اِنْطَلَقَ (inṭalaqa) means to set out. It is a sound Form VII verb from the root ط ل ق (ṭ-l-q): اِنْطَلَقَ (inṭalaqa) in the past, يَنْطَلِقُ (yanṭaliqu) in the present and اِنْطَلِقْ (inṭaliq) as a command. The tables below give its full conjugation in all 13 persons, vowelled, with its participle and verbal noun; it has no passive.
Every form of inṭalaqa on this page comes from the engine behind our Arabic verb conjugator and was checked against Wiktionary's conjugation table for اِنْطَلَقَ, down to the regular Form VII verbal noun اِنْطِلَاق (inṭilāq).
Inṭalaqa at a glance
| Root | ط ل ق (ṭ-l-q), starting with the letter ṭāʾ |
| Form | Form VII, pattern اِنْفَعَلَ (infaʿala) |
| Verb type | sound |
| Past, he | اِنْطَلَقَ (inṭalaqa) |
| Present, he | يَنْطَلِقُ (yanṭaliqu) |
| Command, you (one man) | اِنْطَلِقْ (inṭaliq) |
| Active participle | مُنْطَلِق (munṭaliq) |
| Passive participle | none |
| Verbal noun (maṣdar) | اِنْطِلَاق (inṭilāq) |
Past tense of inṭalaqa
In the past tense (al-māḍī) the Form VII stem inṭalaq- stays the same in all 13 persons and only the suffix changes: اِنْطَلَقْتُ (inṭalaqtu), اِنْطَلَقَتْ (inṭalaqat), اِنْطَلَقُوا (inṭalaqū).
| Person | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| I · أنا anā | اِنْطَلَقْتُ | inṭalaqtu |
| we · نحن naḥnu | اِنْطَلَقْنَا | inṭalaqnā |
| you m.sg. · أنت anta | اِنْطَلَقْتَ | inṭalaqta |
| you f.sg. · أنت anti | اِنْطَلَقْتِ | inṭalaqti |
| you dual · أنتما antumā | اِنْطَلَقْتُمَا | inṭalaqtumā |
| you m.pl. · أنتم antum | اِنْطَلَقْتُمْ | inṭalaqtum |
| you f.pl. · أنتن antunna | اِنْطَلَقْتُنَّ | inṭalaqtunna |
| he · هو huwa | اِنْطَلَقَ | inṭalaqa |
| she · هي hiya | اِنْطَلَقَتْ | inṭalaqat |
| they two m. · هما humā | اِنْطَلَقَا | inṭalaqā |
| they two f. · هما humā | اِنْطَلَقَتَا | inṭalaqatā |
| they m.pl. · هم hum | اِنْطَلَقُوا | inṭalaqū |
| they f.pl. · هن hunna | اِنْطَلَقْنَ | inṭalaqna |
Present tense of inṭalaqa
The present tense (al-muḍāriʿ) of Form VII takes the prefix vowel a (ya-, ta-, na-, a-), as in أَنْطَلِقُ (anṭaliqu) and يَنْطَلِقُ (yanṭaliqu); the masculine plural adds -ūna: يَنْطَلِقُونَ (yanṭaliqūna).
| Person | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| I · أنا anā | أَنْطَلِقُ | anṭaliqu |
| we · نحن naḥnu | نَنْطَلِقُ | nanṭaliqu |
| you m.sg. · أنت anta | تَنْطَلِقُ | tanṭaliqu |
| you f.sg. · أنت anti | تَنْطَلِقِينَ | tanṭaliqīna |
| you dual · أنتما antumā | تَنْطَلِقَانِ | tanṭaliqāni |
| you m.pl. · أنتم antum | تَنْطَلِقُونَ | tanṭaliqūna |
| you f.pl. · أنتن antunna | تَنْطَلِقْنَ | tanṭaliqna |
| he · هو huwa | يَنْطَلِقُ | yanṭaliqu |
| she · هي hiya | تَنْطَلِقُ | tanṭaliqu |
| they two m. · هما humā | يَنْطَلِقَانِ | yanṭaliqāni |
| they two f. · هما humā | تَنْطَلِقَانِ | tanṭaliqāni |
| they m.pl. · هم hum | يَنْطَلِقُونَ | yanṭaliqūna |
| they f.pl. · هن hunna | يَنْطَلِقْنَ | yanṭaliqna |
Subjunctive and jussive of inṭalaqa
After أن (an, that) the he-form of inṭalaqa takes the subjunctive, يَنْطَلِقَ (yanṭaliqa); the negative command puts لا (lā) before the jussive: لا تَنْطَلِقْ (tanṭaliq).
