أَخَذَ (akhadha) means to take. It is a hamzated Form I verb from the root ء خ ذ (ʾ-kh-dh): أَخَذَ (akhadha) in the past, يَأْخُذُ (yaʾkhudhu) in the present and خُذْ (khudh) as a command. The tables below give its full conjugation in all 13 persons, active and passive, vowelled, with its participles and verbal noun.
Every form of akhadha on this page comes from the engine behind our Arabic verb conjugator and was checked against Wiktionary's conjugation table for أَخَذَ, which is also the source of its verbal nouns.
Akhadha at a glance
| Root | ء خ ذ (ʾ-kh-dh), starting with a hamza, written on the letter alif at the start of the word; the root ʾ-kh-dh in the Quran |
| Form | Form I, pattern فَعَلَ (faʿala) |
| Verb type | hamzated |
| Past, he | أَخَذَ (akhadha) |
| Present, he | يَأْخُذُ (yaʾkhudhu) |
| Command, you (one man) | خُذْ (khudh) |
| Active participle | آخِذ (ākhidh) |
| Passive participle | مَأْخُوذ (maʾkhūdh) |
| Verbal noun (maṣdar) | أَخْذ (akhdh), مَأْخَذ (maʾkhadh) |
Past tense of akhadha
The past tense (al-māḍī) of akhadha is one stem, akhadh-, plus a suffix that carries the person: أَخَذْتُ (akhadhtu) for I, أَخَذَتْ (akhadhat) for she, أَخَذُوا (akhadhū) for they.
| Person | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| I · أنا anā | أَخَذْتُ | akhadhtu |
| we · نحن naḥnu | أَخَذْنَا | akhadhnā |
| you m.sg. · أنت anta | أَخَذْتَ | akhadhta |
| you f.sg. · أنت anti | أَخَذْتِ | akhadhti |
| you dual · أنتما antumā | أَخَذْتُمَا | akhadhtumā |
| you m.pl. · أنتم antum | أَخَذْتُمْ | akhadhtum |
| you f.pl. · أنتن antunna | أَخَذْتُنَّ | akhadhtunna |
| he · هو huwa | أَخَذَ | akhadha |
| she · هي hiya | أَخَذَتْ | akhadhat |
| they two m. · هما humā | أَخَذَا | akhadhā |
| they two f. · هما humā | أَخَذَتَا | akhadhatā |
| they m.pl. · هم hum | أَخَذُوا | akhadhū |
| they f.pl. · هن hunna | أَخَذْنَ | akhadhna |
Present tense of akhadha
The present tense (al-muḍāriʿ) of akhadha has u in the stem, -ʾkhudh-, which no rule predicts: آخُذُ (ākhudhu) for I, يَأْخُذُ (yaʾkhudhu) for he, يَأْخُذُونَ (yaʾkhudhūna) for they.
| Person | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| I · أنا anā | آخُذُ | ākhudhu |
| we · نحن naḥnu | نَأْخُذُ | naʾkhudhu |
| you m.sg. · أنت anta | تَأْخُذُ | taʾkhudhu |
| you f.sg. · أنت anti | تَأْخُذِينَ | taʾkhudhīna |
| you dual · أنتما antumā | تَأْخُذَانِ | taʾkhudhāni |
| you m.pl. · أنتم antum | تَأْخُذُونَ | taʾkhudhūna |
| you f.pl. · أنتن antunna | تَأْخُذْنَ | taʾkhudhna |
| he · هو huwa | يَأْخُذُ | yaʾkhudhu |
| she · هي hiya | تَأْخُذُ | taʾkhudhu |
| they two m. · هما humā | يَأْخُذَانِ | yaʾkhudhāni |
| they two f. · هما humā | تَأْخُذَانِ | taʾkhudhāni |
| they m.pl. · هم hum | يَأْخُذُونَ | yaʾkhudhūna |
| they f.pl. · هن hunna | يَأْخُذْنَ | yaʾkhudhna |
Subjunctive and jussive of akhadha
The subjunctive and the jussive of akhadha change only the ending of the present: يَأْخُذُ (yaʾkhudhu) becomes يَأْخُذَ (yaʾkhudha) after لن (lan, will not) and يَأْخُذْ (yaʾkhudh) after لم (lam, did not).
| Person | Subjunctive | Jussive |
|---|---|---|
| I · أنا anā | آخُذَ (ākhudha) | آخُذْ (ākhudh) |
| we · نحن naḥnu | نَأْخُذَ (naʾkhudha) | نَأْخُذْ (naʾkhudh) |
| you m.sg. · أنت anta | تَأْخُذَ (taʾkhudha) | تَأْخُذْ (taʾkhudh) |
| you f.sg. · أنت anti | تَأْخُذِي (taʾkhudhī) | تَأْخُذِي (taʾkhudhī) |
| you dual · أنتما antumā | تَأْخُذَا (taʾkhudhā) | تَأْخُذَا (taʾkhudhā) |
| you m.pl. · أنتم antum | تَأْخُذُوا (taʾkhudhū) | تَأْخُذُوا (taʾkhudhū) |
| you f.pl. · أنتن antunna | تَأْخُذْنَ (taʾkhudhna) | تَأْخُذْنَ (taʾkhudhna) |
| he · هو huwa | يَأْخُذَ (yaʾkhudha) | يَأْخُذْ (yaʾkhudh) |
| she · هي hiya | تَأْخُذَ (taʾkhudha) | تَأْخُذْ (taʾkhudh) |
| they two m. · هما humā | يَأْخُذَا (yaʾkhudhā) | يَأْخُذَا (yaʾkhudhā) |
| they two f. · هما humā | تَأْخُذَا (taʾkhudhā) | تَأْخُذَا (taʾkhudhā) |
| they m.pl. · هم hum | يَأْخُذُوا (yaʾkhudhū) | يَأْخُذُوا (yaʾkhudhū) |
| they f.pl. · هن hunna | يَأْخُذْنَ (yaʾkhudhna) | يَأْخُذْنَ (yaʾkhudhna) |
Imperative of akhadha
Akhadha is one of the few verbs whose command drops the hamza of the root altogether: خُذْ (khudh), not اُؤْخُذْ (uʾkhudh); to one woman خُذِي (khudhī), to a group خُذُوا (khudhū).
