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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

قَصَد

to mean, to intend

  • #174 most used
  • Regular verb
  • Active participle: قَاصِد

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

How to use قَصَد

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

  1. Present

    بَقْصُد البِيت القَدِيم, مِش الجِدِيد.

    I mean the old house, not the new one.

  2. Past

    مَقَصَدْتِش أَزَعَّلَك, يَا كَرِيم.

    I didn't mean to upset you, Karim.

  3. Future

    لَمَّا أَقُول بُكْرَة, هَاقْصُد الصُّبْح.

    When I say tomorrow, I'll mean the morning.

  4. After want, must and can

    مُمْكِن تِقُول لِي تُقْصُد إِيه?

    Can you tell me what you mean?

Good to know

  • تُقْصُد إِيه? is what do you mean?, and مَكُنْتِش أَقْصُد, I didn't mean it, is the quick apology.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.