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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

دَخَّل

to take in, to bring in

  • #226 most used
  • Regular verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI take in
إِنْتَyou take in (to a man)
إِنْتِyou take in (to a woman)
هُوَّhe takes in
هِيَّshe takes in
إِحْنَاwe take in
إِنْتُوyou all take in
هُمَّthey take in

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI took in
إِنْتَyou took in (to a man)
إِنْتِyou took in (to a woman)
هُوَّhe took in
هِيَّshe took in
إِحْنَاwe took in
إِنْتُوyou all took in
هُمَّthey took in

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI will take in
إِنْتَyou will take in (to a man)
إِنْتِyou will take in (to a woman)
هُوَّhe will take in
هِيَّshe will take in
إِحْنَاwe will take in
إِنْتُوyou all will take in
هُمَّthey will take in

After want, must and can

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

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَا(that) I take in
إِنْتَ(that) you take in (to a man)
إِنْتِ(that) you take in (to a woman)
هُوَّ(that) he takes in
هِيَّ(that) she takes in
إِحْنَا(that) we take in
إِنْتُو(that) you all take in
هُمَّ(that) they take in

Commands

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

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَtake in! (to a man)
إِنْتِtake in! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوtake in! (to several people)

How to use دَخَّل

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

  1. Present

    بَدَخَّل الغَسِيل قَبْل المَغْرِب.

    I bring the washing in before sunset.

  2. Past

    دَخَّلْت العَرَبِيَّة الجَرَاج بِالعَافْيَة.

    I got the car into the garage with difficulty.

  3. Future

    هَنْدَخَّل الكَنَبَة مِن البَلَكُونَة.

    We'll bring the sofa in through the balcony.

  4. After want, must and can

    لاَزِم نِدَخَّل الزَّرْع فِي الشِّتَا.

    We have to bring the plants in in winter.

  5. Commands

    دَخَّل القُطَّة, الجَوّ بَرْد.

    Bring the cat in, it's cold.

Where you hear دَخَّل

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

Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 1

  • بِنْدَخَّل العَفْش مِن البَلَكُونَة بِحَبْل. We bring the furniture in through the balcony with a rope.
  • دَخَّلْنَا الكَنَبَة بِالرَّاحَة. We brought the sofa in gently.
  • هَادَخَّل الكُتُب أَوِّل. I'll bring the books in first.

Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 2

  • بِنْدَخَّل العَفْش مِن البَلَكُونَة بِحَبْل. We bring the furniture in through the balcony with a rope.
  • دَخَّلْنَا الكَنَبَة بِالرَّاحَة. We brought the sofa in gently.
  • هَادَخَّل الكُتُب أَوِّل. I'll bring the books in first.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.