Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI taste | ||
| إِنْتَyou taste (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou taste (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe tastes | ||
| هِيَّshe tastes | ||
| إِحْنَاwe taste | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all taste | ||
| هُمَّthey taste |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
دَاق
to taste
- #117 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: دَايِق
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI tasted | ||
| إِنْتَyou tasted (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou tasted (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe tasted | ||
| هِيَّshe tasted | ||
| إِحْنَاwe tasted | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all tasted | ||
| هُمَّthey tasted |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will taste | ||
| إِنْتَyou will taste (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will taste (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will taste | ||
| هِيَّshe will taste | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will taste | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will taste | ||
| هُمَّthey will taste |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I taste | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you taste (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you taste (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he tastes | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she tastes | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we taste | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all taste | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they taste |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَtaste! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِtaste! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوtaste! (to several people) |
How to use دَاق
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَدُوق كُلّ حَاجَة جِدِيدَة فِي مَصْر.
I taste everything new in Egypt.
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Past
دُقْت المُلُوخِيَّة وِعَجَبِتْنِي كِتِير.
I tasted the molokhia and liked it a lot.
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Future
هَادُوق الفَطِير بُكْرَة الصُّبْح.
I'll taste the fiteer tomorrow morning.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم تِدُوق المَحْشِي بِتَاع تِيتَة.
You have to taste Grandma's stuffed vine leaves.
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Commands
دُوقِي دَه, يَا سَلْمَى, حِلْو خَالِص.
Taste this, Salma, it's really good.
Good to know
- دُوق! is what every Egyptian host says as the plate arrives: taste it.
Where you hear دَاق
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 1
- أَنَا بَدُوق الأَكْل قَبْل الغَدَا. I taste the food before lunch.
- دُقْت المَحْشِي وِعَجَبْنِي. I tasted the stuffed vine leaves and liked them.
- هَادُوق المُلُوخِيَّة بَعْدِين. I'll taste the molokhia later.
Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 3
- أَنَا بَدُوق الأَكْل قَبْل الغَدَا. I taste the food before lunch.
- دُقْت المَحْشِي وِعَجَبْنِي. I tasted the stuffed vine leaves and liked them.
- هَادُوق المُلُوخِيَّة بَعْدِين. I'll taste the molokhia later.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.