Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI pass | ||
| إِنْتَyou pass (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou pass (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe passes | ||
| هِيَّshe passes | ||
| إِحْنَاwe pass | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all pass | ||
| هُمَّthey pass |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
فَات
to pass, to go by
- #133 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: فَايِت
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI passed | ||
| إِنْتَyou passed (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou passed (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe passed | ||
| هِيَّshe passed | ||
| إِحْنَاwe passed | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all passed | ||
| هُمَّthey passed |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will pass | ||
| إِنْتَyou will pass (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will pass (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will pass | ||
| هِيَّshe will pass | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will pass | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will pass | ||
| هُمَّthey will pass |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I pass | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you pass (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you pass (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he passes | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she passes | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we pass | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all pass | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they pass |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَpass! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِpass! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوpass! (to several people) |
How to use فَات
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
الوَقْت بِيِفُوت بِسُرْعَة فِي الأَجَازَة.
Time goes by fast on holiday.
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Past
فُتّ عَلَى تِيتَة فِي السِّكَّة.
I dropped in on Grandma on the way.
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Future
الشِّتَا هَيِفُوت بِسُرْعَة.
The winter will go by fast.
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After want, must and can
مُمْكِن أَفُوت عَلِيك بُكْرَة?
Can I drop in on you tomorrow?
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Commands
فُوت عَلَيَّا قَبْل مَا تِمْشِي.
Drop in on me before you leave.
Good to know
- اللِّي فَات is "last": الأُسْبُوع اللِّي فَات, last week; فَات عَلَى is to drop in on someone.
Where you hear فَات
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1
- الوَقْت بِيفُوت بِسُرْعَة. Time goes by fast.
- الشَّهْر اللِّي فَات كُنْت فِي الوَرْشَة. Last month I was at the workshop.
- الصَّيْف هَيفُوت بِسُرْعَة. The summer will go by fast.
Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 2
- الوَقْت بِيفُوت بِسُرْعَة. Time goes by fast.
- الشَّهْر اللِّي فَات كُنْت فِي الوَرْشَة. Last month I was at the workshop.
- الصَّيْف هَيفُوت بِسُرْعَة. The summer will go by fast.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.