Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI spoil | ||
| إِنْتَyou spoil (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou spoil (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe spoils | ||
| هِيَّshe spoils | ||
| إِحْنَاwe spoil | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all spoil | ||
| هُمَّthey spoil |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
دَلَّع
to spoil, to pamper
- #432 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI spoiled | ||
| إِنْتَyou spoiled (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou spoiled (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe spoiled | ||
| هِيَّshe spoiled | ||
| إِحْنَاwe spoiled | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all spoiled | ||
| هُمَّthey spoiled |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will spoil | ||
| إِنْتَyou will spoil (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will spoil (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will spoil | ||
| هِيَّshe will spoil | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will spoil | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will spoil | ||
| هُمَّthey will spoil |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I spoil | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you spoil (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you spoil (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he spoils | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she spoils | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we spoil | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all spoil | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they spoil |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَspoil! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِspoil! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوspoil! (to several people) |
How to use دَلَّع
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
تِيتَة بِتْدَلَّع الوِلَاد كُلّ جُمْعَة.
Grandma spoils the kids every Friday.
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Past
بَابَا دَلَّعْنِي وَأَنَا صُغَيَّرَة.
Dad spoiled me when I was little.
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Future
هَنْدَلَّع نَفْسِنَا بِعَشَا بَرَّه اللَّيْلَة.
We will treat ourselves to dinner out tonight.
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After want, must and can
عَايْزَة أَدَلَّع أُمِّي فِي عِيد الأُمّ.
I want to pamper my mum on Mother's Day.
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Commands
مَتْدَلَّعُوش القُطَّة, هِيَّ مِدَلَّعَة خَلاَص.
Do not spoil the cat, she is spoiled enough already.
Good to know
- A nickname is اِسْم دَلَع, a pampering name.
Where you hear دَلَّع
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 1
- تِيتَا بِتْدَلَّع لَيْلَى بِالحَلَاوَة. Grandma spoils Layla with sweets.
- مَامَا دَلَّعِتْنِي وَأَنَا صُغَيَّر. Mum spoiled me when I was small.
- هَادَلَّع بِنْتِي يُوم الجُمْعَة بَسّ. I'll spoil my daughter on Fridays only.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.