| Person | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| you m.sg. · أنت anta | خُذْ | khudh |
| you f.sg. · أنت anti | خُذِي | khudhī |
| you dual · أنتما antumā | خُذَا | khudhā |
| you m.pl. · أنتم antum | خُذُوا | khudhū |
| you f.pl. · أنتن antunna | خُذْنَ | khudhna |
Passive of akhadha
The passive of akhadha keeps the consonants and changes the vowels: u and i in the past (أُخِذَ (ukhidha)), the prefix yu- and a before the last root letter in the present (يُؤْخَذُ (yuʾkhadhu)).
| Person | Past passive | Present passive |
|---|---|---|
| I · أنا anā | أُخِذْتُ (ukhidhtu) | أُوخَذُ (ūkhadhu) |
| we · نحن naḥnu | أُخِذْنَا (ukhidhnā) | نُؤْخَذُ (nuʾkhadhu) |
| you m.sg. · أنت anta | أُخِذْتَ (ukhidhta) | تُؤْخَذُ (tuʾkhadhu) |
| you f.sg. · أنت anti | أُخِذْتِ (ukhidhti) | تُؤْخَذِينَ (tuʾkhadhīna) |
| you dual · أنتما antumā | أُخِذْتُمَا (ukhidhtumā) | تُؤْخَذَانِ (tuʾkhadhāni) |
| you m.pl. · أنتم antum | أُخِذْتُمْ (ukhidhtum) | تُؤْخَذُونَ (tuʾkhadhūna) |
| you f.pl. · أنتن antunna | أُخِذْتُنَّ (ukhidhtunna) | تُؤْخَذْنَ (tuʾkhadhna) |
| he · هو huwa | أُخِذَ (ukhidha) | يُؤْخَذُ (yuʾkhadhu) |
| she · هي hiya | أُخِذَتْ (ukhidhat) | تُؤْخَذُ (tuʾkhadhu) |
| they two m. · هما humā | أُخِذَا (ukhidhā) | يُؤْخَذَانِ (yuʾkhadhāni) |
| they two f. · هما humā | أُخِذَتَا (ukhidhatā) | تُؤْخَذَانِ (tuʾkhadhāni) |
| they m.pl. · هم hum | أُخِذُوا (ukhidhū) | يُؤْخَذُونَ (yuʾkhadhūna) |
| they f.pl. · هن hunna | أُخِذْنَ (ukhidhna) | يُؤْخَذْنَ (yuʾkhadhna) |
Participles and verbal noun of akhadha
The active participle follows the pattern fāʿil: آخِذ (ākhidh). The passive participle follows mafʿūl: مَأْخُوذ (maʾkhūdh). Form I verbal nouns follow no single pattern, and Wiktionary lists two for akhadha: أَخْذ (akhdh), مَأْخَذ (maʾkhadh). Learn them with the verb, or look them up under ʾ-kh-dh in one of the dictionaries in our guide.
Why akhadha conjugates this way
The first root letter of أَخَذَ (akhadha) is a hamza. Where the hamza of the I-prefix meets it, the two merge into a long ā written with madda: آخُذُ (ākhudhu). Elsewhere the hamza changes its seat with the vowels around it: يَأْخُذُ (yaʾkhudhu), أُخِذَ (ukhidha). Kataba (to write) and shakara (to thank) share its vowels, a in the past and u in the present.
Akhadha in sentences
أخذ مالها.
He took her money.
The verb: أَخَذَ (akhadha), past, he. Source: Tatoeba sentence 12014216 by dididodo (CC BY 2.0 FR), unvowelled as published.
أخذوا كل شيء.
They took everything.
The verb: أَخَذُوا (akhadhū), past, they (m.pl.). Source: Tatoeba sentence 12268371 by dididodo (CC BY 2.0 FR), unvowelled as published.
Frequently asked questions
What is the present tense of akhadha?
The present tense of أَخَذَ (akhadha) is يَأْخُذُ (yaʾkhudhu) for he, آخُذُ (ākhudhu) for I and تَأْخُذُ (taʾkhudhu) for you (one man). Its stem vowel, u, has to be learned with the verb.
What is the maṣdar (verbal noun) of akhadha?
أَخْذ (akhdh), مَأْخَذ (maʾkhadh), from Wiktionary: Form I verbal nouns have no fixed pattern. The active participle is آخِذ (ākhidh), and the passive participle مَأْخُوذ (maʾkhūdh).
Is akhadha a regular verb?
Mostly. Its command drops the hamza of the root: khudh, not ukhudh.