Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI press | ||
| إِنْتَyou press (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou press (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe presses | ||
| هِيَّshe presses | ||
| إِحْنَاwe press | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all press | ||
| هُمَّthey press |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
دَاس
to press, to step on
- #445 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: دَايِس
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI pressed | ||
| إِنْتَyou pressed (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou pressed (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe pressed | ||
| هِيَّshe pressed | ||
| إِحْنَاwe pressed | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all pressed | ||
| هُمَّthey pressed |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will press | ||
| إِنْتَyou will press (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will press (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will press | ||
| هِيَّshe will press | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will press | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will press | ||
| هُمَّthey will press |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I press | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you press (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you press (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he presses | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she presses | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we press | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all press | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they press |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَpress! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِpress! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوpress! (to several people) |
How to use دَاس
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَدُوس عَلَى الزُّرَار وِالبَاب بِيِفْتَح.
I press the button and the door opens.
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Past
دُسْت عَلَى رِجْل رَاجِل فِي المِتْرُو.
I stepped on a man's foot in the metro.
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Future
هَادُوس عَلَى الزُّرَار الأَخْضَر, صَحّ?
I'll press the green button, right?
-
After want, must and can
لاَزِم تِدُوس عَلَى الزُّرَار مَرَّتِين.
You have to press the button twice.
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Commands
مَتِدُوسْش عَلَى الوَرْد, يَا كَرِيم!
Don't step on the flowers, Karim!
Good to know
- دَاس عَلَى is to press a button and to step on something alike; "دُوس!" is also what you tell a driver, step on it.
Where you hear دَاس
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 3
- بَدُوس هِنَا وِالصُّورَة تِطْلَع. I press here and the photo comes out.
- دُسْت عَلَى الزُّرَار الغَلَط. I pressed the wrong button.
- هَدُوس دِلْوَقْتِي. I will press now.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.