كِفَاح
contention
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Highlights
Present tense
يُكَافِحُ
Verbal nouns
كِفَاح، مُكَافَحَة
Active participle
مُكَافِح
Passive participle
مُكَافَح
Most common words from the same root
Noun
كِفَاح
contention
Noun
مُكافَحَة
fight
كَافَحَ in English
Verb · Form III
- to manage, to control, to superintend transitive
يُكَافِحُونَ ٱلْاِنْبِعَاثَاتِThey control emissions.
- to endeavor, to strive, to struggle
كَافَحَ مِنْ أَجْلِ حُقُوقِهِHe stood up for his rights.
- to fight transitive
كَافَحُوا أَعْدَاءَهُمْThey fought their enemies.
- to defend (عَن (ʕan)) intransitive
كَافَحَ عَنْهَاHe defended her.
Words from the root ك-ف-ح
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كَافَحَ
· present يُكَافِحُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to manage, to control, to superintend; to endeavor, to strive, to struggle; to fight
مُكافَحَة
fight
مُكَافَحَة
مُكَافِح
militant
مُكَافَح
تَكَافَحَ
· present يَتَكَافَحُ
Form VI · Mutual action
to fight, combat, battle, strive, struggle, clash, collide
تَكَافُح
مُتَكَافِح
مُتَكَافَح
كَافَحَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | كَافَحْتُ | أُكَافِحُ | أُكَافِحَ | أُكَافِحْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | كَافَحْتَ | تُكَافِحُ | تُكَافِحَ | تُكَافِحْ | كَافِحْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | كَافَحْتِ | تُكَافِحِينَ | تُكَافِحِي | تُكَافِحِي | كَافِحِي |
| هُوَ he | كَافَحَ | يُكَافِحُ | يُكَافِحَ | يُكَافِحْ | — |
| هِيَ she | كَافَحَتْ | تُكَافِحُ | تُكَافِحَ | تُكَافِحْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | كَافَحْتُمَا | تُكَافِحَانِ | تُكَافِحَا | تُكَافِحَا | كَافِحَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | كَافَحَا | يُكَافِحَانِ | يُكَافِحَا | يُكَافِحَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | كَافَحَتَا | تُكَافِحَانِ | تُكَافِحَا | تُكَافِحَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | كَافَحْنَا | نُكَافِحُ | نُكَافِحَ | نُكَافِحْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | كَافَحْتُمْ | تُكَافِحُونَ | تُكَافِحُوا | تُكَافِحُوا | كَافِحُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | كَافَحْتُنَّ | تُكَافِحْنَ | تُكَافِحْنَ | تُكَافِحْنَ | كَافِحْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | كَافَحُوا | يُكَافِحُونَ | يُكَافِحُوا | يُكَافِحُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | كَافَحْنَ | يُكَافِحْنَ | يُكَافِحْنَ | يُكَافِحْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | كِفَاح، مُكَافَحَة |
|---|---|
| Active participle | مُكَافِح |
| Passive participle | مُكَافَح |
كَافَحَ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to manage
يُكَافِحُونَ ٱلْاِنْبِعَاثَاتِThey control emissions.
to endeavor
كَافَحَ مِنْ أَجْلِ حُقُوقِهِHe stood up for his rights.
to fight
كَافَحُوا أَعْدَاءَهُمْThey fought their enemies.
to defend
كَافَحَ عَنْهَاHe defended her.
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