Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI count | ||
| إِنْتَyou count (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou count (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe counts | ||
| هِيَّshe counts | ||
| إِحْنَاwe count | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all count | ||
| هُمَّthey count |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
عَدّ
to count
- #273 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: عَادِد
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI counted | ||
| إِنْتَyou counted (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou counted (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe counted | ||
| هِيَّshe counted | ||
| إِحْنَاwe counted | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all counted | ||
| هُمَّthey counted |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will count | ||
| إِنْتَyou will count (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will count (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will count | ||
| هِيَّshe will count | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will count | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will count | ||
| هُمَّthey will count |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I count | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you count (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you count (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he counts | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she counts | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we count | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all count | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they count |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَcount! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِcount! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوcount! (to several people) |
How to use عَدّ
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
عَمّ مَحْمُود بِيعِدّ الفُلُوس آخِر اليُوم.
Uncle Mahmoud counts the money at the end of the day.
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Past
عَدِّيت الكَرَاسِي مَرَّتِين قَبْل الحَفْلَة.
I counted the chairs twice before the party.
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Future
هَاعِدّ لِحَدّ عَشَرَة وِبَعْدِين نِبْدَأ.
I'll count to ten and then we start.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم تِعِدّ الفَكَّة قَبْل مَا تِمْشِي.
You have to count the change before you leave.
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Commands
عِدّ الشُّنَط تَانِي, يَا سَيِّد.
Count the bags again, Sayed.
Good to know
- عَدّ لِحَدّ عَشَرَة is to count to ten; عَدّ الفُلُوس, to count the money.
Where you hear عَدّ
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 3
- بَعِدّ الجُمَل وِإِنْتَ بِتِتْكَلِّم. I count the sentences while you speak.
- عَدِّيت الصُّوَر, أَرْبَعَة بِالظَّبْط. I counted the photos, four exactly.
- هَعِدّ لَك لِحَدّ تَلاَتَة. I will count to three for you.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.