Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI become | ||
| إِنْتَyou become (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou become (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe becomes | ||
| هِيَّshe becomes | ||
| إِحْنَاwe become | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all become | ||
| هُمَّthey become |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
بَقَى
to become, to stay on
- #47 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: بَاقِي
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI became | ||
| إِنْتَyou became (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou became (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe became | ||
| هِيَّshe became | ||
| إِحْنَاwe became | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all became | ||
| هُمَّthey became |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will become | ||
| إِنْتَyou will become (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will become (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will become | ||
| هِيَّshe will become | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will become | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will become | ||
| هُمَّthey will become |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I become | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you become (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you become (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he becomes | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she becomes | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we become | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all become | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they become |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَbecome! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِbecome! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوbecome! (to several people) |
How to use بَقَى
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
الجَوّ بِيِبْقَى حِلْو فِي الخَرِيف.
The weather gets nice in autumn.
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Past
لِيُو بَقَى مَصْرِي مِن أَوِّل يُوم!
Leo became an Egyptian from the first day!
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Future
السَّنَة الجَايَّة هَابْقَى فِي مَصْر الجِدِيدَة.
Next year I'll be in Heliopolis.
-
After want, must and can
لاَزِم تِبْقَى مَصْرِي بَقَى, يَا لِيُو!
You have to become Egyptian now, Leo!
-
Commands
اِبْقَى تَعَالَى عَنْدِي يُوم الجُمْعَة.
Do come by my place on Friday.
Good to know
- بَقَى لِي خَمَس شُهُور هِنَا is "I've been here five months"; on its own بَقَى often just means "then" or "so" (يَلَّا بَقَى!).
Where you hear بَقَى
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 2
- الجَوّ بِيِبْقَى حَرّ فِي الصِّيف. The weather gets hot in summer.
- لِيُو بَقَى مَصْرِي! Leo has become an Egyptian!
- السَّنَة الجَايَّة هَابْقَى فِي شَقَّة جْدِيدَة. Next year I'll be in a new flat.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1
- الجَوّ بِيِبْقَى حَرّ فِي الصِّيف. The weather gets hot in summer.
- لِيُو بَقَى مَصْرِي! Leo has become an Egyptian!
- السَّنَة الجَايَّة هَابْقَى فِي شَقَّة جْدِيدَة. Next year I'll be in a new flat.
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Bargaining
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Beginner Level 2 · بْرَافُو يَا لِيُو, بَقِيت مَصْرِي!
Tea at El Fishawy
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Beginner Level 2 · مِن شِيكَاغُو, بَسّ بَقَى لِي خَمَس شُهُور. · بَقَى لَك قَدّ إِيه هِنَا?
Staying
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Beginner Level 2 · لِيُو, الشَّهْر بَقَى شِتَا. · وِالشِّتَا بَقَى رَبِيع.
How Salma Became a Guide
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Intermediate Level 1 · بَقِيتِ مُرْشِدَة إِزَّيّ? · أَنَا بَقِيت مُهَنْدِس فِي شِيكَاغُو.
The Flower Shop
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Intermediate Level 1 · يِبْقَى وَرْد أَحْمَر, وِكْتِير مِنُّه.
Mona at the Table
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Intermediate Level 1 · بَقَى لَك قَدّ إِيه فِي مَصْر? · بَقَى لِي سَنَتِين.
A Life in Eight Lines
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Intermediate Level 1 · وَأَنَا هِنَا بَقَى لِي سَنَتِين. · دَرَسْت عِمَارَة, وِبَقِيت بَارَمِّم بُيُوت قَدِيمَة.
The List
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Intermediate Level 2 · يَبْقَى لَمَّا, مِش لَوْ.
Setting the Day
Free
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Advanced Level 1 · يِبْقَى الجُمْعَة, إِنْ شَاء الله.
The Window at Lazoghly
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Advanced Level 1 · وِالعَقْد يِبْقَى إِمْتَى?
The Witnesses
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Advanced Level 1 · كَرِيم, تِبْقَى الشَّاهِد الأَوِّل?
The agent's call
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Advanced Level 1 · المَالِك مَابَقَاش عَايِش هِنَا. · مَابَقِينَاش عَايْزِين. · خَلاَص, مَابَقِينَاش عَايْزِين دِي.
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Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.