Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI stop | ||
| إِنْتَyou stop (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou stop (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe stops | ||
| هِيَّshe stops | ||
| إِحْنَاwe stop | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all stop | ||
| هُمَّthey stop |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
بَطَّل
to stop (doing), to quit
- #158 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI stopped | ||
| إِنْتَyou stopped (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou stopped (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe stopped | ||
| هِيَّshe stopped | ||
| إِحْنَاwe stopped | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all stopped | ||
| هُمَّthey stopped |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will stop | ||
| إِنْتَyou will stop (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will stop (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will stop | ||
| هِيَّshe will stop | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will stop | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will stop | ||
| هُمَّthey will stop |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I stop | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you stop (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you stop (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he stops | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she stops | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we stop | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all stop | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they stop |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَstop! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِstop! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوstop! (to several people) |
How to use بَطَّل
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
كُلّ سَنَة بَقُول هَابَطَّل سُكَّر, وِمَبَبَطَّلْش.
Every year I say I'll quit sugar, and I don't.
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Past
كَرِيم بَطَّل سَجَايِر مِن سَنَة.
Karim quit smoking a year ago.
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Future
هَابَطَّل أَشْرَب قَهْوَة بِاللِّيل.
I'll stop drinking coffee at night.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم تِبَطَّل تِتْأَخَّر عَلَى الشُّغْل.
You have to stop being late for work.
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Commands
بَطَّل كَلاَم وِكُل, الأَكْل هَيِبْرَد.
Stop talking and eat, the food will get cold.
Good to know
- بَطَّل is to stop a habit, with the thing or a bare verb after it: بَطَّل سَجَايِر, he quit smoking; بَطَّل تِضْحَك, stop laughing.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.