EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to look for
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI look for | ||
| إِنْتَyou look for (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou look for (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe looks for | ||
| هِيَّshe looks for | ||
| إِحْنَاwe look for | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all look for | ||
| هُمَّthey look for |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI looked for | ||
| إِنْتَyou looked for (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou looked for (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe looked for | ||
| هِيَّshe looked for | ||
| إِحْنَاwe looked for | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all looked for | ||
| هُمَّthey looked for |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will look for | ||
| إِنْتَyou will look for (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will look for (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will look for | ||
| هِيَّshe will look for | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will look for | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will look for | ||
| هُمَّthey will look for |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I look for | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you look for (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you look for (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he looks for | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she looks for | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we look for | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all look for | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they look for |
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَlook for! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِlook for! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوlook for! (to several people) |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
بَدَوَّر عَلَى هِدِيَّة لِعِيد الأُمّ.
I'm looking for a present for Mother's Day.
دَوَّرْت عَلَى تِلِيفُونِي سَاعَة!
I looked for my phone for an hour!
هَنْدَوَّر عَلَى شَقَّة فِي الدُّقِّي.
We'll look for a flat in Dokki.
لاَزِم أَدَوَّر عَلَى شُغْل فِي القَاهِرَة.
I have to look for work in Cairo.
دَوَّر عَلَى الفَانُوس فِي الخَان, يَا لِيُو.
Look for the lamp in the Khan, Leo.
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Beginner Level 2 · لِيُو, بِتْدَوَّر عَلَى إِيه?
Intermediate Level 1 · حَضْرِتَك بِتْدَوَّر عَلَى إِيه?
Intermediate Level 2 · بِنْدَوَّر عَلَى الشَّبْكَة.
Advanced Level 2 · بِتْدَوَّرُوا عَلَى حَاجَة?
Fluency Level 2 · دَوَّر, وِلَقَاهَا فِي النِّيل.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.