EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to shorten, to cut short
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المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI shorten | ||
| إِنْتَyou shorten (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou shorten (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe shortens | ||
| هِيَّshe shortens | ||
| إِحْنَاwe shorten | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all shorten | ||
| هُمَّthey shorten |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI shortened | ||
| إِنْتَyou shortened (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou shortened (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe shortened | ||
| هِيَّshe shortened | ||
| إِحْنَاwe shortened | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all shortened | ||
| هُمَّthey shortened |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will shorten | ||
| إِنْتَyou will shorten (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will shorten (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will shorten | ||
| هِيَّshe will shorten | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will shorten | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will shorten | ||
| هُمَّthey will shorten |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I shorten | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you shorten (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you shorten (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he shortens | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she shortens | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we shorten | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all shorten | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they shorten |
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَshorten! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِshorten! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوshorten! (to several people) |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
الخَيَّاط بِيقَصَّر البَنْطَلُون فِي يُوم.
The tailor shortens the trousers in a day.
قَصَّرْت الزِّيَارَة عَشَان تِيتَة تَعْبَانَة.
I cut the visit short because Grandma is tired.
هَاقَصَّر الكَلاَم, الوَقْت قَلِيل خَالِص.
I'll keep it short, there's very little time.
لاَزِم أَقَصَّر شَعْرِي قَبْل الصِّيف.
I have to shorten my hair before summer.
قَصَّر الطَّرِيق وِخُشّ مِن الحَارَة.
Take a short cut and go through the alley.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.