Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI lose | ||
| إِنْتَyou lose (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou lose (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe loses | ||
| هِيَّshe loses | ||
| إِحْنَاwe lose | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all lose | ||
| هُمَّthey lose |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
ضَيَّع
to lose
- #492 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI lost | ||
| إِنْتَyou lost (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou lost (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe lost | ||
| هِيَّshe lost | ||
| إِحْنَاwe lost | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all lost | ||
| هُمَّthey lost |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will lose | ||
| إِنْتَyou will lose (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will lose (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will lose | ||
| هِيَّshe will lose | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will lose | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will lose | ||
| هُمَّthey will lose |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I lose | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you lose (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you lose (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he loses | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she loses | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we lose | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all lose | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they lose |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَlose! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِlose! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوlose! (to several people) |
How to use ضَيَّع
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَاضَيَّع المَفَاتِيح كُلّ أُسْبُوع.
I lose the keys every week.
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Past
ضَيَّعْت الشَّنْطَة فِي المِتْرُو.
I lost the bag on the metro.
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Future
مِش هَاضَيَّع التَّذَاكِر, مَتِقْلَقِيش.
I won't lose the tickets, don't worry.
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After want, must and can
مِش عَايْزَة أَضَيَّع وَقْت فِي الزَّحْمَة.
I don't want to lose time in the traffic.
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Commands
مَتِضَيَّعْش الوَرَقَة دِي.
Don't lose this paper.
Good to know
- ضَيَّع is to lose a thing; to lose a game or money is خِسِر.
Where you hear ضَيَّع
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2
- بَاضَيَّع سَايِح كُلّ أُسْبُوع. I lose a tourist every week.
- ضَيَّعْت المُفْتَاح فِي الوَرْشَة. I lost the key at the workshop.
- مِش هَاضَيَّع حَدّ بُكْرَه. I won't lose anyone tomorrow.
Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 3
- بَاضَيَّع سَايِح كُلّ أُسْبُوع. I lose a tourist every week.
- ضَيَّعْت المُفْتَاح فِي الوَرْشَة. I lost the key at the workshop.
- مِش هَاضَيَّع حَدّ بُكْرَه. I won't lose anyone tomorrow.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.