Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI delay | ||
| إِنْتَyou delay (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou delay (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe delays | ||
| هِيَّshe delays | ||
| إِحْنَاwe delay | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all delay | ||
| هُمَّthey delay |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
أَخَّر
to delay, to hold up
- #371 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI delayed | ||
| إِنْتَyou delayed (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou delayed (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe delayed | ||
| هِيَّshe delayed | ||
| إِحْنَاwe delayed | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all delayed | ||
| هُمَّthey delayed |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will delay | ||
| إِنْتَyou will delay (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will delay (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will delay | ||
| هِيَّshe will delay | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will delay | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will delay | ||
| هُمَّthey will delay |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I delay | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you delay (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you delay (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he delays | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she delays | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we delay | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all delay | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they delay |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَdelay! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِdelay! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوdelay! (to several people) |
How to use أَخَّر
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
الزَّحْمَة بِتْأَخَّرْنِي كُلّ يُوم الصُّبْح.
The traffic holds me up every morning.
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Past
الأُتُوبِيس أَخَّرْنِي سَاعَة النَّهَارْدَه.
The bus made me an hour late today.
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Future
المَطَر هَيْأَخَّر الطَّيَّارَة شُوَيَّة.
The rain will delay the plane a little.
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After want, must and can
مِش عَايْزَة أَأَخَّرَك عَن شُغْلَك.
I don't want to keep you from your work.
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Commands
مَتْأَخَّرْش الوِلاَد عَن المَدْرَسَة.
Don't make the kids late for school.
Good to know
- أَخَّر is to make someone or something late; to be late yourself is اِتْأَخَّر.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.