تحسن

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ح س ن (ḥ s n)
14 terms

Verb

تَحَسَّنَ • (taḥassana) V (non-past يَتَحَسَّنُ (yataḥassanu), verbal noun تَحَسُّن (taḥassun)) (reflexive)

1. to improve, to get better, to ameliorate
   • 2007, Alaa Al Aswaany, chapter 4, in Chicago, Dar El-Shorouk:

     لكنهم ما إن وصلوا إلى المصحَة حتى تحسنت صحَة الأب فجأَة

     lakinhum maa 'in waSaluu 'ilaa al-maSaHHati Hattaa taHassanat SaHHatu al-'abi faj'atan

     But they had barely arrived at the clinic when the father's health improved suddenly.

2. to reform

Conjugation

    Conjugation of تَحَسَّنَ (V, sound, no passive (?), verbal noun تَحَسُّن)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَحَسُّن taḥassun
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُتَحَسِّن mutaḥassin
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تَحَسَّنْتُ taḥassantu	تَحَسَّنْتَ taḥassanta	تَحَسَّنَ taḥassana		تَحَسَّنْتُمَا taḥassantumā	تَحَسَّنَا taḥassanā		تَحَسَّنَّا taḥassannā	تَحَسَّنْتُمْ taḥassantum	تَحَسَّنُوا taḥassanū
	f		تَحَسَّنْتِ taḥassanti	تَحَسَّنَتْ taḥassanat			تَحَسَّنَتَا taḥassanatā			تَحَسَّنْتُنَّ taḥassantunna	تَحَسَّنَّ taḥassanna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَحَسَّنُ ʔataḥassanu	تَتَحَسَّنُ tataḥassanu	يَتَحَسَّنُ yataḥassanu		تَتَحَسَّنَانِ tataḥassanāni	يَتَحَسَّنَانِ yataḥassanāni		نَتَحَسَّنُ nataḥassanu	تَتَحَسَّنُونَ tataḥassanūna	يَتَحَسَّنُونَ yataḥassanūna
	f		تَتَحَسَّنِينَ tataḥassanīna	تَتَحَسَّنُ tataḥassanu			تَتَحَسَّنَانِ tataḥassanāni			تَتَحَسَّنَّ tataḥassanna	يَتَحَسَّنَّ yataḥassanna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَحَسَّنَ ʔataḥassana	تَتَحَسَّنَ tataḥassana	يَتَحَسَّنَ yataḥassana		تَتَحَسَّنَا tataḥassanā	يَتَحَسَّنَا yataḥassanā		نَتَحَسَّنَ nataḥassana	تَتَحَسَّنُوا tataḥassanū	يَتَحَسَّنُوا yataḥassanū
	f		تَتَحَسَّنِي tataḥassanī	تَتَحَسَّنَ tataḥassana			تَتَحَسَّنَا tataḥassanā			تَتَحَسَّنَّ tataḥassanna	يَتَحَسَّنَّ yataḥassanna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَحَسَّنْ ʔataḥassan	تَتَحَسَّنْ tataḥassan	يَتَحَسَّنْ yataḥassan		تَتَحَسَّنَا tataḥassanā	يَتَحَسَّنَا yataḥassanā		نَتَحَسَّنْ nataḥassan	تَتَحَسَّنُوا tataḥassanū	يَتَحَسَّنُوا yataḥassanū
	f		تَتَحَسَّنِي tataḥassanī	تَتَحَسَّنْ tataḥassan			تَتَحَسَّنَا tataḥassanā			تَتَحَسَّنَّ tataḥassanna	يَتَحَسَّنَّ yataḥassanna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَحَسَّنْ taḥassan			تَحَسَّنَا taḥassanā				تَحَسَّنُوا taḥassanū
	f		تَحَسَّنِي taḥassanī							تَحَسَّنَّ taḥassanna

Etymology 2

Noun

تَحَسُّن • (taḥassun) m

1. verbal noun of تَحَسَّنَ (taḥassana) (form V)

Declension

Declension of noun تَحَسُّن (taḥassun)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَحَسُّن taḥassun	التَّحَسُّن at-taḥassun	تَحَسُّن taḥassun
Nominative	تَحَسُّنٌ taḥassunun	التَّحَسُّنُ at-taḥassunu	تَحَسُّنُ taḥassunu
Accusative	تَحَسُّنًا taḥassunan	التَّحَسُّنَ at-taḥassuna	تَحَسُّنَ taḥassuna
Genitive	تَحَسُّنٍ taḥassunin	التَّحَسُّنِ at-taḥassuni	تَحَسُّنِ taḥassuni

Etymology 3

Verb

تحسن (form I)

