ذُكِرْتُI am mentioned

Example sentences

• الَّذِينَ إِذَا ذُكِرْتُ ذُكِرُوا وَإِذَا ذُكِرُوا ذُكِرْتُ،

  Those who, when I am mentioned, are mentioned; and when they are mentioned, I am mentioned.

  ذُكِرْتُ — I am mentioned. This verb is in its passive shape, so the subject is on the receiving end, being mentioned rather than mentioning. The passive here is signalled by the inner vowel pattern, not by a helper word like English 'am'. The -tu ending also pins the subject as first person, 'I', so one word says 'I am mentioned'.

  From: Under God's Shield →

• الَّذِينَ إِذَا ذُكِرْتُ ذُكِرُوا وَإِذَا ذُكِرُوا ذُكِرْتُ،

  Those who, when I am mentioned, are mentioned; and when they are mentioned, I am mentioned.

  ذُكِرْتُ — I am mentioned. This is the first-person passive verb again, 'I am mentioned', closing the mirrored pair. The inner vowel pattern carries the passive, the -tu ending carries 'I', and its position completes the symmetry with the plural verb just before it. One word, three jobs.

  From: Under God's Shield →