EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to hold up, to break (something) down
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI hold up | ||
| إِنْتَyou hold up (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou hold up (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe holds up | ||
| هِيَّshe holds up | ||
| إِحْنَاwe hold up | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all hold up | ||
| هُمَّthey hold up |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI held up | ||
| إِنْتَyou held up (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou held up (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe held up | ||
| هِيَّshe held up | ||
| إِحْنَاwe held up | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all held up | ||
| هُمَّthey held up |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will hold up | ||
| إِنْتَyou will hold up (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will hold up (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will hold up | ||
| هِيَّshe will hold up | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will hold up | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will hold up | ||
| هُمَّthey will hold up |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I hold up | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you hold up (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you hold up (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he holds up | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she holds up | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we hold up | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all hold up | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they hold up |
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَhold up! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِhold up! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوhold up! (to several people) |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
التِّلِيفُونَات بِتْعَطَّلْنِي عَن الشُّغْل.
The phone calls hold me up from working.
الزَّحْمَة عَطَّلِتْنَا سَاعْتِين عَلَى الطَّرِيق.
The traffic held us up for two hours on the road.
الجَوّ دَه هَيْعَطَّل الطَّيَّارَات.
This weather will hold up the planes.
مِش عَايِز أَعَطَّلَك, خَمْس دَقَايِق بَسّ.
I don't want to hold you up, just five minutes.
مَتْعَطَّلْش النَّاس, الطَّابُور طَوِيل.
Don't hold people up, the line is long.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.