Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI sit | ||
| إِنْتَyou sit (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou sit (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe sits | ||
| هِيَّshe sits | ||
| إِحْنَاwe sit | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all sit | ||
| هُمَّthey sit |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
قَعَد
to sit, to stay
- #19 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: قَاعِد
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI sat | ||
| إِنْتَyou sat (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou sat (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe sat | ||
| هِيَّshe sat | ||
| إِحْنَاwe sat | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all sat | ||
| هُمَّthey sat |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will sit | ||
| إِنْتَyou will sit (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will sit (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will sit | ||
| هِيَّshe will sit | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will sit | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will sit | ||
| هُمَّthey will sit |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I sit | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you sit (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you sit (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he sits | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she sits | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we sit | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all sit | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they sit |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَsit! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِsit! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوsit! (to several people) |
How to use قَعَد
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَقْعُد عَلَى البَلَكُونَة بَعْد الغَدَا.
I sit on the balcony after lunch.
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Past
قَعَدْنَا عَنْد تِيتَة لِحَدّ بِاللِّيل.
We stayed at Grandma's until night.
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Future
هَاقْعُد فِي مَصْر تَلاَت شُهُور.
I'll stay in Egypt three months.
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After want, must and can
مُمْكِن نُقْعُد جَنْب الشُّبَّاك?
Can we sit next to the window?
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Commands
اُقْعُدُوا, الأَكْل جَاهِز.
Sit down, the food is ready.
Good to know
- قَعَد is also to stay somewhere a while, قَعَدْنَا عَنْد تِيتَة; قَاعِد, sitting, is how you say you are at home doing nothing: أَنَا قَاعِد فِي البِيت.
Where you hear قَعَد
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 1
- أَنَا بَقْعُد عَلَى السَّطْح بَعْد الغَدَا. I sit on the roof after lunch.
- قَعَدْنَا عَنْد تِيتَة يُوم الجُمْعَة. We stayed at Grandma's on Friday.
- هَاقْعُد فِي مَصْر الشِّتَا كُلُّه. I'll stay in Egypt the whole winter.
Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 2
- أَنَا بَقْعُد عَلَى السَّطْح بَعْد الغَدَا. I sit on the roof after lunch.
- قَعَدْنَا عَنْد تِيتَة يُوم الجُمْعَة. We stayed at Grandma's on Friday.
- هَاقْعُد فِي مَصْر الشِّتَا كُلُّه. I'll stay in Egypt the whole winter.
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At Grandma's Door
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Beginner Level 1 · اُقْعُدُوا هِنَا, كُلُّكُم.
Stay Through the Winter
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Beginner Level 1 · لاَزِم تُقْعُد, الشِّتَا مَعَانَا. · خَلاَص, أَقْعُد, إِنْ شَاء الله!
Till Spring
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Beginner Level 2 · لِيُو, قَاعِد مَعَانَا? · قَاعْدَة مَعَانَا? · قَاعِد لِحَدّ الرَّبِيع.
The Weather on Television
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Beginner Level 2 · اُقْعُد هِنَا, يَا لِيُو!
Staying
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Beginner Level 2 · هَتُقْعُد قَدّ إِيه?
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Beginner Level 3 · اُقْعُد يَا لِيُو, رُسُومَاتَك حِلْوَة.
A Felucca at Sunset
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Beginner Level 3 · سَلْمَى, عَايْزَة تُقْعُدِي قُدَّام? · عَايْزَة أَقْعُد جَنْب المَيَّة.
Lunch Break at the Workshop
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Beginner Level 3 · يَلَّا نُقْعُد بَرَّه. · بَرَّه فِي مَايُو? يَلَّا نُقْعُد جُوَّه.
The Evening Table
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Beginner Level 3 · وِقَعَدْت عَشَان تِشْتَغَل فِي الوَرْشَة. · وِقَعَدْت سَنَة لِيه?
The Sea at Night
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Beginner Level 3 · يَلَّا نُقْعُد جَنْب البَحْر شُوَيَّة.
A Felucca at Sunset
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Intermediate Level 1 · وِقَعَدْتُوا قَدّ إِيه? · قَعَدْنَا تَلاَت أَيَّام.
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Intermediate Level 1 · اُقْعُدُوا, الشَّاي جَاهِز.
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The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.