نَظَرَ (naẓara) means to look. It is a sound Form I verb from the root ن ظ ر (n-ẓ-r): نَظَرَ (naẓara) in the past, يَنْظُرُ (yanẓuru) in the present and اُنْظُرْ (unẓur) 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 naẓara on this page comes from the engine behind our Arabic verb conjugator and was checked against Wiktionary's conjugation table for نَظَرَ, which is also the source of its verbal nouns.
Naẓara at a glance
| Root | ن ظ ر (n-ẓ-r), starting with the letter nūn |
| Form | Form I, pattern فَعَلَ (faʿala) |
| Verb type | sound |
| Past, he | نَظَرَ (naẓara) |
| Present, he | يَنْظُرُ (yanẓuru) |
| Command, you (one man) | اُنْظُرْ (unẓur) |
| Active participle | نَاظِر (nāẓir) |
| Passive participle | مَنْظُور (manẓūr) |
| Verbal noun (maṣdar) | نَظَر (naẓar), مَنْظَر (manẓar), مَنْظَرَة (manẓara) |
Past tense of naẓara
The past tense (al-māḍī) of naẓara is one stem, naẓar-, plus a suffix that carries the person: نَظَرْتُ (naẓartu) for I, نَظَرَتْ (naẓarat) for she, نَظَرُوا (naẓarū) for they.
| Person | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| I · أنا anā | نَظَرْتُ | naẓartu |
| we · نحن naḥnu | نَظَرْنَا | naẓarnā |
| you m.sg. · أنت anta | نَظَرْتَ | naẓarta |
| you f.sg. · أنت anti | نَظَرْتِ | naẓarti |
| you dual · أنتما antumā | نَظَرْتُمَا | naẓartumā |
| you m.pl. · أنتم antum | نَظَرْتُمْ | naẓartum |
| you f.pl. · أنتن antunna | نَظَرْتُنَّ | naẓartunna |
| he · هو huwa | نَظَرَ | naẓara |
| she · هي hiya | نَظَرَتْ | naẓarat |
| they two m. · هما humā | نَظَرَا | naẓarā |
| they two f. · هما humā | نَظَرَتَا | naẓaratā |
| they m.pl. · هم hum | نَظَرُوا | naẓarū |
| they f.pl. · هن hunna | نَظَرْنَ | naẓarna |
Present tense of naẓara
The present tense (al-muḍāriʿ) of naẓara has u in the stem, -nẓur-, which no rule predicts: أَنْظُرُ (anẓuru) for I, يَنْظُرُ (yanẓuru) for he, يَنْظُرُونَ (yanẓurūna) for they.
| Person | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| I · أنا anā | أَنْظُرُ | anẓuru |
| we · نحن naḥnu | نَنْظُرُ | nanẓuru |
| you m.sg. · أنت anta | تَنْظُرُ | tanẓuru |
| you f.sg. · أنت anti | تَنْظُرِينَ | tanẓurīna |
| you dual · أنتما antumā | تَنْظُرَانِ | tanẓurāni |
| you m.pl. · أنتم antum | تَنْظُرُونَ | tanẓurūna |
| you f.pl. · أنتن antunna | تَنْظُرْنَ | tanẓurna |
| he · هو huwa | يَنْظُرُ | yanẓuru |
| she · هي hiya | تَنْظُرُ | tanẓuru |
| they two m. · هما humā | يَنْظُرَانِ | yanẓurāni |
| they two f. · هما humā | تَنْظُرَانِ | tanẓurāni |
| they m.pl. · هم hum | يَنْظُرُونَ | yanẓurūna |
| they f.pl. · هن hunna | يَنْظُرْنَ | yanẓurna |
Subjunctive and jussive of naẓara
The subjunctive and the jussive of naẓara change only the ending of the present: يَنْظُرُ (yanẓuru) becomes يَنْظُرَ (yanẓura) after لن (lan, will not) and يَنْظُرْ (yanẓur) after لم (lam, did not).
| Person | Subjunctive | Jussive |
|---|---|---|
| I · أنا anā | أَنْظُرَ (anẓura) | أَنْظُرْ (anẓur) |
| we · نحن naḥnu | نَنْظُرَ (nanẓura) | نَنْظُرْ (nanẓur) |
| you m.sg. · أنت anta | تَنْظُرَ (tanẓura) | تَنْظُرْ (tanẓur) |
| you f.sg. · أنت anti | تَنْظُرِي (tanẓurī) | تَنْظُرِي (tanẓurī) |
| you dual · أنتما antumā | تَنْظُرَا (tanẓurā) | تَنْظُرَا (tanẓurā) |
| you m.pl. · أنتم antum | تَنْظُرُوا (tanẓurū) | تَنْظُرُوا (tanẓurū) |
| you f.pl. · أنتن antunna | تَنْظُرْنَ (tanẓurna) | تَنْظُرْنَ (tanẓurna) |
| he · هو huwa | يَنْظُرَ (yanẓura) | يَنْظُرْ (yanẓur) |
| she · هي hiya | تَنْظُرَ (tanẓura) | تَنْظُرْ (tanẓur) |
| they two m. · هما humā | يَنْظُرَا (yanẓurā) | يَنْظُرَا (yanẓurā) |
| they two f. · هما humā | تَنْظُرَا (tanẓurā) | تَنْظُرَا (tanẓurā) |
| they m.pl. · هم hum | يَنْظُرُوا (yanẓurū) | يَنْظُرُوا (yanẓurū) |
| they f.pl. · هن hunna | يَنْظُرْنَ (yanẓurna) | يَنْظُرْنَ (yanẓurna) |
Imperative of naẓara
The command (al-amr) is the jussive تَنْظُرْ (tanẓur) without its prefix, with a connecting alif (hamzat al-waṣl) in front that is pronounced only when the command starts a sentence: اُنْظُرْ (unẓur) to one man, اُنْظُرِي (unẓurī) to one woman, اُنْظُرُوا (unẓurū) to a group.
