استفسر

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Arabic

Root
ف س ر (f s r)
5 terms

Pronunciation

Verb

اِسْتَفْسَرَ (istafsara) X (non-past يَسْتَفْسِرُ (yastafsiru), verbal noun اِسْتِفْسَار (istifsār))

  1. (transitive) to ask for an explanation, to inquire of
    • 2018, وَجْدِيّ الْأَهْدَل [wajdiyy al-ʔahdal], أرض المؤامرات السعيدة, Bayrūt: Nawfal / Hachette Antoine, →ISBN, page 216:
      صحتْ خاتمة وهي تتأوّه. استفسرتُ منها بماذا تُحسّ، فقالت إنّها تُعاني من صداع.
      Khatima has woken up and groans. I asked her what she feels and she said she suffers a headache.
  2. (intransitive) to seek an explanation

Conjugation

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ف س ر
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic اِسْتَفْسَرَ (istafsara).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /staf.sar/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Verb

استفسر (stafsar) X (present بستفسر (bistafser))

  1. to get an explanation, to figure out, to find out

Conjugation

    Conjugation of استفسر (stafsar)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m استفسرت (stafsart) استفسرت (stafsart) استفسر (stafsar) استفسرنا (stafsarna) استفسرتو (stafsartu) استفسرو (stafsaru)
f استفسرتي (stafsarti) استفسرت (stafsarat)
present m بستفسر (bastafser) بتستفسر (btistafser) بستفسر (bistafser) منستفسر (mnistafser) بتستفسرو (btistafseru) بستفسرو (bistafseru)
f بتستفسري (btistafseri) بتستفسر (btistafser)
subjunctive m استفسر (astafser) تستفسر (tistafser) يستفسر (yistafser) نستفسر (nistafser) تستفسرو (tistafseru) يستفسرو (yistafseru)
f تستفسري (tistafseri) تستفسر (tistafser)
imperative m استفسر (stafser) استفسرو (stafseru)
f استفسري (stafseri)