperfect Tense يَتَفَعَّلُ (ya-ta-fa'-'alu) Inflections

 

	Gender		Single		Dual		Plural
Absent 3rd person	Male	1	يَتَفَعَّلُ Yata-fa’- ‘ala	6	يَتَفَعَّلَانِ Yata-fa’- ‘alaa-ni	10	يَتَفَعَّلُوْنَ Yata-fa’- ‘aloo-na
	Female	2	تَتَفَعَّلُ Ta-ta-fa’- ‘ala	7	تَتَفَعَّلَانِ tata-fa’- ‘alaa-ni	11	يَتَفَعَّلْنَ Yata-fa’- ‘Al-na
Present 2nd person	Male	3	تَتَفَعَّلُ Ta-ta- fa’-‘ala	8	تَتَفَعَّلَانِ tata-fa’- ‘alaa-ni	12	تَتَفَعِّلْوْنَ tata-fa’- ‘aloo-na
	female	14	تَتَفَعَّلِينَ Ta-ta-fa’- ‘alee-na	9	تَتَفَعَّلَانِ tata-fa’- ‘alaa-ni	13	تَتَفَعَّلْنَ tata-fa’- ‘al-na
Speaker 1st person	Male/ female	4	اُتَفَعَّلُ a-ta-fa’- ‘ala	5	نُتَفَعَّلُ Nata-fa’-‘alu

Table 80 - Form V يَتَفَعَّلُ تَفَعَّلَ/ Examples

 

