Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI prefer | ||
| إِنْتَyou prefer (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou prefer (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe prefers | ||
| هِيَّshe prefers | ||
| إِحْنَاwe prefer | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all prefer | ||
| هُمَّthey prefer |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
فَضَّل
to prefer
- #91 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI prefered | ||
| إِنْتَyou prefered (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou prefered (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe prefered | ||
| هِيَّshe prefered | ||
| إِحْنَاwe prefered | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all prefered | ||
| هُمَّthey prefered |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will prefer | ||
| إِنْتَyou will prefer (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will prefer (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will prefer | ||
| هِيَّshe will prefer | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will prefer | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will prefer | ||
| هُمَّthey will prefer |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I prefer | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you prefer (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you prefer (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he prefers | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she prefers | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we prefer | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all prefer | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they prefer |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَprefer! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِprefer! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوprefer! (to several people) |
How to use فَضَّل
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَافَضَّل الشَّاي بِالنَّعْنَاع عَن القَهْوَة.
I prefer mint tea to coffee.
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Past
فَضَّلْنَا نُقْعُد فِي البِيت اللِّيلَة دِي.
We preferred to stay home tonight.
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Future
كَرِيم هَيِفَضَّل الكُشَرِي طَبْعاً.
Karim will prefer koshari, of course.
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After want, must and can
مُمْكِن تِفَضَّل الكُرْسِي اللِّي جَنْب الشِّبَّاك.
You might prefer the chair by the window.
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Commands
فَضَّل المِتْرُو عَن التَّاكْسِي فِي الزَّحْمَة.
Prefer the metro to a taxi in the traffic.
Good to know
- You prefer one thing "over" another with عَن: فَضَّل الشَّاي عَن القَهْوَة.
Where you hear فَضَّل
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2
- بَافَضَّل الشَّاي عَن القَهْوَة. I prefer tea to coffee.
- فَضَّلْت أَقْعُد فِي البَيْت. I preferred to stay home.
- هَافَضَّل السِّينِمَا اللَّيْلَة. I'll prefer the cinema tonight.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.