اِنْتَظَرَ (intaẓara) means to wait for. It is a sound Form VIII verb from the root ن ظ ر (n-ẓ-r): اِنْتَظَرَ (intaẓara) in the past, يَنْتَظِرُ (yantaẓiru) in the present and اِنْتَظِرْ (intaẓir) 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 intaẓara on this page comes from the engine behind our Arabic verb conjugator and was checked against Wiktionary's conjugation table for اِنْتَظَرَ, down to the regular Form VIII verbal noun اِنْتِظَار (intiẓār).
Intaẓara at a glance
| Root | ن ظ ر (n-ẓ-r), starting with the letter nūn |
| Form | Form VIII, pattern اِفْتَعَلَ (iftaʿala) |
| Verb type | sound |
| Past, he | اِنْتَظَرَ (intaẓara) |
| Present, he | يَنْتَظِرُ (yantaẓiru) |
| Command, you (one man) | اِنْتَظِرْ (intaẓir) |
| Active participle | مُنْتَظِر (muntaẓir) |
| Passive participle | مُنْتَظَر (muntaẓar) |
| Verbal noun (maṣdar) | اِنْتِظَار (intiẓār) |
Past tense of intaẓara
In the past tense (al-māḍī) the Form VIII stem intaẓar- stays the same in all 13 persons and only the suffix changes: اِنْتَظَرْتُ (intaẓartu), اِنْتَظَرَتْ (intaẓarat), اِنْتَظَرُوا (intaẓarū).
| Person | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| I · أنا anā | اِنْتَظَرْتُ | intaẓartu |
| we · نحن naḥnu | اِنْتَظَرْنَا | intaẓarnā |
| you m.sg. · أنت anta | اِنْتَظَرْتَ | intaẓarta |
| you f.sg. · أنت anti | اِنْتَظَرْتِ | intaẓarti |
| you dual · أنتما antumā | اِنْتَظَرْتُمَا | intaẓartumā |
| you m.pl. · أنتم antum | اِنْتَظَرْتُمْ | intaẓartum |
| you f.pl. · أنتن antunna | اِنْتَظَرْتُنَّ | intaẓartunna |
| he · هو huwa | اِنْتَظَرَ | intaẓara |
| she · هي hiya | اِنْتَظَرَتْ | intaẓarat |
| they two m. · هما humā | اِنْتَظَرَا | intaẓarā |
| they two f. · هما humā | اِنْتَظَرَتَا | intaẓaratā |
| they m.pl. · هم hum | اِنْتَظَرُوا | intaẓarū |
| they f.pl. · هن hunna | اِنْتَظَرْنَ | intaẓarna |
Present tense of intaẓara
The present tense (al-muḍāriʿ) of Form VIII takes the prefix vowel a (ya-, ta-, na-, a-), as in أَنْتَظِرُ (antaẓiru) and يَنْتَظِرُ (yantaẓiru); the masculine plural adds -ūna: يَنْتَظِرُونَ (yantaẓirūna).
| Person | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| I · أنا anā | أَنْتَظِرُ | antaẓiru |
| we · نحن naḥnu | نَنْتَظِرُ | nantaẓiru |
| you m.sg. · أنت anta | تَنْتَظِرُ | tantaẓiru |
| you f.sg. · أنت anti | تَنْتَظِرِينَ | tantaẓirīna |
| you dual · أنتما antumā | تَنْتَظِرَانِ | tantaẓirāni |
| you m.pl. · أنتم antum | تَنْتَظِرُونَ | tantaẓirūna |
| you f.pl. · أنتن antunna | تَنْتَظِرْنَ | tantaẓirna |
| he · هو huwa | يَنْتَظِرُ | yantaẓiru |
| she · هي hiya | تَنْتَظِرُ | tantaẓiru |
| they two m. · هما humā | يَنْتَظِرَانِ | yantaẓirāni |
| they two f. · هما humā | تَنْتَظِرَانِ | tantaẓirāni |
| they m.pl. · هم hum | يَنْتَظِرُونَ | yantaẓirūna |
| they f.pl. · هن hunna | يَنْتَظِرْنَ | yantaẓirna |
Subjunctive and jussive of intaẓara
After أن (an, that) the he-form of intaẓara takes the subjunctive, يَنْتَظِرَ (yantaẓira); the negative command puts لا (lā) before the jussive: لا تَنْتَظِرْ (tantaẓir).
| Person | Subjunctive | Jussive |
|---|---|---|
| I · أنا anā | أَنْتَظِرَ (antaẓira) | أَنْتَظِرْ (antaẓir) |
| we · نحن naḥnu | نَنْتَظِرَ (nantaẓira) | نَنْتَظِرْ (nantaẓir) |
| you m.sg. · أنت anta | تَنْتَظِرَ (tantaẓira) | تَنْتَظِرْ (tantaẓir) |
| you f.sg. · أنت anti | تَنْتَظِرِي (tantaẓirī) | تَنْتَظِرِي (tantaẓirī) |
| you dual · أنتما antumā | تَنْتَظِرَا (tantaẓirā) | تَنْتَظِرَا (tantaẓirā) |
| you m.pl. · أنتم antum | تَنْتَظِرُوا (tantaẓirū) | تَنْتَظِرُوا (tantaẓirū) |
| you f.pl. · أنتن antunna | تَنْتَظِرْنَ (tantaẓirna) | تَنْتَظِرْنَ (tantaẓirna) |
| he · هو huwa | يَنْتَظِرَ (yantaẓira) | يَنْتَظِرْ (yantaẓir) |
| she · هي hiya | تَنْتَظِرَ (tantaẓira) | تَنْتَظِرْ (tantaẓir) |
| they two m. · هما humā | يَنْتَظِرَا (yantaẓirā) | يَنْتَظِرَا (yantaẓirā) |
| they two f. · هما humā | تَنْتَظِرَا (tantaẓirā) | تَنْتَظِرَا (tantaẓirā) |
| they m.pl. · هم hum | يَنْتَظِرُوا (yantaẓirū) | يَنْتَظِرُوا (yantaẓirū) |
| they f.pl. · هن hunna | يَنْتَظِرْنَ (yantaẓirna) | يَنْتَظِرْنَ (yantaẓirna) |
Imperative of intaẓara
The command of Form VIII drops the prefix of the jussive تَنْتَظِرْ (tantaẓir) and puts a connecting alif in front: اِنْتَظِرْ (intaẓir) to one man, اِنْتَظِرِي (intaẓirī) to one woman, اِنْتَظِرُوا (intaẓirū) to a group.
