Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI cut | ||
| إِنْتَyou cut (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou cut (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe cuts | ||
| هِيَّshe cuts | ||
| إِحْنَاwe cut | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all cut | ||
| هُمَّthey cut |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
قَصّ
to cut (with scissors)
- #403 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: قَاصِص
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI cut | ||
| إِنْتَyou cut (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou cut (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe cut | ||
| هِيَّshe cut | ||
| إِحْنَاwe cut | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all cut | ||
| هُمَّthey cut |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will cut | ||
| إِنْتَyou will cut (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will cut (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will cut | ||
| هِيَّshe will cut | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will cut | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will cut | ||
| هُمَّthey will cut |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I cut | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you cut (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you cut (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he cuts | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she cuts | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we cut | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all cut | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they cut |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَcut! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِcut! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوcut! (to several people) |
How to use قَصّ
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَقُصّ شَعْرِي كُلّ شَهْرِين.
I cut my hair every two months.
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Past
الحَلاَّق قَصّ لِي شَعْرِي قُصَيَّر.
The barber cut my hair short.
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Future
هَاقُصّ الوَرَق لِلأَطْفَال بَعْد الغَدَا.
I'll cut the paper for the children after lunch.
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After want, must and can
عَايِز أَقُصّ شَعْرِي قَبْل الفَرَح.
I want to cut my hair before the wedding.
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Commands
قُصّ الخِيط مِن هِنَا.
Cut the thread from here.
Good to know
- قَصّ is to cut with scissors, hair, paper or cloth; to cut with a knife is قَطَع.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.