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tense in Arabic

صِيغَة ṣīḡa

/tɛns/

tense in Arabic: صِيغَة (ṣīḡa), صِيغَةُ الْفِعْل (ṣīḡatu l-fiʕl), زَمَن (zaman), مُتَوَتِّر (mutawattir). In English, tense means the property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists.

Arabic words for tense

verb forms distinguishing time
صِيغَة ṣīḡa, صِيغَةُ الْفِعْل ṣīḡatu l-fiʕl, زَمَن zaman
showing stress or strain
مُتَوَتِّر mutawattir

English meaning of tense

  1. noun The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists.
  2. noun An inflected form of a verb that indicates tense.
  3. noun A grammatical aspect.
  4. noun A verb form or construction indicating a combination of tense, aspect, and mood.

Full definition of tense

tense in a sentence

  • Dyirbal verbs are not inflected for tense.
  • English only has a past tense and a non-past tense; it has no future tense.
  • The "simple present" tense in English can have several meanings.

Synonyms of tense

tense in other languages

Questions about tense in Arabic

What is the meaning of tense in Arabic?
Tense in Arabic is صِيغَة (ṣīḡa), صِيغَةُ الْفِعْل (ṣīḡatu l-fiʕl), زَمَن (zaman), مُتَوَتِّر (mutawattir).
ما معنى كلمة tense؟
Tense: صِيغَة (ṣīḡa), صِيغَةُ الْفِعْل (ṣīḡatu l-fiʕl), زَمَن (zaman), مُتَوَتِّر (mutawattir).
What does tense mean in English?
Tense means the property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists.

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