Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI cry | ||
| إِنْتَyou cry (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou cry (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe cries | ||
| هِيَّshe cries | ||
| إِحْنَاwe cry | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all cry | ||
| هُمَّthey cry |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
عَيَّط
to cry
- #84 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI cried | ||
| إِنْتَyou cried (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou cried (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe cried | ||
| هِيَّshe cried | ||
| إِحْنَاwe cried | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all cried | ||
| هُمَّthey cried |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will cry | ||
| إِنْتَyou will cry (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will cry (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will cry | ||
| هِيَّshe will cry | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will cry | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will cry | ||
| هُمَّthey will cry |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I cry | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you cry (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you cry (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he cries | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she cries | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we cry | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all cry | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they cry |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَcry! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِcry! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوcry! (to several people) |
How to use عَيَّط
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
لَيْلَى بِتِعَيَّط لَمَّا تِجُوع.
Layla cries when she gets hungry.
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Past
عَيَّطْت فِي الفَرَح مِن الفَرْحَة.
I cried at the wedding from joy.
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Future
تِيتَة هَتِعَيَّط لَمَّا نِمْشِي.
Grandma will cry when we leave.
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After want, must and can
مِش عَايْزَة أَعَيَّط قُدَّام النَّاس.
I don't want to cry in front of people.
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Commands
مَتِعَيَّطِيش يَا لَيْلَى, بَابَا جَه.
Don't cry, Layla, Daddy's here.
Good to know
- In Egypt عَيَّط is to cry, with tears; in other Arab countries it means to shout.
Where you hear عَيَّط
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 3
- البِيبِي بِتْعَيَّط بِاللِّيل. The baby cries at night.
- لَيْلَى عَيَّطِت سَاعَة فِي القَطْر. Layla cried for an hour on the train.
- لَوْ جَعَانَة, هَتْعَيَّط. If she's hungry, she'll cry.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.