Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI fry | ||
| إِنْتَyou fry (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou fry (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe fries | ||
| هِيَّshe fries | ||
| إِحْنَاwe fry | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all fry | ||
| هُمَّthey fry |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
قَلَى
to fry
- #236 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: قَالِي
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI fried | ||
| إِنْتَyou fried (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou fried (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe fried | ||
| هِيَّshe fried | ||
| إِحْنَاwe fried | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all fried | ||
| هُمَّthey fried |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will fry | ||
| إِنْتَyou will fry (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will fry (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will fry | ||
| هِيَّshe will fry | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will fry | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will fry | ||
| هُمَّthey will fry |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I fry | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you fry (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you fry (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he fries | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she fries | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we fry | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all fry | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they fry |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَfry! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِfry! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوfry! (to several people) |
How to use قَلَى
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
عَمّ سَيِّد بِيِقْلِي طَعْمِيَّة مِن الفَجْر.
Uncle Sayed fries falafel from dawn.
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Past
قَلِيت بَطَاطِس لِلعِيَال بَعْد المَدْرَسَة.
I fried potatoes for the kids after school.
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Future
هَاقْلِي السَّمَك, وِإِنْتِ اِعْمِلِي السَّلَطَة.
I'll fry the fish, and you make the salad.
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After want, must and can
مِش عَايْزَة أَقْلِي حَاجَة النَّهَارْدَه, الجَوّ حَرّ.
I don't want to fry anything today, it's hot.
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Commands
اِقْلِي البِيض عَلَى نَار هَادْيَة.
Fry the eggs on a low flame.
Good to know
- قَلَى is frying in oil, the way طَعْمِيَّة and بَطَاطِس are made; fried is مَقْلِي, and the frying pan is طَاسَة.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.