Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI please | ||
| إِنْتَyou please (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou please (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe pleases | ||
| هِيَّshe pleases | ||
| إِحْنَاwe please | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all please | ||
| هُمَّthey please |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
عَجَب
to please (I like it is said as it pleased me)
- #49 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: عَاجِب
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI pleased | ||
| إِنْتَyou pleased (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou pleased (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe pleased | ||
| هِيَّshe pleased | ||
| إِحْنَاwe pleased | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all pleased | ||
| هُمَّthey pleased |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will please | ||
| إِنْتَyou will please (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will please (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will please | ||
| هِيَّshe will please | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will please | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will please | ||
| هُمَّthey will please |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I please | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you please (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you please (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he pleases | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she pleases | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we please | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all please | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they please |
How to use عَجَب
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
القَاهِرَة بِتِعْجِبْنِي كُلّ يُوم أَكْتَر.
I like Cairo more every day.
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Past
الفِيلْم عَجَبْنِي كِتِير إِمْبَارِح.
I liked the film a lot yesterday.
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Future
البِيت الجِدِيد هَيِعْجِبَك, يَا لِيُو.
You'll like the new house, Leo.
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After want, must and can
عَايِز الأَكْل يِعْجِب كُلّ النَّاس.
I want everyone to like the food.
Good to know
- What you like is the subject and you are the object: الأَكْل عَجَبْنِي, the food pleased me, I liked the food; of a feminine word, المُلُوخِيَّة عَجَبِتْنِي.
Where you hear عَجَب
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 1
- المَتْحَف بِيِعْجِب كُلّ النَّاس. The museum pleases everyone.
- البِيت القَدِيم عَجَبْنِي كِتِير. I liked the old house a lot.
- الأَكْل هَيِعْجِبَك, يَا لِيُو. You'll like the food, Leo.
Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 2
- المَتْحَف بِيِعْجِب كُلّ النَّاس. The museum pleases everyone.
- البِيت القَدِيم عَجَبْنِي كِتِير. I liked the old house a lot.
- الأَكْل هَيِعْجِبَك, يَا لِيُو. You'll like the food, Leo.
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Grandma's Table
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Beginner Level 1 · لَزِيز! عَجَبِتْنِي المُلُوخِيَّة. · المَحْشِي عَجَبَك? · عَجَبْنِي كِتِير!
Back to Cairo
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Beginner Level 2 · عَجَبِتْنِي. · عَجَبِتْنِي أَوِي. · الفُرْن عَجَبْنِي. · عَجَبَك إِيه يَا لِيُو?
The First Evening
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Beginner Level 3 · هَا, الشَّقَّة عَاجْبَاك? · عَاجْبَانِي, البَلَكُونَة حِلْوَة. · وِالشَّارِع عَاجْبَك? · عَاجِبْنِي, هَادِي.
What Leo Liked
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Beginner Level 3 · يَا لِيُو, عَجَبِتَك إِسْكِنْدِرِيَّة? · عَجَبِتْنِي قَوِي, يَا مَدَام. · عَجَبَك إِيه أَكْتَر حَاجَة? · وِالسَّمَك, عَجَبَك?
The Sea at Night
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Beginner Level 3 · لِيُو, عَاجْبَك هِنَا? · عَاجِبْنِي. وَأَنَا مُعْجَب بِيكِ, يَا سَلْمَى.
The family's table
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Advanced Level 1 · وِبَابَاك, عَجَبِتُه الزَّفَّة?
The old building off Road Nine
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Advanced Level 1 · مِن سَاعَة مَا قُلْت الشِّيش, عَجَبْتِنِي.
The name
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Advanced Level 2 · أَبُو لَيْلَى, عَاجِبْنِي.
I'd Like to Propose Something
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Fluency Level 2 · الفِيلْم عَجَبْنِي, وِالشُّبَّاك أَكْتَر.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.