Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI stir | ||
| إِنْتَyou stir (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou stir (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe stirs | ||
| هِيَّshe stirs | ||
| إِحْنَاwe stir | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all stir | ||
| هُمَّthey stir |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
قَلَّب
to stir
- #240 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI stirred | ||
| إِنْتَyou stirred (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou stirred (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe stirred | ||
| هِيَّshe stirred | ||
| إِحْنَاwe stirred | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all stirred | ||
| هُمَّthey stirred |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will stir | ||
| إِنْتَyou will stir (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will stir (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will stir | ||
| هِيَّshe will stir | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will stir | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will stir | ||
| هُمَّthey will stir |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I stir | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you stir (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you stir (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he stirs | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she stirs | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we stir | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all stir | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they stir |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَstir! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِstir! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوstir! (to several people) |
How to use قَلَّب
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَقَلَّب الشُّرْبَة بِمَعْلَقَة خَشَب.
I stir the soup with a wooden spoon.
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Past
قَلَّبْت الشَّاي وِنِسِيت السُّكَّر.
I stirred the tea and forgot the sugar.
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Future
هَاقَلَّب المُلُوخِيَّة وِإِنْتَ حَضَّر العِيش.
I'll stir the molokhia and you get the bread ready.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم تِقَلَّب الحَلَّة كُلّ شُوَيَّة.
You have to stir the pot every little while.
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Commands
قَلَّب بِالرَّاحَة, يَا لِيُو, مَتِحْرَقْش إِيدَك.
Stir slowly, Leo, don't burn your hand.
Good to know
- قَلَّب is to stir a pot, and also to turn things over: قَلَّب فِي الشَّنْطَة, to rummage in the bag.
Where you hear قَلَّب
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 3
- بَاقَلِّب المُلُوخِيَّة بِالرَّاحَة. I stir the molokhia slowly.
- قَلِّبْت السُّكَّر فِي المَيَّة. I stirred the sugar into the water.
- هَاقَلِّب الشُّورْبَة وِإِنْتِ قَاعْدَة. I'll stir the soup while you sit.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.