Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI kiss | ||
| إِنْتَyou kiss (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou kiss (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe kisses | ||
| هِيَّshe kisses | ||
| إِحْنَاwe kiss | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all kiss | ||
| هُمَّthey kiss |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
بَاس
to kiss
- #415 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: بَايِس
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI kissed | ||
| إِنْتَyou kissed (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou kissed (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe kissed | ||
| هِيَّshe kissed | ||
| إِحْنَاwe kissed | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all kissed | ||
| هُمَّthey kissed |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will kiss | ||
| إِنْتَyou will kiss (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will kiss (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will kiss | ||
| هِيَّshe will kiss | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will kiss | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will kiss | ||
| هُمَّthey will kiss |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I kiss | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you kiss (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you kiss (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he kisses | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she kisses | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we kiss | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all kiss | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they kiss |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَkiss! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِkiss! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوkiss! (to several people) |
How to use بَاس
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
تِيتَة بِتْبُوس الوِلاَد كُلّ مَا تِشُوفْهُم.
Grandma kisses the kids every time she sees them.
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Past
بُسْت إِيد تِيتَة فِي العِيد.
I kissed Grandma's hand at the feast.
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Future
مَامَا هَتْبُوسَك لَمَّا تِوْصَل.
Mom will kiss you when you arrive.
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After want, must and can
عَايْزَة أَبُوس البِيبِي قَبْل مَا يِنَام.
I want to kiss the baby before he sleeps.
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Commands
بُوس إِيد تِيتَة, يَا كَرِيم.
Kiss Grandma's hand, Karim.
Good to know
- Family and close friends greet with a kiss on each cheek, a بُوسَة; بَاس إِيد is to kiss someone's hand, out of respect.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.