Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI get up | ||
| إِنْتَyou get up (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou get up (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe gets up | ||
| هِيَّshe gets up | ||
| إِحْنَاwe get up | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all get up | ||
| هُمَّthey get up |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
قَام
to get up, to leave (a train)
- #76 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: قَايِم
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI got up | ||
| إِنْتَyou got up (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou got up (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe got up | ||
| هِيَّshe got up | ||
| إِحْنَاwe got up | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all got up | ||
| هُمَّthey got up |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will get up | ||
| إِنْتَyou will get up (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will get up (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will get up | ||
| هِيَّshe will get up | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will get up | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will get up | ||
| هُمَّthey will get up |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I get up | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you get up (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you get up (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he gets up | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she gets up | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we get up | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all get up | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they get up |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَget up! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِget up! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوget up! (to several people) |
How to use قَام
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَقُوم السَّاعَة سَبْعَة كُلّ يُوم.
I get up at seven every day.
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Past
القَطْر قَام مِن غِيرْنَا.
The train left without us.
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Future
القَطْر هَيِقُوم بَعْد خَمْس دَقَايِق.
The train will leave in five minutes.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم أَقُوم بَدْرِي بُكْرَة.
I have to get up early tomorrow.
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Commands
قُوم, يَا كَرِيم, اِتْأَخَّرْنَا!
Get up, Karim, we're late!
Good to know
- قَام is also to stand up from a chair, and قَام مِن النُّوم is to get up from sleep.
Where you hear قَام
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1
- القَطْر بِيقُوم السَّاعَة عَشَرَة. The train leaves at ten.
- قُمْت السَّاعَة سِتَّة الصُّبْح. I got up at six in the morning.
- القَطْر هَيْقُوم بَعْد خَمْس دَقَايِق. The train will leave in five minutes.
Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 1
- القَطْر بِيقُوم السَّاعَة عَشَرَة. The train leaves at ten.
- قُمْت السَّاعَة سِتَّة الصُّبْح. I got up at six in the morning.
- القَطْر هَيْقُوم بَعْد خَمْس دَقَايِق. The train will leave in five minutes.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.