Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI build | ||
| إِنْتَyou build (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou build (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe builds | ||
| هِيَّshe builds | ||
| إِحْنَاwe build | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all build | ||
| هُمَّthey build |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
بَنَى
to build
- #398 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: بَانِي
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI built | ||
| إِنْتَyou built (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou built (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe built | ||
| هِيَّshe built | ||
| إِحْنَاwe built | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all built | ||
| هُمَّthey built |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will build | ||
| إِنْتَyou will build (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will build (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will build | ||
| هِيَّshe will build | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will build | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will build | ||
| هُمَّthey will build |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I build | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you build (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you build (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he builds | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she builds | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we build | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all build | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they build |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَbuild! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِbuild! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوbuild! (to several people) |
How to use بَنَى
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بِيِبْنُوا عِمَارَة جِدِيدَة جَنْب البِيت.
They're building a new building next to the house.
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Past
جِدِّي بَنَى البِيت دَه مِن سِتِّين سَنَة.
My grandfather built this house sixty years ago.
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Future
هَنِبْنِي حِيطَة جِدِيدَة فِي الجِنِينَة.
We'll build a new wall in the garden.
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After want, must and can
عَايْزِين نِبْنِي بِيت فِي البَلَد.
We want to build a house in the village.
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Commands
اِبْنِي الحِيطَة لِحَدّ هِنَا بَس.
Build the wall only up to here.
Where you hear بَنَى
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1
- بَابْنِي حِيطَة جِدِيدَة. I am building a new wall.
- جِدِّي بَنَى البِيت دَه مِن مِيت سَنَة. My grandfather built this house a hundred years ago.
- هَابْنِي السَّقْف تَانِي. I will build the roof again.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.