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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

قَدِّم

to apply for, to hand in

  • #389 most used
  • Regular verb

Conjugation

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Present

المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI apply for
إِنْتَyou apply for (to a man)
إِنْتِyou apply for (to a woman)
هُوَّhe applies for
هِيَّshe applies for
إِحْنَاwe apply for
إِنْتُوyou all apply for
هُمَّthey apply for

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI applied for
إِنْتَyou applied for (to a man)
إِنْتِyou applied for (to a woman)
هُوَّhe applied for
هِيَّshe applied for
إِحْنَاwe applied for
إِنْتُوyou all applied for
هُمَّthey applied for

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI will apply for
إِنْتَyou will apply for (to a man)
إِنْتِyou will apply for (to a woman)
هُوَّhe will apply for
هِيَّshe will apply for
إِحْنَاwe will apply for
إِنْتُوyou all will apply for
هُمَّthey will apply for

After want, must and can

المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَا(that) I apply for
إِنْتَ(that) you apply for (to a man)
إِنْتِ(that) you apply for (to a woman)
هُوَّ(that) he applies for
هِيَّ(that) she applies for
إِحْنَا(that) we apply for
إِنْتُو(that) you all apply for
هُمَّ(that) they apply for

Commands

الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَapply for! (to a man)
إِنْتِapply for! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوapply for! (to several people)

How to use قَدِّم

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    بَقَدِّم عَلَى شُغْل جِدِيد كُلّ أُسْبُوع.

    I apply for a new job every week.

  2. Past

    قَدِّمْت الوَرَق فِي المَكْتَب اِمْبَارِح.

    I handed in the papers at the office yesterday.

  3. Future

    كَرِيم هَيِقَدِّم عَلَى شُغْل فِي السِّفَارَة.

    Karim will apply for a job at the embassy.

  4. After want, must and can

    لاَزِم أَقَدِّم الطَّلَب قَبْل يُوم الخَمِيس.

    I have to hand in the application before Thursday.

  5. Commands

    قَدِّم عَلَى الفِيزَا بَدْرِي, يَا لِيُو.

    Apply for the visa early, Leo.

Good to know

  • قَدِّم عَلَى is to apply for something, a job or a visa; قَدِّم alone is to hand in, or to introduce someone.

Where you hear قَدِّم

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 3

  • بَقَدِّم الوَرَق كُلّ سَنَة. I hand in the papers every year.
  • قَدِّمْت عَلَى الإِقَامَة الدَّايْمَة. I applied for the permanent residence.
  • هَقَدِّم الطَّلَب بُكْرَة الصُّبْح. I will hand in the application tomorrow morning.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.