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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

أَكَّد

to confirm, to assure

  • #366 most used
  • Regular verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

Commands

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

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَconfirm! (to a man)
إِنْتِconfirm! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوconfirm! (to several people)

How to use أَكَّد

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

  1. Present

    الفُنْدُق بِيأَكِّد عَلَى الحَجْز بِإِيمِيل.

    The hotel confirms the booking by email.

  2. Past

    أَكَّدْت عَلَى مِيعَاد الدُّكْتُور.

    I confirmed the doctor's appointment.

  3. Future

    هَاأَكِّد لَك بُكْرَة الصُّبْح.

    I'll confirm it to you tomorrow morning.

  4. After want, must and can

    لاَزِم تِأَكِّد عَلَى التَّذْكَرَة قَبْل السَّفَر.

    You have to confirm the ticket before the trip.

  5. Commands

    أَكِّد عَلَى المِيعَاد مَعَ مَدَام نَادْيَة.

    Confirm the appointment with Madame Nadia.

Good to know

  • أَكَّد عَلَى الحَجْز is to confirm the booking; أَكَّد لِي, he assured me.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.