Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI paint | ||
| إِنْتَyou paint (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou paint (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe paints | ||
| هِيَّshe paints | ||
| إِحْنَاwe paint | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all paint | ||
| هُمَّthey paint |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
دَهَن
to paint (a wall), to coat
- #400 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: دَاهِن
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI painted | ||
| إِنْتَyou painted (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou painted (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe painted | ||
| هِيَّshe painted | ||
| إِحْنَاwe painted | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all painted | ||
| هُمَّthey painted |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will paint | ||
| إِنْتَyou will paint (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will paint (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will paint | ||
| هِيَّshe will paint | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will paint | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will paint | ||
| هُمَّthey will paint |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I paint | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you paint (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you paint (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he paints | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she paints | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we paint | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all paint | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they paint |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَpaint! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِpaint! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوpaint! (to several people) |
How to use دَهَن
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَدْهِن الحِيطَان بِالأَبْيَض فِي الصِّيف.
I paint the walls white in the summer.
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Past
دَهَنْنَا أُوضِة البِيبِي أَصْفَر فَاتِح.
We painted the baby's room light yellow.
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Future
هَادْهِن البَاب بَعْد مَا أَفُكُّه.
I'll paint the door after I take it off.
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After want, must and can
عَايْزَة أَدْهِن المَطْبَخ قَبْل العِيد.
I want to paint the kitchen before the Feast.
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Commands
اِدْهِن الحِيطَة مَرَّتِين, يَا أُسْطَى.
Paint the wall twice, boss.
Good to know
- دَهَن is to paint a wall or a door; painting a picture is رَسَم.
Where you hear دَهَن
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 2
- بَادْهِن البَاب مَرَّتِين. I paint the door twice.
- دَهَنْت الأُوضَة بَمْبِي. I painted the room pink.
- هَادْهِن الحِيطَة بَعْد الشِّتَا. I'll paint the wall after the winter.
Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 1
- بَادْهِن البَاب مَرَّتِين. I paint the door twice.
- دَهَنْت الأُوضَة بَمْبِي. I painted the room pink.
- هَادْهِن الحِيطَة بَعْد الشِّتَا. I'll paint the wall after the winter.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.