اِسْتَطَاعَ be able in Arabic
اِسْتَطَاعَ is how you say “be able” in Arabic.
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Example sentence
فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَسْتَطِيع أَن يحبس عَنْك الْمَدّ
For he will not be able to hold back the tide from you.
يَسْتَطِيعُ he is able
Present-tense verb, subject 'he' built in.
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More example sentences
وَهُمْ مَعَ ذَلِكَ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ تَرْكَهَا
Yet they are unable to give them up.
يَسْتَطِيعُونَ they are unable
Present-tense verb with '-una' 'they' built into the ending; negated to 'they cannot'. The prefixed shape marks the 'have the power to' pattern.
وَتُؤْتِيَ الزَّكَاةَ، وَتَصُومَ رَمَضَانَ، وَتَحُجَّ الْبَيْتَ إنْ اسْتَطَعْت إلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا
And give the obligatory charity, fast during Ramadan, and perform the pilgrimage to the House if you are able to find a way to it.
اِسْتَطَعْتَ are able
The verb of the 'if'-clause, 'you were able'. Although past in shape, after a conditional 'if' it reads as a present/future possibility, which is how Arabic expresses 'if you are able'. The 'you' subject is fused into the verb's ending, so no separate pronoun is needed.