سَعْي
endeavor
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Highlights
Present tense
يَسْعَى
Verbal noun
سَعْي
Active participle
سَاعٍ
Passive participle
مَسْعِيّ
Most common words from the same root
Noun
سَاعٍ
messenger
Noun
سَعْي
endeavor
Noun
مَسْعًى
effort
سَعَى in English
Verb · Form I
- to walk
- to crawl forward
- to proceed
- to strive, to aspire, to attempt
الطالب يسعى جاهدًا لتحقيق النجاح في دراسته.The student strives hard to achieve success in his studies.
- to chase, to pursue
- to take steps, to make efforts
Words from the root س-ع-ي
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سَعَى
· present يَسْعَى
Form I · The plain action
to walk; to crawl forward; to proceed
سَاعٍ
messenger
مَسْعِيّ
مَسْعًى
effort
سَعَى conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | سَعَيْتُ | أَسْعَى | أَسْعَى | أَسْعَ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | سَعَيْتَ | تَسْعَى | تَسْعَى | تَسْعَ | اِسْعَ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | سَعَيْتِ | تَسْعَيْنَ | تَسْعَيْ | تَسْعَيْ | اِسْعَيْ |
| هُوَ he | سَعَى | يَسْعَى | يَسْعَى | يَسْعَ | — |
| هِيَ she | سَعَتْ | تَسْعَى | تَسْعَى | تَسْعَ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | سَعَيْتُمَا | تَسْعَيَانِ | تَسْعَيَا | تَسْعَيَا | اِسْعَيَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | سَعَيَا | يَسْعَيَانِ | يَسْعَيَا | يَسْعَيَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | سَعَتَا | تَسْعَيَانِ | تَسْعَيَا | تَسْعَيَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | سَعَيْنَا | نَسْعَى | نَسْعَى | نَسْعَ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | سَعَيْتُمْ | تَسْعَوْنَ | تَسْعَوْا | تَسْعَوْا | اِسْعَوْا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | سَعَيْتُنَّ | تَسْعَيْنَ | تَسْعَيْنَ | تَسْعَيْنَ | اِسْعَيْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | سَعَوْا | يَسْعَوْنَ | يَسْعَوْا | يَسْعَوْا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | سَعَيْنَ | يَسْعَيْنَ | يَسْعَيْنَ | يَسْعَيْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | سَعْي |
|---|---|
| Active participle | سَاعٍ |
| Passive participle | مَسْعِيّ |
سَعَى in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to strive
الطالب يسعى جاهدًا لتحقيق النجاح في دراسته.The student strives hard to achieve success in his studies.
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