Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI feed | ||
| إِنْتَyou feed (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou feed (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe feeds | ||
| هِيَّshe feeds | ||
| إِحْنَاwe feed | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all feed | ||
| هُمَّthey feed |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
أَكَّل
to feed
- #431 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI fed | ||
| إِنْتَyou fed (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou fed (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe fed | ||
| هِيَّshe fed | ||
| إِحْنَاwe fed | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all fed | ||
| هُمَّthey fed |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will feed | ||
| إِنْتَyou will feed (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will feed (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will feed | ||
| هِيَّshe will feed | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will feed | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will feed | ||
| هُمَّthey will feed |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I feed | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you feed (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you feed (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he feeds | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she feeds | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we feed | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all feed | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they feed |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَfeed! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِfeed! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوfeed! (to several people) |
How to use أَكَّل
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَأَكِّل القُطَط فِي الشَّارِع كُلّ صُبْح.
I feed the cats in the street every morning.
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Past
مَدَام نَادْيَة أَكَّلِتْنِي مَحْشِي.
Madame Nadia fed me stuffed vegetables.
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Future
هَاأَكِّل البِيبِي وِأَنَام.
I'll feed the baby and sleep.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم تِأَكِّل القُطَّة قَبْل مَا تِمْشِي.
You have to feed the cat before you leave.
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Commands
أَكِّل الوِلاَد الأَوِّل.
Feed the kids first.
Good to know
- أَكَّل, with a shadda, is to feed someone; to eat is كَل.
Where you hear أَكَّل
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2
- بَاأَكِّل البِيت كُلُّه كُلّ يُوم. I feed the whole house every day.
- مَدَام نَادْيَة أَكَّلِتْنِي سَنَتِين. Madame Nadia fed me for two years.
- هَاأَكِّلَك لَحَدّ مَا تِشْبَع. I'll feed you until you're full.
Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 3
- بَاأَكِّل البِيت كُلُّه كُلّ يُوم. I feed the whole house every day.
- مَدَام نَادْيَة أَكَّلِتْنِي سَنَتِين. Madame Nadia fed me for two years.
- هَاأَكِّلَك لَحَدّ مَا تِشْبَع. I'll feed you until you're full.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.