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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

دَعَى

to wish for someone, to pray for

  • #350 most used
  • Irregular verb
  • Active participle: دَاعِي

Conjugation

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Present

المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI wish for someone
إِنْتَyou wish for someone (to a man)
إِنْتِyou wish for someone (to a woman)
هُوَّhe wishes for someone
هِيَّshe wishes for someone
إِحْنَاwe wish for someone
إِنْتُوyou all wish for someone
هُمَّthey wish for someone

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI wished for someone
إِنْتَyou wished for someone (to a man)
إِنْتِyou wished for someone (to a woman)
هُوَّhe wished for someone
هِيَّshe wished for someone
إِحْنَاwe wished for someone
إِنْتُوyou all wished for someone
هُمَّthey wished for someone

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI will wish for someone
إِنْتَyou will wish for someone (to a man)
إِنْتِyou will wish for someone (to a woman)
هُوَّhe will wish for someone
هِيَّshe will wish for someone
إِحْنَاwe will wish for someone
إِنْتُوyou all will wish for someone
هُمَّthey will wish for someone

After want, must and can

المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَا(that) I wish for someone
إِنْتَ(that) you wish for someone (to a man)
إِنْتِ(that) you wish for someone (to a woman)
هُوَّ(that) he wishes for someone
هِيَّ(that) she wishes for someone
إِحْنَا(that) we wish for someone
إِنْتُو(that) you all wish for someone
هُمَّ(that) they wish for someone

Commands

الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَwish for someone! (to a man)
إِنْتِwish for someone! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوwish for someone! (to several people)

How to use دَعَى

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    تِيتَة بِتِدْعِي لِينَا كُلّ يُوم.

    Grandma prays for us every day.

  2. Past

    دَعِيت لِكَرِيم قَبْل الاِمْتِحَان.

    I wished Karim well before the exam.

  3. Future

    هَادْعِي لَك بِشَقَّة حِلْوَة.

    I'll wish you a nice flat.

  4. After want, must and can

    عَايِز أَدْعِي لِمَامَا بِالعَرَبِي.

    I want to pray for Mum in Arabic.

  5. Commands

    اِدْعِي لِي, الاِمْتِحَان بُكْرَه.

    Pray for me, the exam is tomorrow.

Good to know

  • دَعَى لِحَدّ is to wish someone well; دَعَى عَلَى حَدّ is to wish them ill.

Where you hear دَعَى

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2

  • بَادْعِي لِكُم كُلّ يَوْم. I pray for you every day.
  • دَعِيت لُهُم بِالعَرَبِي. I made them a wish in Arabic.
  • هَادْعِي لِلِيُو بِعَرُوسَة تُطْبُخ. I'll wish Leo a bride who cooks.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.