Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI swim | ||
| إِنْتَyou swim (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou swim (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe swims | ||
| هِيَّshe swims | ||
| إِحْنَاwe swim | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all swim | ||
| هُمَّthey swim |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
عَام
to swim
- #211 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: عَايِم
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI swam | ||
| إِنْتَyou swam (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou swam (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe swam | ||
| هِيَّshe swam | ||
| إِحْنَاwe swam | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all swam | ||
| هُمَّthey swam |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will swim | ||
| إِنْتَyou will swim (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will swim (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will swim | ||
| هِيَّshe will swim | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will swim | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will swim | ||
| هُمَّthey will swim |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I swim | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you swim (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you swim (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he swims | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she swims | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we swim | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all swim | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they swim |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَswim! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِswim! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوswim! (to several people) |
How to use عَام
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَعُوم فِي البَحْر كُلّ يُوم فِي إِسْكِنْدِرِيَّة.
I swim in the sea every day in Alexandria.
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Past
عُمْنَا سَاعَة فِي حَمَّام السِّبَاحَة إِمْبَارِح.
We swam for an hour in the swimming pool yesterday.
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Future
هَنْعُوم الصُّبْح بَدْرِي قَبْل الحَرّ.
We'll swim early in the morning before the heat.
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After want, must and can
عَايْزَة أَعُوم بَسّ المَيَّة سَاقْعَة.
I want to swim but the water is cold.
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Commands
عُوم جَنْب الشَّطّ, المُوج عَالِي النَّهَارْدَه.
Swim near the shore, the waves are high today.
Good to know
- عَام فِي البَحْر, to swim in the sea; the swimming itself is عُوم, and a good swimmer is عَوَّام.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.