Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI beat | ||
| إِنْتَyou beat (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou beat (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe beats | ||
| هِيَّshe beats | ||
| إِحْنَاwe beat | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all beat | ||
| هُمَّthey beat |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
دَقّ
to beat, to knock
- #264 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: دَاقِق
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI beat | ||
| إِنْتَyou beat (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou beat (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe beat | ||
| هِيَّshe beat | ||
| إِحْنَاwe beat | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all beat | ||
| هُمَّthey beat |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will beat | ||
| إِنْتَyou will beat (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will beat (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will beat | ||
| هِيَّshe will beat | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will beat | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will beat | ||
| هُمَّthey will beat |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I beat | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you beat (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you beat (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he beats | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she beats | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we beat | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all beat | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they beat |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَbeat! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِbeat! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوbeat! (to several people) |
How to use دَقّ
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
قَلْبِي بِيدُقّ بِسُرْعَة قَبْل الاِمْتِحَان.
My heart beats fast before the exam.
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Past
حَدّ دَقّ عَلَى البَاب الصُّبْح بَدْرِي.
Someone knocked on the door early this morning.
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Future
هَادُقّ عَلَى البَاب تَلاَت مَرَّات.
I'll knock on the door three times.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم تِدُقّ قَبْل مَا تِدْخُل.
You have to knock before you come in.
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Commands
دُقّ عَلَى البَاب الأَوِّل.
Knock on the door first.
Good to know
- دَقّ is the heart beating and a knock at the door: قَلْبِي بِيدُقّ, حَدّ بِيدُقّ عَلَى البَاب.
Where you hear دَقّ
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 1
- الطَّبْل بِيِدُقّ فِي كُلّ فَرَح مَصْرِي. The drums beat at every Egyptian wedding.
- حَدّ دَقّ عَلَى البَاب الصُّبْح. Someone knocked on the door this morning.
- الطَّبْل هَيِدُقّ لَمَّا تِدْخُلُوا. The drums will beat when you walk in.
Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 3
- الطَّبْل بِيِدُقّ فِي كُلّ فَرَح مَصْرِي. The drums beat at every Egyptian wedding.
- حَدّ دَقّ عَلَى البَاب الصُّبْح. Someone knocked on the door this morning.
- الطَّبْل هَيِدُقّ لَمَّا تِدْخُلُوا. The drums will beat when you walk in.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.