Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI decide | ||
| إِنْتَyou decide (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou decide (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe decides | ||
| هِيَّshe decides | ||
| إِحْنَاwe decide | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all decide | ||
| هُمَّthey decide |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
قَرَّر
to decide
- #90 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI decided | ||
| إِنْتَyou decided (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou decided (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe decided | ||
| هِيَّshe decided | ||
| إِحْنَاwe decided | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all decided | ||
| هُمَّthey decided |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will decide | ||
| إِنْتَyou will decide (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will decide (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will decide | ||
| هِيَّshe will decide | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will decide | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will decide | ||
| هُمَّthey will decide |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I decide | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you decide (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you decide (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he decides | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she decides | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we decide | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all decide | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they decide |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَdecide! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِdecide! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوdecide! (to several people) |
How to use قَرَّر
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَقَرَّر كُلّ حَاجَة بَعْد مَا أَفَكَّر كْوَيِّس.
I decide everything after I think it over well.
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Past
قَرَّرْنَا نِشْتِرِي السِّرِير الكِبِير.
We decided to buy the big bed.
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Future
هَاقَرَّر بَعْد مَا أَشُوف الشَّقَّة.
I'll decide after I see the flat.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم تِقَرَّر النَّهَارْدَه, مَفِيش وَقْت.
You have to decide today, there's no time.
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Commands
قَرَّرِي بِنَفْسِك, دِي حَيَاتِك.
Decide for yourself, it's your life.
Good to know
- قَرَّر is followed by the bare present: قَرَّرْت أَسَافِر, I decided to travel.
Where you hear قَرَّر
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 2
- الأُمّ وِالأَب بِيقَرَّرُوا الاِسْم. The mother and the father decide the name.
- قَرَّرْنَا نِفْتَح المَكْتَب فِي الخَرِيف. We decided to open the studio in the autumn.
- هَنْقَرَّر بَعْد الكَشْف. We'll decide after the scan.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.