تحسن

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ح س ن (ḥ-s-n)

Verb

تَحَسَّنَ • (taḥassana) V, non-past يَتَحَسَّنُ‎ (yataḥassanu) (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

(form-V sound)

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

تَحْسُنُ • (taḥsunu) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative of حَسُنَ (ḥasuna)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative of حَسُنَ (ḥasuna)

Verb

تَحْسُنَ • (taḥsuna) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive of حَسُنَ (ḥasuna)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive of حَسُنَ (ḥasuna)

Verb

تَحْسُنْ • (taḥsun) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive of حَسُنَ (ḥasuna)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive of حَسُنَ (ḥasuna)

Verb

تَحْسُنَّ • (taḥsunna) (form I)

1. second-person feminine plural non-past active indicative of حَسُنَ (ḥasuna)
2. second-person feminine plural non-past active subjunctive of حَسُنَ (ḥasuna)
3. second-person feminine plural non-past active jussive of حَسُنَ (ḥasuna)

Etymology 4

Verb

تُحَسِّنُ • (tuḥassinu) (form II)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative of حَسَّنَ (ḥassana)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative of حَسَّنَ (ḥassana)

Verb

تُحَسِّنَ • (tuḥassina) (form II)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive of حَسَّنَ (ḥassana)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive of حَسَّنَ (ḥassana)

Verb

تُحَسِّنْ • (tuḥassin) (form II)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive of حَسَّنَ (ḥassana)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive of حَسَّنَ (ḥassana)

Verb

تُحَسَّنُ • (tuḥassanu) (form II)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative of حَسَّنَ (ḥassana)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative of حَسَّنَ (ḥassana)

Verb

تُحَسَّنَ • (tuḥassana) (form II)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive of حَسَّنَ (ḥassana)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive of حَسَّنَ (ḥassana)

Verb

تُحَسَّنْ • (tuḥassan) (form II)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive of حَسَّنَ (ḥassana)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive of حَسَّنَ (ḥassana)

Verb

تُحَسِّنَّ • (tuḥassinna) (form II)

1. second-person feminine plural non-past active indicative of حَسَّنَ (ḥassana)
2. second-person feminine plural non-past active subjunctive of حَسَّنَ (ḥassana)
3. second-person feminine plural non-past active jussive of حَسَّنَ (ḥassana)

Verb

تُحَسَّنَّ • (tuḥassanna) (form II)

1. second-person feminine plural non-past passive indicative of حَسَّنَ (ḥassana)
2. second-person feminine plural non-past passive subjunctive of حَسَّنَ (ḥassana)
3. second-person feminine plural non-past passive jussive of حَسَّنَ (ḥassana)

Etymology 5

Verb

تُحْسِنُ • (tuḥsinu) (form IV)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative of أَحْسَنَ (ʔaḥsana)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative of أَحْسَنَ (ʔaḥsana)

Verb

تُحْسِنَ • (tuḥsina) (form IV)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive of أَحْسَنَ (ʔaḥsana)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive of أَحْسَنَ (ʔaḥsana)

Verb

تُحْسِنْ • (tuḥsin) (form IV)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive of أَحْسَنَ (ʔaḥsana)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive of أَحْسَنَ (ʔaḥsana)

Verb

تُحْسَنُ • (tuḥsanu) (form IV)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative of أَحْسَنَ (ʔaḥsana)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative of أَحْسَنَ (ʔaḥsana)

Verb

تُحْسَنَ • (tuḥsana) (form IV)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive of أَحْسَنَ (ʔaḥsana)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive of أَحْسَنَ (ʔaḥsana)

Verb

تُحْسَنْ • (tuḥsan) (form IV)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive of أَحْسَنَ (ʔaḥsana)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive of أَحْسَنَ (ʔaḥsana)

Verb

تُحْسِنَّ • (tuḥsinna) (form IV)

1. second-person feminine plural non-past active indicative of أَحْسَنَ (ʔaḥsana)
2. second-person feminine plural non-past active subjunctive of أَحْسَنَ (ʔaḥsana)
3. second-person feminine plural non-past active jussive of أَحْسَنَ (ʔaḥsana)

Verb

تُحْسَنَّ • (tuḥsanna) (form IV)

1. second-person feminine plural non-past passive indicative of أَحْسَنَ (ʔaḥsana)
2. second-person feminine plural non-past passive subjunctive of أَحْسَنَ (ʔaḥsana)
3. second-person feminine plural non-past passive jussive of أَحْسَنَ (ʔaḥsana)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح س ن
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic تَحَسَّنَ (taḥassana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tħas.san/, [ɪtˈħas.san]

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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 تحسّن (tḥassan)
		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)