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
ضَغَط
to press, to put pressure on
- #444 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: ضَاغِط
Conjugation
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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 ضَغَط
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَضْغَط عَلَى الزُّرَار وِالأَسَانْسِير وَاقِف.
I press the button and the elevator doesn't move.
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Past
ضَغَطْت عَلَى الزُّرَار الغَلَط فِي المُوبَايْل.
I pressed the wrong button on the phone.
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Future
المُدِير هَيِضْغَط عَلِينَا عَشَان نِخَلَّص بَدْرِي.
The boss will put pressure on us to finish early.
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After want, must and can
مِش لاَزِم تِضْغَط عَلَى نَفْسَك كِدَه.
You mustn't put so much pressure on yourself.
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Commands
اِضْغَط عَلَى الزُّرَار الأَخْضَر, يَا كَرِيم.
Press the green button, Karim.
Good to know
- ضَغَط عَلَى is to press a button or to press a person: اِضْغَط عَلَى الزُّرَار, press the button.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.