Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI close | ||
| إِنْتَyou close (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou close (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe closes | ||
| هِيَّshe closes | ||
| إِحْنَاwe close | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all close | ||
| هُمَّthey close |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
قَفَل
to close
- #70 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: قَافِل
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI closed | ||
| إِنْتَyou closed (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou closed (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe closed | ||
| هِيَّshe closed | ||
| إِحْنَاwe closed | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all closed | ||
| هُمَّthey closed |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will close | ||
| إِنْتَyou will close (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will close (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will close | ||
| هِيَّshe will close | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will close | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will close | ||
| هُمَّthey will close |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I close | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you close (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you close (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he closes | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she closes | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we close | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all close | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they close |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَclose! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِclose! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوclose! (to several people) |
How to use قَفَل
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
المَحَلّ بِيِقْفِل السَّاعَة عَشَرَة بِاللِّيل.
The shop closes at ten at night.
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Past
قَفَلْت الشِّبَّاك عَشَان البَرْد.
I closed the window because of the cold.
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Future
هَاقْفِل المُوبَايْل فِي الحَفْلَة.
I'll turn off the phone at the concert.
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After want, must and can
مُمْكِن تِقْفِل البَاب وَرَاك?
Can you close the door behind you?
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Commands
اِقْفِلِي النُّور قَبْل مَا تِنَامِي.
Turn off the light before you sleep.
Good to know
- قَفَل is also to turn off a phone or a light: قَفَلْت المُوبَايْل, اِقْفِل النُّور.
Where you hear قَفَل
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2
- المَتْحَف بِيِقْفِل السَّاعَة خَمْسَة. The museum closes at five.
- قَفَلْت البَاب وِنِزِلْت. I closed the door and went down.
- المَحَلّ هَيِقْفِل بَعْد شْوَيَّة. The shop will close in a little while.
Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 2
- المَتْحَف بِيِقْفِل السَّاعَة خَمْسَة. The museum closes at five.
- قَفَلْت البَاب وِنِزِلْت. I closed the door and went down.
- المَحَلّ هَيِقْفِل بَعْد شْوَيَّة. The shop will close in a little while.
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Between Two Groups
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Intermediate Level 2 · المَتْحَف بِيِقْفِل السَّاعَة كَام?
The Translation Office
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Intermediate Level 2 · الخَمِيس, قَبْل اِتْنِين, أَحْسَن نِقْفِل.
Window Four
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Intermediate Level 2 · إِلَّا لَوْ جِرِيت, الشُّبَّاك بِيِقْفِل اِتْنِين.
The News
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Advanced Level 2 · اِقْفِل التِّلِفِزْيُون.
The Viewing
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Advanced Level 2 · مَحَلّ أَبُويَا, مَقْفُول مِن سَاعِة العِيد.
The tray
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Advanced Level 2 · هَاقْفِل البَاب.
Water Through the Ceiling
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Advanced Level 2 · مِش لاَزِم أُسْتَاذ رَجَب, هَاقْفِلُه.
Worse Than Before
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Advanced Level 2 · كَان المَفْرُوض تِقْفِلُه.
A father on leave
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Advanced Level 3 · هَاقْفِل المَكْتَب شَهْر, يَا مِسْتِر فَتْحِي.
Look, the thing is
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Fluency Level 1 · مَا هُوَّ المَحَلّ عَلَى النَّاصْيَة قَفَل.
Cold to death
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Fluency Level 1 · بِنِقْفِل يَا جَمَاعَة, رَوَّحُوا.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.