Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI smoke | ||
| إِنْتَyou smoke (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou smoke (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe smokes | ||
| هِيَّshe smokes | ||
| إِحْنَاwe smoke | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all smoke | ||
| هُمَّthey smoke |
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI smoked | ||
| إِنْتَyou smoked (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou smoked (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe smoked | ||
| هِيَّshe smoked | ||
| إِحْنَاwe smoked | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all smoked | ||
| هُمَّthey smoked |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will smoke | ||
| إِنْتَyou will smoke (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will smoke (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will smoke | ||
| هِيَّshe will smoke | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will smoke | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will smoke | ||
| هُمَّthey will smoke |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I smoke | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you smoke (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you smoke (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he smokes | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she smokes | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we smoke | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all smoke | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they smoke |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَsmoke! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِsmoke! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوsmoke! (to several people) |
How to use دَخَّن
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
عَمّ مَحْمُود بِيدَخَّن قُدَّام المَحَلّ.
Uncle Mahmoud smokes in front of the shop.
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Past
كَرِيم دَخَّن سِنِين كِتِير وِبَطَّل السَّنَة دِي.
Karim smoked for many years and quit this year.
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Future
مِش هَادَخَّن تَانِي, دِي آخِر مَرَّة.
I won't smoke again, this is the last time.
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After want, must and can
مَمْنُوع تِدَخَّن فِي المِتْرُو, يَا سَيِّد.
You're not allowed to smoke in the metro, Sayed.
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Commands
مَتْدَخَّنْش جَنْب العِيَال, لَوْ سَمَحْت.
Don't smoke next to the kids, please.
Good to know
- Egyptians also say شِرِب سَجَايِر, to drink cigarettes; a no-smoking sign says مَمْنُوع التَّدْخِين.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.