Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI cut up | ||
| إِنْتَyou cut up (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou cut up (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe cuts up | ||
| هِيَّshe cuts up | ||
| إِحْنَاwe cut up | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all cut up | ||
| هُمَّthey cut up |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
قَطَّع
to cut up, to chop
- #238 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI cut up | ||
| إِنْتَyou cut up (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou cut up (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe cut up | ||
| هِيَّshe cut up | ||
| إِحْنَاwe cut up | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all cut up | ||
| هُمَّthey cut up |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will cut up | ||
| إِنْتَyou will cut up (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will cut up (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will cut up | ||
| هِيَّshe will cut up | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will cut up | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will cut up | ||
| هُمَّthey will cut up |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I cut up | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you cut up (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you cut up (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he cuts up | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she cuts up | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we cut up | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all cut up | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they cut up |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَcut up! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِcut up! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوcut up! (to several people) |
How to use قَطَّع
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
تِيتَة بِتْقَطَّع البَصَل بِسُرْعَة مِن غِير مَا تِعَيَّط.
Grandma chops the onions fast without crying.
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Past
قَطَّعْت الطَّمَاطِم وِالخِيَار لِلسَّلَطَة.
I cut up the tomatoes and cucumbers for the salad.
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Future
هَاقَطَّع الفِرَاخ وِإِنْتِ سَخَّنِي الفُرْن.
I'll cut up the chicken and you heat the oven.
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After want, must and can
مُمْكِن تِقَطَّع لِي البَطِّيخ, يَا كَرِيم?
Can you cut up the watermelon for me, Karim?
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Commands
قَطَّعِي الجَزَر حِتَت صُغَيَّرَة.
Chop the carrots into small pieces.
Good to know
- قَطَّع is cutting into many pieces, onions, tomatoes, a chicken; one cut, like slicing the bread, is قَطَع, and a piece is حِتَّة.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.