| Person | Subjunctive | Jussive |
|---|---|---|
| I · أنا anā | أَنْطَلِقَ (anṭaliqa) | أَنْطَلِقْ (anṭaliq) |
| we · نحن naḥnu | نَنْطَلِقَ (nanṭaliqa) | نَنْطَلِقْ (nanṭaliq) |
| you m.sg. · أنت anta | تَنْطَلِقَ (tanṭaliqa) | تَنْطَلِقْ (tanṭaliq) |
| you f.sg. · أنت anti | تَنْطَلِقِي (tanṭaliqī) | تَنْطَلِقِي (tanṭaliqī) |
| you dual · أنتما antumā | تَنْطَلِقَا (tanṭaliqā) | تَنْطَلِقَا (tanṭaliqā) |
| you m.pl. · أنتم antum | تَنْطَلِقُوا (tanṭaliqū) | تَنْطَلِقُوا (tanṭaliqū) |
| you f.pl. · أنتن antunna | تَنْطَلِقْنَ (tanṭaliqna) | تَنْطَلِقْنَ (tanṭaliqna) |
| he · هو huwa | يَنْطَلِقَ (yanṭaliqa) | يَنْطَلِقْ (yanṭaliq) |
| she · هي hiya | تَنْطَلِقَ (tanṭaliqa) | تَنْطَلِقْ (tanṭaliq) |
| they two m. · هما humā | يَنْطَلِقَا (yanṭaliqā) | يَنْطَلِقَا (yanṭaliqā) |
| they two f. · هما humā | تَنْطَلِقَا (tanṭaliqā) | تَنْطَلِقَا (tanṭaliqā) |
| they m.pl. · هم hum | يَنْطَلِقُوا (yanṭaliqū) | يَنْطَلِقُوا (yanṭaliqū) |
| they f.pl. · هن hunna | يَنْطَلِقْنَ (yanṭaliqna) | يَنْطَلِقْنَ (yanṭaliqna) |
Imperative of inṭalaqa
The command of Form VII drops the prefix of the jussive تَنْطَلِقْ (tanṭaliq) and puts a connecting alif in front: اِنْطَلِقْ (inṭaliq) to one man, اِنْطَلِقِي (inṭaliqī) to one woman, اِنْطَلِقُوا (inṭaliqū) to a group.
| Person | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| you m.sg. · أنت anta | اِنْطَلِقْ | inṭaliq |
| you f.sg. · أنت anti | اِنْطَلِقِي | inṭaliqī |
| you dual · أنتما antumā | اِنْطَلِقَا | inṭaliqā |
| you m.pl. · أنتم antum | اِنْطَلِقُوا | inṭaliqū |
| you f.pl. · أنتن antunna | اِنْطَلِقْنَ | inṭaliqna |
Participles and verbal noun of inṭalaqa
A Form VII active participle is the present stem with mu- in place of the prefix: يَنْطَلِقُ (yanṭaliqu) gives مُنْطَلِق (munṭaliq). Inṭalaqa has no passive, so it has no passive participle either. The verbal noun (maṣdar) follows the Form VII pattern infiʿāl: اِنْطِلَاق (inṭilāq). The Arabic grammar books we recommend cover all ten patterns at more length.
Why inṭalaqa conjugates this way
Form VII puts n- in front of the root (infaʿala) and is usually passive or resultative in meaning. It starts with a connecting alif, and its present is يَنْطَلِقُ (yanṭaliqu).
Inṭalaqa in sentences
انطلق زيري نحو الغابة.
Ziri set off to the forest.
The verb: اِنْطَلَقَ (inṭalaqa), past, he. Source: Tatoeba sentence 11616190 by dididodo (CC BY 2.0 FR), unvowelled as published.
كان علينا أن ننطلق أبكر.
We should have set off earlier.
The verb: نَنْطَلِقَ (nanṭaliqa), subjunctive, we. Source: Tatoeba sentence 6009346 by damascene (CC BY 2.0 FR), unvowelled as published.
Frequently asked questions
What is the present tense of inṭalaqa?
The present tense of اِنْطَلَقَ (inṭalaqa) is يَنْطَلِقُ (yanṭaliqu) for he, أَنْطَلِقُ (anṭaliqu) for I and تَنْطَلِقُ (tanṭaliqu) for you (one man). Form VII takes the prefix vowel a (ya-, ta-, na-, a-) in every person.
What is the maṣdar (verbal noun) of inṭalaqa?
اِنْطِلَاق (inṭilāq), on the Form VII pattern infiʿāl. The active participle is مُنْطَلِق (munṭaliq).
Is inṭalaqa a regular verb?
Yes. Its root letters are all strong, so it follows the Form VII pattern infaʿala with no changes.