Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI start | ||
| إِنْتَyou start (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou start (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe starts | ||
| هِيَّshe starts | ||
| إِحْنَاwe start | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all start | ||
| هُمَّthey start |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
بَدَأ
to start, to begin
- #44 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: بَادِئ
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI started | ||
| إِنْتَyou started (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou started (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe started | ||
| هِيَّshe started | ||
| إِحْنَاwe started | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all started | ||
| هُمَّthey started |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will start | ||
| إِنْتَyou will start (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will start (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will start | ||
| هِيَّshe will start | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will start | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will start | ||
| هُمَّthey will start |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I start | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you start (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you start (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he starts | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she starts | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we start | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all start | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they start |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَstart! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِstart! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوstart! (to several people) |
How to use بَدَأ
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
الشُّغْل بِيِبْدَأ السَّاعَة تِسْعَة فِي المَتْحَف.
Work starts at nine at the museum.
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Past
بَدَأْت أَتْكَلِّم عَرَبِي مِن شَهْر.
I started speaking Arabic a month ago.
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Future
الرَّبِيع هَيِبْدَأ فِي مَارِس.
Spring will start in March.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم نِبْدَأ الشُّغْل بَدْرِي بُكْرَة.
We have to start work early tomorrow.
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Commands
اِبْدَأ إِنْتَ, وَأَنَا بَعْدَك.
You start, and I'll go after you.
Good to know
- What starts follows in the bare present: بَدَأْت أَتْكَلِّم عَرَبِي, I started to speak Arabic.
Where you hear بَدَأ
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 2
- الشُّغْل بِيِبْدَأ السَّاعَة تِسْعَة. Work starts at nine.
- بَدَأْت الرُّسُومَات فِي الخَرِيف. I started the drawings in the autumn.
- هَنِبْدَأ بَعْد الأَكْل. We'll start after eating.
Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 3
- الشُّغْل بِيِبْدَأ السَّاعَة تِسْعَة. Work starts at nine.
- بَدَأْت الرُّسُومَات فِي الخَرِيف. I started the drawings in the autumn.
- هَنِبْدَأ بَعْد الأَكْل. We'll start after eating.
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Colouring Eggs
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Beginner Level 2 · يَلَّا نِبْدَأ.
The First Morning at the Workshop
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Beginner Level 3 · هِنَا بِنِبْدَأ السَّاعَة تَمَانْيَة.
The First Evening of Ramadan
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Intermediate Level 1 · لَمَّا تِسْمَع المَدْفَع, اِبْدَأ بِبَلَحَة.
Two Years
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Intermediate Level 1 · وِمَوْسِمِي بِيِبْدَأ الأُسْبُوع الجَايّ.
The first site meeting
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Advanced Level 1 · نِبْدَأ مِنِين, يَا بَشْمُهَنْدِس?
Agreed
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Advanced Level 3 · عَنْدُه مِيَّة, اِبْدَأ بِبِيت تِيتَة.
A Morning of Jasmine
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Fluency Level 1 · طَيِّب, هَابْدَأ بِصَبَاح الخِير.
The Camera Test
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Fluency Level 2 · الحِكَايَة بَدَأِت كِدَه.
Writing the Word
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Fluency Level 3 · أَبْدَأ إِزَّاي, يَا سَلْمَى?
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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.