| Person | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| you m.sg. · أنت anta | اِنْتَظِرْ | intaẓir |
| you f.sg. · أنت anti | اِنْتَظِرِي | intaẓirī |
| you dual · أنتما antumā | اِنْتَظِرَا | intaẓirā |
| you m.pl. · أنتم antum | اِنْتَظِرُوا | intaẓirū |
| you f.pl. · أنتن antunna | اِنْتَظِرْنَ | intaẓirna |
Passive of intaẓara
A Form VIII passive has u in the opening syllables and i before the last root letter in the past (اُنْتُظِرَ (untuẓira)), and the prefix yu- with a before the last root letter in the present (يُنْتَظَرُ (yuntaẓaru)).
| Person | Past passive | Present passive |
|---|---|---|
| I · أنا anā | اُنْتُظِرْتُ (untuẓirtu) | أُنْتَظَرُ (untaẓaru) |
| we · نحن naḥnu | اُنْتُظِرْنَا (untuẓirnā) | نُنْتَظَرُ (nuntaẓaru) |
| you m.sg. · أنت anta | اُنْتُظِرْتَ (untuẓirta) | تُنْتَظَرُ (tuntaẓaru) |
| you f.sg. · أنت anti | اُنْتُظِرْتِ (untuẓirti) | تُنْتَظَرِينَ (tuntaẓarīna) |
| you dual · أنتما antumā | اُنْتُظِرْتُمَا (untuẓirtumā) | تُنْتَظَرَانِ (tuntaẓarāni) |
| you m.pl. · أنتم antum | اُنْتُظِرْتُمْ (untuẓirtum) | تُنْتَظَرُونَ (tuntaẓarūna) |
| you f.pl. · أنتن antunna | اُنْتُظِرْتُنَّ (untuẓirtunna) | تُنْتَظَرْنَ (tuntaẓarna) |
| he · هو huwa | اُنْتُظِرَ (untuẓira) | يُنْتَظَرُ (yuntaẓaru) |
| she · هي hiya | اُنْتُظِرَتْ (untuẓirat) | تُنْتَظَرُ (tuntaẓaru) |
| they two m. · هما humā | اُنْتُظِرَا (untuẓirā) | يُنْتَظَرَانِ (yuntaẓarāni) |
| they two f. · هما humā | اُنْتُظِرَتَا (untuẓiratā) | تُنْتَظَرَانِ (tuntaẓarāni) |
| they m.pl. · هم hum | اُنْتُظِرُوا (untuẓirū) | يُنْتَظَرُونَ (yuntaẓarūna) |
| they f.pl. · هن hunna | اُنْتُظِرْنَ (untuẓirna) | يُنْتَظَرْنَ (yuntaẓarna) |
Participles and verbal noun of intaẓara
A Form VIII active participle is the present stem with mu- in place of the prefix: يَنْتَظِرُ (yantaẓiru) gives مُنْتَظِر (muntaẓir). The passive participle has a where the active participle has i: مُنْتَظَر (muntaẓar). The verbal noun (maṣdar) follows the Form VIII pattern iftiʿāl: اِنْتِظَار (intiẓār). The Arabic grammar books we recommend cover all ten patterns at more length.
Why intaẓara conjugates this way
Form VIII puts t after the first root letter (iftaʿala), the action turned inward. It starts with a connecting alif, and its present is يَنْتَظِرُ (yantaẓiru). Intahā (to end) and ittaṣala (to contact, to call) are built on the same Form VIII pattern.
Another verb from the same root on this site: naẓara (to look).
Intaẓara in sentences
إنهُ ينتظر.
He is waiting.
The verb: يَنْتَظِرُ (yantaẓiru), present, he. Source: Tatoeba sentence 1901633 by Asma (CC BY 2.0 FR), unvowelled as published.
من تنتظر؟
Who are you waiting for?
The verb: تَنْتَظِرُ (tantaẓiru), present, you (m.sg.). Source: Tatoeba sentence 619976 by Samer (CC BY 2.0 FR), unvowelled as published.
Frequently asked questions
What is the present tense of intaẓara?
The present tense of اِنْتَظَرَ (intaẓara) is يَنْتَظِرُ (yantaẓiru) for he, أَنْتَظِرُ (antaẓiru) for I and تَنْتَظِرُ (tantaẓiru) for you (one man). Form VIII takes the prefix vowel a (ya-, ta-, na-, a-) in every person.
What is the maṣdar (verbal noun) of intaẓara?
اِنْتِظَار (intiẓār), on the Form VIII pattern iftiʿāl. The active participle is مُنْتَظِر (muntaẓir), and the passive participle مُنْتَظَر (muntaẓar).
Is intaẓara a regular verb?
Yes. Its root letters are all strong, so it follows the Form VIII pattern iftaʿala with no changes.