Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI laugh | ||
| إِنْتَyou laugh (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou laugh (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe laughs | ||
| هِيَّshe laughs | ||
| إِحْنَاwe laugh | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all laugh | ||
| هُمَّthey laugh |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
ضِحِك
to laugh
- #83 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: ضَاحِك
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI laughed | ||
| إِنْتَyou laughed (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou laughed (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe laughed | ||
| هِيَّshe laughed | ||
| إِحْنَاwe laughed | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all laughed | ||
| هُمَّthey laughed |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will laugh | ||
| إِنْتَyou will laugh (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will laugh (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will laugh | ||
| هِيَّshe will laugh | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will laugh | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will laugh | ||
| هُمَّthey will laugh |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I laugh | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you laugh (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you laugh (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he laughs | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she laughs | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we laugh | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all laugh | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they laugh |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَlaugh! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِlaugh! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوlaugh! (to several people) |
How to use ضِحِك
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
كَرِيم بِيِضْحَك عَلَى كُلّ نُكْتَة.
Karim laughs at every joke.
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Past
ضِحِكْنَا كِتِير فِي الفِيلْم إِمْبَارِح.
We laughed a lot at the film yesterday.
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Future
هَتِضْحَك لَمَّا تِسْمَع الحِكَايَة دِي.
You'll laugh when you hear this story.
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After want, must and can
عَايْزَة أَضْحَك شُوَيَّة بَعْد الشُّغْل.
I want to laugh a little after work.
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Commands
مَتِضْحَكْش عَلِيه, هُوَّ زَعْلاَن.
Don't laugh at him, he's upset.
Good to know
- ضِحِك عَلَى is to laugh at someone or something: بِيِضْحَك عَلَى النُّكْتَة.
Where you hear ضِحِك
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 2
- لَيْلَى بِتِضْحَك عَلَى كُلّ حَاجَة. Layla laughs at everything.
- النَّاس ضِحْكُوا فِي الآخِر. People laughed at the end.
- هَتِضْحَك لَمَّا تِشُوف الفِيلْم. You'll laugh when you see the film.
Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 3
- لَيْلَى بِتِضْحَك عَلَى كُلّ حَاجَة. Layla laughs at everything.
- النَّاس ضِحْكُوا فِي الآخِر. People laughed at the end.
- هَتِضْحَك لَمَّا تِشُوف الفِيلْم. You'll laugh when you see the film.
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The Fisherman and the Genie
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Fluency Level 2 · دَخَل تَانِي, وِهُوَّ بِيِضْحَك.
The lift and the bride
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Fluency Level 2 · خَرَجِت بِتِضْحَك, وِالحِيطَان لِيهَا وِدَان.
The file
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Fluency Level 3 · جَاهْزَة, وِإِنْتَ مِش بِتِضْحَك فِيهَا. · صُورِة الإِقَامَة مَا بِتِضْحَكْش.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.