تُجِيبُواyou (plural) answer

Example sentences

• قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَلَا تُجِيبُوا لَهُ

  The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, "Will you not answer him?"

  تُجِيبُوا — you (plural) answer. A present-tense verb addressed to a group: the '-u' ending built into it already means 'you all', so no separate 'you' word appears. Following the prodding particle, it reads less as a plain statement of fact and more as an urging, almost a soft command, to respond. The plural target is why English needs the explicit 'you' that Arabic folds into the verb shape.

  From: A Companion at Battle →

• فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَلَا تُجِيبُوا لَهُ

  Then the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, "Will you not answer him?"

  تُجِيبُوا — you (plural) answer. Present-tense verb whose ending already means 'you all', so the plural 'you' is built into its shape. After the prodding particle it carries the force of an urging rather than a plain statement, nudging the group to answer. Arabic packs the person and number into the verb where English needs a separate pronoun.

  From: A Companion at Battle →