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
قَطَع
to cut, to go off (of the power)
- #141 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: قَاطِع
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 قَطَع
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
النُّور بِيِقْطَع كُلّ لِيلَة فِي الصِّيف.
The power goes off every night in the summer.
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Past
قَطَعْت تَزْكَرْتِين لِلأُقْصُر.
I bought two tickets to Luxor.
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Future
النُّور هَيِقْطَع سَاعَة بُكْرَة.
The power will go off for an hour tomorrow.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم أَقْطَع التَّزَاكِر قَبْل الجُمْعَة.
I have to buy the tickets before Friday.
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Commands
اِقْطَع الطَّمَاطِم حِتَت صُغَيَّرَة.
Cut the tomatoes into small pieces.
Good to know
- قَطَع is also to buy a ticket: قَطَعْت تَزْكَرَة, I bought a ticket.
Where you hear قَطَع
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1
- النُّور بِيِقْطَع كُلّ لَيْلَة فِي رَمَضَان. The power goes off every night in Ramadan.
- فَجْأَة النُّور قَطَع. Suddenly the lights went out.
- النُّور هَيِقْطَع سَاعَة بُكْرَه. The power will go off for an hour tomorrow.
Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 1
- النُّور بِيِقْطَع كُلّ لَيْلَة فِي رَمَضَان. The power goes off every night in Ramadan.
- فَجْأَة النُّور قَطَع. Suddenly the lights went out.
- النُّور هَيِقْطَع سَاعَة بُكْرَه. The power will go off for an hour tomorrow.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.