Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI reduce | ||
| إِنْتَyou reduce (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou reduce (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe reduces | ||
| هِيَّshe reduces | ||
| إِحْنَاwe reduce | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all reduce | ||
| هُمَّthey reduce |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
قَلَّل
to reduce, to cut down
- #154 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI reduced | ||
| إِنْتَyou reduced (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou reduced (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe reduced | ||
| هِيَّshe reduced | ||
| إِحْنَاwe reduced | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all reduced | ||
| هُمَّthey reduced |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will reduce | ||
| إِنْتَyou will reduce (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will reduce (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will reduce | ||
| هِيَّshe will reduce | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will reduce | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will reduce | ||
| هُمَّthey will reduce |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I reduce | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you reduce (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you reduce (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he reduces | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she reduces | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we reduce | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all reduce | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they reduce |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَreduce! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِreduce! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوreduce! (to several people) |
How to use قَلَّل
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَقَلَّل مِن القَهْوَة بِاللِّيل.
I cut down on coffee at night.
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Past
قَلَّلْت السُّكَّر فِي الشَّاي مِن شَهْر.
I cut the sugar in my tea a month ago.
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Future
هَنْقَلَّل المِلْح فِي الأَكْل مِن بُكْرَة.
We'll cut down on the salt in the food from tomorrow.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم أَقَلَّل مِن المَصَارِيف الشَّهْر دَه.
I have to cut down on expenses this month.
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Commands
قَلَّل الصُّوت شُوَيَّة, يَا كَرِيم.
Turn the sound down a little, Karim.
Good to know
- قَلَّل مِن is to cut down on something: قَلَّل مِن السُّكَّر, cut down on sugar; said to a cook, قَلَّل المِلْح is less salt.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.