The Arabic word for “adjust” or “to adjust” is عَدَّلَ (ʿaddala). Here’s the conjugation for this verb in both past and present tenses:
Past Tense (الماضي)
- I adjusted: أنا عَدَّلْتُ (ana ʿaddaltu)
- You (m) adjusted: أنتَ عَدَّلْتَ (anta ʿaddalta)
- You (f) adjusted: أنتِ عَدَّلْتِ (anti ʿaddalti)
- He adjusted: هو عَدَّلَ (huwa ʿaddala)
- She adjusted: هي عَدَّلَتْ (hiya ʿaddalat)
- We adjusted: نحن عَدَّلْنَا (nahnu ʿaddalna)
- You (m pl) adjusted: أنتم عَدَّلْتُم (antum ʿaddaltum)
- You (f pl) adjusted: أنتن عَدَّلْتُنَّ (antunna ʿaddaltunna)
- They (m) adjusted: هم عَدَّلُوا (hum ʿaddalu)
- They (f) adjusted: هن عَدَّلْنَ (hunna ʿaddalna)
Present Tense (المضارع)
- I adjust: أنا أُعَدِّلُ (ana uʿaddilu)
- You (m) adjust: أنتَ تُعَدِّلُ (anta tuʿaddilu)
- You (f) adjust: أنتِ تُعَدِّلِينَ (anti tuʿaddileena)
- He adjusts: هو يُعَدِّلُ (huwa yuʿaddilu)
- She adjusts: هي تُعَدِّلُ (hiya tuʿaddilu)
- We adjust: نحن نُعَدِّلُ (nahnu nuʿaddilu)
- You (m pl) adjust: أنتم تُعَدِّلُونَ (antum tuʿaddiluna)
- You (f pl) adjust: أنتن تُعَدِّلْنَ (antunna tuʿaddilna)
- They (m) adjust: هم يُعَدِّلُونَ (hum yuʿaddiluna)
- They (f) adjust: هن يُعَدِّلْنَ (hunna yuʿaddilna)
Examples:
- He adjusted the settings: هو عَدَّلَ الإِعْدَادَاتِ (huwa ʿaddala al-iʿdadaati)
- She is adjusting the balance: هي تُعَدِّلُ التَّوَازُنَ (hiya tuʿaddilu attawazuna)
Notes:
- The verb عَدَّلَ follows the pattern of triliteral verbs in Arabic, with the root being ʿ-d-l.
- Like many verbs in Arabic, “to adjust” can take different forms in causative or intensive constructions (like Form II which is presented here), but here we focus on the basic meaning.
This conjugation gives you a sense of how verbs in Arabic change form to reflect the subject, tense, and sometimes gender. Remember, pronunciation can vary slightly between dialects, but the written form here is in Modern Standard Arabic.