Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI bite | ||
| إِنْتَyou bite (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou bite (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe bites | ||
| هِيَّshe bites | ||
| إِحْنَاwe bite | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all bite | ||
| هُمَّthey bite |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
عَضّ
to bite
- #443 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: عَاضِض
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI bit | ||
| إِنْتَyou bit (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou bit (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe bit | ||
| هِيَّshe bit | ||
| إِحْنَاwe bit | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all bit | ||
| هُمَّthey bit |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will bite | ||
| إِنْتَyou will bite (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will bite (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will bite | ||
| هِيَّshe will bite | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will bite | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will bite | ||
| هُمَّthey will bite |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I bite | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you bite (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you bite (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he bites | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she bites | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we bite | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all bite | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they bite |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَbite! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِbite! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوbite! (to several people) |
How to use عَضّ
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
قُطَّة تِيتَة بِتْعُضّ لَمَّا تِزْهَق.
Grandma's cat bites when she gets fed up.
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Past
الكَلْب عَضّ رِجْلِي فِي الشَّارِع إِمْبَارِح.
The dog bit my leg in the street yesterday.
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Future
القُطَّة مِش هَتْعُضَّك, هِيَّ طَيِّبَة.
The cat won't bite you, she's gentle.
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After want, must and can
خَلِّي بَالَك, الكَلْب مُمْكِن يِعُضّ.
Careful, the dog might bite.
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Commands
مَتْعُضِّش أَخُوك, يَا سَيِّد!
Don't bite your brother, Sayed!
Good to know
- عَضّ is a dog, a cat or a child biting; a bite is عَضَّة.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.