Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI divide | ||
| إِنْتَyou divide (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou divide (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe divides | ||
| هِيَّshe divides | ||
| إِحْنَاwe divide | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all divide | ||
| هُمَّthey divide |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
قَسَم
to divide, to split
- #459 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: قَاسِم
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI divided | ||
| إِنْتَyou divided (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou divided (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe divided | ||
| هِيَّshe divided | ||
| إِحْنَاwe divided | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all divided | ||
| هُمَّthey divided |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will divide | ||
| إِنْتَyou will divide (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will divide (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will divide | ||
| هِيَّshe will divide | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will divide | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will divide | ||
| هُمَّthey will divide |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I divide | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you divide (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you divide (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he divides | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she divides | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we divide | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all divide | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they divide |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَdivide! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِdivide! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوdivide! (to several people) |
How to use قَسَم
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بِنِقْسِم الإِيجَار عَلَى تَلاَتَة كُلّ شَهْر.
We split the rent three ways every month.
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Past
قَسَمْت الكِيكَة نُصِّين, وَاحِد لِكَرِيم.
I cut the cake in two, one half for Karim.
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Future
هَنِقْسِم الحِسَاب عَلِينَا كُلِّنَا النَّهَارْدَه.
We'll split the bill between all of us today.
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After want, must and can
مُمْكِن نِقْسِم الشُّغْل بِينَّا, يَا سَلْمَى?
Can we split the work between us, Salma?
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Commands
اِقْسِم البِيتْزَا عَلَى العِيَال بِالعَدْل.
Divide the pizza fairly among the kids.
Good to know
- قَسَم … عَلَى is to split something between people: قَسَمْنَا الحِسَاب عَلِينَا, we split the bill between us.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.