Qur’anic Example	four alphabet Form III word and meaning	three alphabet root word and meaning	three alphabet root with form
Al-Baqara - Verse 32 قَالُوا سُبْحَانَكَ لَا عِلْمَ لَنَا إِلَّا مَا عَلَّمْتَنَا They said, "Exalted are You; we have no knowledge except what You have taught us	تَعَلَّمَ/ يَتَعَلَّمُ/ تَعَلَّمًا   Ta-‘al-lama/ya-ta-‘al-la-mu/ta-‘al-la-man   Learnt	عَلِمَ/يَعْلَمُ/ عِلْمًا   ‘Ali-ma/ya’-lamu/’il-man   know	ع ل م س
Abasa - Verse 1 عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ He Prophet frowned and turned away	تَوَلَّىٰ/ يَتَوَلَّىٰ/ تَوَلَّا   Tawal-laa/yata-wal-laa/ta-wal-law   turn away	وَلِيَ/ يلِيْ / وَلِيًا   Wa-li-ya/ya-li/wa-li-yan   follow/ succeed	و ل ي ح
As-Saaffaat - Verse 155 أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ Then will you not be reminded?	تَذَكَّرَ/يَتَذَكَّرُ/ تَذَكُّرًا   Ta-zak-ka-ra/ya-ta-zak-ka-ru/ta-zak-ka-ran   to receive admonition/ to be reminded	ذَكَرَ/يَذكُرُ/ذِكْرًا   Za-ka-ra/yaz-ku-ru/zik-ran   To mention/ to remember	ذ ك ر ن
Al-Mulk - Verse 29   قُلْ هُوَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ آمَنَّا بِهِ وَعَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْنَا   Say, "He is the Most Merciful; we have believed in Him, and upon Him we have relied	تَوَكَّلَ/يَتَوَكَّلُ/تَوَكَّلًا   Tawak-ka-la/yata-wak-kalu/ta-wak-ka-lan   to trust	وَكَلَ/يَوْكِلُ/ وَكْلًا، وُكُوْلًا   Wa-ka-la/yaw-ki-lu/wak-lan, wu-koo-lan   To entrust	و ك ل ض
Az-Zumar - Verse 42   اللَّهُ يَتَوَفَّى الْأَنفُسَ حِينَ مَوْتِهَا   Allah takes the souls at the time of their death	تَوَفَّىٰ/يَتَوَفُّ/ تَوْفِيْيَّتَا   Ta-waf-fa/ya-ta-waf-fu/taw-fee-ya-ya-tan   Take away/ pass away/die	وَفَا/يَفِي/وَفَاةً   Wa-faa-ya-fee/wa-faa-tan   To fulfill/live up to/to die	و ف ي ض
Al-Baqara - Verse 256   قَد تَّبَيَّنَ الرُّشْدُ مِنَ الْغَيِّ   The right course has become clear from the wrong	تَبَيَّنَ/ يَتَبَيَّنُ/ تَبَيُّنًا   Ta-baiy-ya-na/yata-baiy-ya-nu/ta-baiy-yu-nan   became clear	بَانَ/يَبِيْنُ/بَيَانًا   Baa-na/ya-bee-nu/ba-yaa-nan   To separate/ Be clear	ب ي ن ض
Ar-Room - Verse 8   أَوَلَمْ يَتَفَكَّرُوا فِي أَنفُسِهِم   Do they not contemplate within themselves?	تَفَكَّرَ/ يَتَفَكَّرُ/ تَفَكُّرًا   Tafak-kara/yata-fak-ka-ru/ta-fak-ka-ran   ponder/ reflect	فَكَرَ/ يَفْكُرُ/ فِكْرًا،أَفْكَارًا   Fa-ka-ra/af-ku-ru/fik-ran, af-kaa-ran   He considered/reflected	ف ك ر ن
At-Tur - Verse 31   قُلْ تَرَبَّصُوا فَإِنِّي مَعَكُم مِّنَ الْمُتَرَبِّصِينَ   Say, "Wait, for indeed I am, with you, among the waiters."	تَرَبَّصَ/ يَتَرَبَّصُ/ تَرَبُّصًا   Tarab-basa/yata-rab-ba-su/ta-rab-bu-san   await/watch	رَبَصَ/يَرْبُصُ /رَبْصًا   Raba-sa/yar-bu-su/rab-san   wait/watch/be on the lookout	ر ب ص ن
Al-Mursalaat - Verse 46   كُلُوا وَتَمَتَّعُوا قَلِيلًا   [O disbelievers], eat and enjoy yourselves a little	تَمَتَّعَ/ يَتَمَتَّعُ/ تَمَتُّعًا   Ta-mat-ta-’a/ya-ta-mat-ta-‘u/ta-mat-tu-‘an   To enjoy/supply provisions	مَتَعَ/يَمْتَعُ/ مَتْعًا   Ma-ta-’a/yam-ta-‘u/mat-‘an   He took away/ carried away	م ت ع ف
Al-Baqara - Verse 127   رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا   Our Lord, accept [this] from us	تَقَبَّلَ/ يَتَقَبَّلُ/ تَقَبُّلًا   Ta-qab-ba-la/ya-ta-qab-ba-lu/ta-qab-bu-lan   Accept /receive/ grant	قَبِلَ/ يَقْبَلُ/ قُبُولًا   Qa-bi-la/yaq-ba-lu/qu-boo-lan   accept/ receive	ق ب ل س
Al-A'laa - Verse 14 قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself	تَزَكَّىٰ/يَتَزَكِّيْ/تَزَكًا   Ta-zak-kaaya-ta-zak-ki/ta-zak-ku-an   Pure/honest/ righteous	زكَا/يَزْكُوْ/زَكَاءً   Zaka-/yaz-ku/za-ka-an pure/just	ز ك و ن/س
Aal-e-Imran – Verse 103   وَاعْتَصِمُوا بِحَبْلِ اللَّهِ جَمِيعًا وَلَا تَفَرَّقُوا   And hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together and do not become divided	تَفَرَّقَ/يَتَفَرَّقُ/ تَفَرُّقًا   Ta-far-ra-qa/ya-ta-far-ra-qu/ta-far-ru-qan   To be divided	فَرَقَ/يَفْرَقُ/ فَرقًا،فُرُوْقًا، فُرْقَانًا   Fa-ra-qa/yaf-ra-qu/far-qan, fu-roo-qan, fur-qaa-nan   differentiate/ separate/ distinguish	ف ر ق ف/ن
Ash-Shu'araa - Verse 210   وَمَا تَنَزَّلَتْ بِهِ الشَّيَاطِينُ   And the devils have not brought the revelation down	تَنَزَّلَ/يَتَنَزَّلُ/تَنَزُّلًا   Ta-naz-za-la/ya-ta-naz-za-lu/ta-naz-zu-lan   descend or come down slowly/gently	نَزَلَ/يَنْزِلُ/نُزُوْلًا   Na-za-la/yan-zu-lu/nu-zoo-lan   descend/ come down	ن ز ل ض

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