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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

بَاظ

to break down

  • #145 most used
  • Irregular verb
  • Active participle: بَايِظ

Conjugation

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Present

المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI break down
إِنْتَyou break down (to a man)
إِنْتِyou break down (to a woman)
هُوَّhe breaks down
هِيَّshe breaks down
إِحْنَاwe break down
إِنْتُوyou all break down
هُمَّthey break down

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI broke down
إِنْتَyou broke down (to a man)
إِنْتِyou broke down (to a woman)
هُوَّhe broke down
هِيَّshe broke down
إِحْنَاwe broke down
إِنْتُوyou all broke down
هُمَّthey broke down

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI will break down
إِنْتَyou will break down (to a man)
إِنْتِyou will break down (to a woman)
هُوَّhe will break down
هِيَّshe will break down
إِحْنَاwe will break down
إِنْتُوyou all will break down
هُمَّthey will break down

After want, must and can

المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَا(that) I break down
إِنْتَ(that) you break down (to a man)
إِنْتِ(that) you break down (to a woman)
هُوَّ(that) he breaks down
هِيَّ(that) she breaks down
إِحْنَا(that) we break down
إِنْتُو(that) you all break down
هُمَّ(that) they break down

How to use بَاظ

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    المَرْوَحَة بِتْبُوظ كُلّ صِيف.

    The fan breaks down every summer.

  2. Past

    التَّكْيِيف بَاظ إِمْبَارِح بِاللِّيل.

    The air conditioning broke down last night.

  3. Future

    العَرَبِيَّة هَتْبُوظ فِي الحَرّ دَه.

    The car will break down in this heat.

  4. After want, must and can

    مُمْكِن التِّلِيفُون يِبُوظ مِن المَيَّة.

    The phone might break from the water.

Good to know

  • بَايِظ (for a feminine thing: بَايْظَة) is how Egyptians say something is broken: التَّكْيِيف بَايِظ.

Where you hear بَاظ

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 3

  • المَرْوَحَة بِتْبُوظ كُلّ صِيف. The fan breaks down every summer.
  • التَّكْيِيف بَاظ إِمْبَارِح. The air conditioning broke down yesterday.
  • العَرَبِيَّة هَتْبُوظ فِي الحَرّ. The car will break down in the heat.

Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 1

  • المَرْوَحَة بِتْبُوظ كُلّ صِيف. The fan breaks down every summer.
  • التَّكْيِيف بَاظ إِمْبَارِح. The air conditioning broke down yesterday.
  • العَرَبِيَّة هَتْبُوظ فِي الحَرّ. The car will break down in the heat.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.