| Person | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| you m.sg. · أنت anta | اُنْظُرْ | unẓur |
| you f.sg. · أنت anti | اُنْظُرِي | unẓurī |
| you dual · أنتما antumā | اُنْظُرَا | unẓurā |
| you m.pl. · أنتم antum | اُنْظُرُوا | unẓurū |
| you f.pl. · أنتن antunna | اُنْظُرْنَ | unẓurna |
Passive of naẓara
The passive of naẓara keeps the consonants and changes the vowels: u and i in the past (نُظِرَ (nuẓira)), the prefix yu- and a before the last root letter in the present (يُنْظَرُ (yunẓaru)).
| Person | Past passive | Present passive |
|---|---|---|
| I · أنا anā | نُظِرْتُ (nuẓirtu) | أُنْظَرُ (unẓaru) |
| we · نحن naḥnu | نُظِرْنَا (nuẓirnā) | نُنْظَرُ (nunẓaru) |
| you m.sg. · أنت anta | نُظِرْتَ (nuẓirta) | تُنْظَرُ (tunẓaru) |
| you f.sg. · أنت anti | نُظِرْتِ (nuẓirti) | تُنْظَرِينَ (tunẓarīna) |
| you dual · أنتما antumā | نُظِرْتُمَا (nuẓirtumā) | تُنْظَرَانِ (tunẓarāni) |
| you m.pl. · أنتم antum | نُظِرْتُمْ (nuẓirtum) | تُنْظَرُونَ (tunẓarūna) |
| you f.pl. · أنتن antunna | نُظِرْتُنَّ (nuẓirtunna) | تُنْظَرْنَ (tunẓarna) |
| he · هو huwa | نُظِرَ (nuẓira) | يُنْظَرُ (yunẓaru) |
| she · هي hiya | نُظِرَتْ (nuẓirat) | تُنْظَرُ (tunẓaru) |
| they two m. · هما humā | نُظِرَا (nuẓirā) | يُنْظَرَانِ (yunẓarāni) |
| they two f. · هما humā | نُظِرَتَا (nuẓiratā) | تُنْظَرَانِ (tunẓarāni) |
| they m.pl. · هم hum | نُظِرُوا (nuẓirū) | يُنْظَرُونَ (yunẓarūna) |
| they f.pl. · هن hunna | نُظِرْنَ (nuẓirna) | يُنْظَرْنَ (yunẓarna) |
Participles and verbal noun of naẓara
The active participle follows the pattern fāʿil: نَاظِر (nāẓir). The passive participle follows mafʿūl: مَنْظُور (manẓūr). Form I verbal nouns follow no single pattern, and Wiktionary lists three for naẓara: نَظَر (naẓar), مَنْظَر (manẓar), مَنْظَرَة (manẓara). Learn them with the verb, or look them up under n-ẓ-r in one of the dictionaries in our guide.
Why naẓara conjugates this way
The root letters of نَظَرَ (naẓara), ن ظ ر (n-ẓ-r), are all strong consonants, with no w, y or hamza and no letter repeated, so nothing in its conjugation changes shape. What has to be learned is the pair of stem vowels: a in the past and u in the present, which no rule predicts. Kharaja (to go out, to leave) and akala (to eat) share its vowels, a in the past and u in the present.
Another verb from the same root on this site: intaẓara (to wait for).
Naẓara in sentences
نظرت حولي.
I looked around me.
The verb: نَظَرْتُ (naẓartu), past, I. Source: Tatoeba sentence 616591 by saeb (CC BY 2.0 FR), unvowelled as published.
لا تنظر إلي!
Don't look at me.
The verb: تَنْظُرْ (tanẓur), jussive, you (m.sg.). Source: Tatoeba sentence 1935750 by Asma (CC BY 2.0 FR), unvowelled as published.
Frequently asked questions
What is the present tense of naẓara?
The present tense of نَظَرَ (naẓara) is يَنْظُرُ (yanẓuru) for he, أَنْظُرُ (anẓuru) for I and تَنْظُرُ (tanẓuru) for you (one man). Its stem vowel, u, has to be learned with the verb.
What is the maṣdar (verbal noun) of naẓara?
نَظَر (naẓar), مَنْظَر (manẓar), مَنْظَرَة (manẓara), from Wiktionary: Form I verbal nouns have no fixed pattern. The active participle is نَاظِر (nāẓir), and the passive participle مَنْظُور (manẓūr).
Is naẓara a regular verb?
Yes. Its root letters are all strong, so nothing changes shape; only its stem vowels, a in the past and u in the present, have to be learned with it.