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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

قَلَع

to take off (clothes)

  • #121 most used
  • Regular verb
  • Active participle: قَالِع

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

Commands

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

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَtake off! (to a man)
إِنْتِtake off! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوtake off! (to several people)

How to use قَلَع

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

  1. Present

    بَقْلَع الجَزْمَة قَبْل مَا أَخُشّ البِيت.

    I take my shoes off before I go into the house.

  2. Past

    قَلَعْت الجَاكِت, الجَوّ حَرّ.

    I took off my jacket, it's hot.

  3. Future

    هَاقْلَع الجَاكِت فِي الأُوتُوبِيس.

    I'll take my jacket off on the bus.

  4. After want, must and can

    لاَزِم تِقْلَع الجَزْمَة هِنَا, يَا لِيُو.

    You have to take your shoes off here, Leo.

  5. Commands

    اِقْلَعُوا الجَزَم عَنْد البَاب, لَوْ سَمَحْتُوا.

    Take your shoes off at the door, please.

Good to know

  • قَلَع is for clothes and shoes: اِقْلَع الجَزْمَة, take your shoes off; the opposite is لِبِس, to put on.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.