Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI change | ||
| إِنْتَyou change (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou change (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe changes | ||
| هِيَّshe changes | ||
| إِحْنَاwe change | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all change | ||
| هُمَّthey change |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
بَدَّل
to change, to swap
- #148 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI changed | ||
| إِنْتَyou changed (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou changed (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe changed | ||
| هِيَّshe changed | ||
| إِحْنَاwe changed | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all changed | ||
| هُمَّthey changed |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will change | ||
| إِنْتَyou will change (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will change (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will change | ||
| هِيَّshe will change | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will change | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will change | ||
| هُمَّthey will change |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I change | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you change (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you change (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he changes | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she changes | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we change | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all change | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they change |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَchange! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِchange! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوchange! (to several people) |
How to use بَدَّل
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَبَدَّل هُدُومِي أَوَّل مَا أَرْجَع البِيت.
I change my clothes as soon as I get home.
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Past
بَدَّلْت الجَاكِت بِوَاحِد أَكْبَر.
I exchanged the jacket for a bigger one.
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Future
هَابَدَّل الكُرْسِي المَكْسُور بِوَاحِد جِدِيد.
I'll swap the broken chair for a new one.
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After want, must and can
مُمْكِن أَبَدَّل المَكَان مَعَاك, يَا لِيُو?
Can I swap places with you, Leo?
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Commands
بَدَّلِي الجَزْمَة قَبْل مَا نِمْشِي, يَا سَلْمَى.
Change your shoes before we leave, Salma.
Good to know
- بَدَّل is to swap one thing for another, بَدَّل الجَزْمَة بِمَقَاس أَكْبَر, exchange the shoes for a bigger size; بَدَّل هُدُومُه is also to change clothes.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.