Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI cool | ||
| إِنْتَyou cool (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou cool (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe cools | ||
| هِيَّshe cools | ||
| إِحْنَاwe cool | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all cool | ||
| هُمَّthey cool |
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI cooled | ||
| إِنْتَyou cooled (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou cooled (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe cooled | ||
| هِيَّshe cooled | ||
| إِحْنَاwe cooled | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all cooled | ||
| هُمَّthey cooled |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will cool | ||
| إِنْتَyou will cool (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will cool (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will cool | ||
| هِيَّshe will cool | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will cool | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will cool | ||
| هُمَّthey will cool |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I cool | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you cool (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you cool (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he cools | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she cools | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we cool | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all cool | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they cool |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَcool! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِcool! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوcool! (to several people) |
How to use بَرَّد
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
التَّكْيِيف بِيبَرَّد الأُوضَة فِي خَمْس دَقَايِق.
The air conditioning cools the room in five minutes.
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Past
بَرَّدْت المَيَّة فِي التَّلاَّجَة قَبْل مَا تِيجُوا.
I cooled the water in the fridge before you came.
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Future
هَابَرَّد العَصِير بِتَلْج كِتِير.
I'll cool the juice with lots of ice.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم تِبَرَّد الشُّرْبَة قَبْل مَا تِدِّيهَا لِلبِيبِي.
You have to cool the soup before you give it to the baby.
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Commands
بَرَّد الأَكْل شُوَيَّة قَبْل مَا تَاكُل.
Cool the food down a little before you eat.
Good to know
- بَرَّد is to cool something down; of a thing cooling by itself Egyptians say بِرِد: الأَكْل بِرِد, the food got cold.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.