سُوء
evil
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Highlights
Present tense
يُسِيءُ
Verbal noun
إِسَاءَة
Active participle
مُسِيء
Passive participle
مُسَاء
Most common words from the same root
أَسَاءَ in English
Verb · Form IV
- to do or act badly; to go wrong intransitive
- to harm; to mistreat transitive
أَحْسَنَ إِلَيْكَ سَعْدٌ بَيْنَمَا أَنْتَ أَسَأْتَ إِلَيْهِSaad treated you well, whereas you treated him badly
- to misunderstand (a statement or remark) transitive
أَسَاءَ الْفَهْمَHe misunderstood
- to do badly; to do wrong; to mishandle transitive
أَسَاءَ ٱسْتِعْمَالَ السِّكِّينِ فَجُرِحَ.He mishandled the knife and injured himself.
Word origin
Compare سُوء (sūʔ, “evil; harm”).
Words from the root س-و-ء
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
سَاءَ
· present يَسُوءُ
Form I · The plain action
to act badly; to maltreat; to injure; to grieve; to be bad
سَوْء
evil
سَوَاء
سَوَاءَة
سَوَايَة
سَوَائِيَة
مَسَاءَة
مَسَايَة
مَسَاء
مَسَائِيَة
bad
مَسُوء
to do or act badly; to go wrong; to harm; to mistreat; to misunderstand (a statement or remark)
إِسَاءَة
مُسِيء
مُسَاء
اِسْتَاءَ
· present يَسْتَاءُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to be offended by
سَاءَ
Form
how bad! How miserable!
أَسَاءَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | أَسَأْتُ | أُسِيءُ | أُسِيءَ | أُسِئْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | أَسَأْتَ | تُسِيءُ | تُسِيءَ | تُسِئْ | أَسِئْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | أَسَأْتِ | تُسِيئِينَ | تُسِيئِي | تُسِيئِي | أَسِيئِي |
| هُوَ he | أَسَاءَ | يُسِيءُ | يُسِيءَ | يُسِئْ | — |
| هِيَ she | أَسَاءَتْ | تُسِيءُ | تُسِيءَ | تُسِئْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | أَسَأْتُمَا | تُسِيئَانِ | تُسِيئَا | تُسِيئَا | أَسِيئَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | أَسَاءَا | يُسِيئَانِ | يُسِيئَا | يُسِيئَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | أَسَاءَتَا | تُسِيئَانِ | تُسِيئَا | تُسِيئَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | أَسَأْنَا | نُسِيءُ | نُسِيءَ | نُسِئْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | أَسَأْتُمْ | تُسِيئُونَ / تُسِيؤُونَ | تُسِيئُوا / تُسِيؤُوا | تُسِيئُوا / تُسِيؤُوا | أَسِيئُوا / أَسِيؤُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | أَسَأْتُنَّ | تُسِئْنَ | تُسِئْنَ | تُسِئْنَ | أَسِئْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | أَسَائُوا / أَسَاؤُوا | يُسِيئُونَ / يُسِيؤُونَ | يُسِيئُوا / يُسِيؤُوا | يُسِيئُوا / يُسِيؤُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | أَسَأْنَ | يُسِئْنَ | يُسِئْنَ | يُسِئْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | إِسَاءَة |
|---|---|
| Active participle | مُسِيء |
| Passive participle | مُسَاء |
أَسَاءَ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to harm
أَحْسَنَ إِلَيْكَ سَعْدٌ بَيْنَمَا أَنْتَ أَسَأْتَ إِلَيْهِSaad treated you well, whereas you treated him badly
to misunderstand
أَسَاءَ الْفَهْمَHe misunderstood
to do badly
أَسَاءَ ٱسْتِعْمَالَ السِّكِّينِ فَجُرِحَ.He mishandled the knife and injured himself.
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