1. تَحْسُنُ (taḥsunu) /taħ.su.nu/: inflection of حَسُنَ (ḥasuna):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
2. تَحْسُنَّ (taḥsunna) /taħ.sun.na/: second-person feminine plural non-past active indicative/subjunctive/jussive of حَسُنَ (ḥasuna)
3. تَحْسُنَ (taḥsuna) /taħ.su.na/: inflection of حَسُنَ (ḥasuna):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive
4. تَحْسُنْ (taḥsun) /taħ.sun/: inflection of حَسُنَ (ḥasuna):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive

Etymology 4

Verb

تحسن (form II)

1. تُحَسِّنُ (tuḥassinu) /tu.ħas.si.nu/: inflection of حَسَّنَ (ḥassana):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
2. تُحَسِّنَّ (tuḥassinna) /tu.ħas.sin.na/: second-person feminine plural non-past active indicative/subjunctive/jussive of حَسَّنَ (ḥassana)
3. تُحَسَّنُ (tuḥassanu) /tu.ħas.sa.nu/: inflection of حَسَّنَ (ḥassana):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative
4. تُحَسَّنَّ (tuḥassanna) /tu.ħas.san.na/: second-person feminine plural non-past passive indicative/subjunctive/jussive of حَسَّنَ (ḥassana)
5. تُحَسِّنَ (tuḥassina) /tu.ħas.si.na/: inflection of حَسَّنَ (ḥassana):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive
6. تُحَسَّنَ (tuḥassana) /tu.ħas.sa.na/: inflection of حَسَّنَ (ḥassana):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive
7. تُحَسِّنْ (tuḥassin) /tu.ħas.sin/: inflection of حَسَّنَ (ḥassana):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive
8. تُحَسَّنْ (tuḥassan) /tu.ħas.san/: inflection of حَسَّنَ (ḥassana):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive

Etymology 5

Verb

تحسن (form IV)

1. تُحْسِنُ (tuḥsinu) /tuħ.si.nu/: inflection of أَحْسَنَ (ʔaḥsana):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
2. تُحْسِنَّ (tuḥsinna) /tuħ.sin.na/: second-person feminine plural non-past active indicative/subjunctive/jussive of أَحْسَنَ (ʔaḥsana)
3. تُحْسَنُ (tuḥsanu) /tuħ.sa.nu/: inflection of أَحْسَنَ (ʔaḥsana):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative
4. تُحْسَنَّ (tuḥsanna) /tuħ.san.na/: second-person feminine plural non-past passive indicative/subjunctive/jussive of أَحْسَنَ (ʔaḥsana)
5. تُحْسِنَ (tuḥsina) /tuħ.si.na/: inflection of أَحْسَنَ (ʔaḥsana):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive
6. تُحْسَنَ (tuḥsana) /tuħ.sa.na/: inflection of أَحْسَنَ (ʔaḥsana):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive
7. تُحْسِنْ (tuḥsin) /tuħ.sin/: inflection of أَحْسَنَ (ʔaḥsana):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive
8. تُحْسَنْ (tuḥsan) /tuħ.san/: inflection of أَحْسَنَ (ʔaḥsana):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح س ن
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic تَحَسَّنَ (taḥassana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tħas.san/, [ɪtˈħas.san]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

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Verb

تحسّن • (tḥassan) V (present بتحسّن (bitḥassan))

1. (intransitive) to improve

   عن جد العربي عندك تحسّن كتير.

   ʕan jad il-ʕarabi ʕindak tḥassan ktīr

   Your Arabic has really improved a lot.

Conjugation

Conjugation of تحسن

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	تحسّنت (tḥassant)	تحسّنت (tḥassant)	تحسّن (tḥassan)		تحسّننا (tḥassanna)	تحسّنتو (tḥassantu)	تحسّنو (tḥassanu)
	f		تحسّنتي (tḥassanti)	تحسّنت (tḥassanat)
present	m	بتحسّن (batḥassan)	بتتحسّن (btitḥassan)	بتحسّن (bitḥassan)		منتحسّن (mnitḥassan)	بتتحسّنو (btitḥassanu)	بتحسّنو (bitḥassanu)
	f		بتتحسّني (btitḥassani)	بتتحسّن (btitḥassan)
subjunctive	m	اتحسّن (atḥassan)	تتحسّن (titḥassan)	يتحسّن (yitḥassan)		نتحسّن (nitḥassan)	تتحسّنو (titḥassanu)	يتحسّنو (yitḥassanu)
	f		تتحسّني (titḥassani)	تتحسّن (titḥassan)
imperative	m		تحسّن (tḥassan)				تحسّنو (tḥassanu)
	f		تحسّني (tḥassani)