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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

فَكّ

to take off, to undo

  • #275 most used
  • Irregular verb
  • Active participle: فَاكِك

Conjugation

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Present

المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI take off
إِنْتَyou take off (to a man)
إِنْتِyou take off (to a woman)
هُوَّhe takes off
هِيَّshe takes off
إِحْنَاwe take off
إِنْتُوyou all take off
هُمَّthey take off

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI took off
إِنْتَyou took off (to a man)
إِنْتِyou took off (to a woman)
هُوَّhe took off
هِيَّshe took off
إِحْنَاwe took off
إِنْتُوyou all took off
هُمَّthey took off

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI will take off
إِنْتَyou will take off (to a man)
إِنْتِyou will take off (to a woman)
هُوَّhe will take off
هِيَّshe will take off
إِحْنَاwe will take off
إِنْتُوyou all will take off
هُمَّthey will take off

After want, must and can

المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَا(that) I take off
إِنْتَ(that) you take off (to a man)
إِنْتِ(that) you take off (to a woman)
هُوَّ(that) he takes off
هِيَّ(that) she takes off
إِحْنَا(that) we take off
إِنْتُو(that) you all take off
هُمَّ(that) they take off

Commands

الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَtake off! (to a man)
إِنْتِtake off! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوtake off! (to several people)

How to use فَكّ

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    بَفُكّ البَاب مِن المَفَصَّلاَت قَبْل الدِّهَان.

    I take the door off its hinges before painting.

  2. Past

    فَكِّيت مِيَّة جِنِيه عَنْد البَقَّال.

    I changed a hundred pounds at the grocer's.

  3. Future

    هَافُكّ الشِّبَّاك القَدِيم وِأَرَكِّب الجِدِيد.

    I'll take off the old window and fit the new one.

  4. After want, must and can

    مُمْكِن تِفُكّ لِي العُقْدَة دِي?

    Can you undo this knot for me?

  5. Commands

    فُكّ المُسْمَار دَه بِالرَّاحَة, يَا كَرِيم.

    Undo this screw gently, Karim.

Good to know

  • فَكّ is to undo or take apart, a screw, a knot, a door; فَكّ مِيَّة جِنِيه is to change a big note into small ones.

Where you hear فَكّ

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 2

  • بَفُكّ البَاب مِن المَفَصَّلاَت فِي دَقِيقَة. I take the door off its hinges in a minute.
  • فَكِّينَا البَاب وِالتَّرَابِيزَة دَخَلِت. We took the door off and the table went in.
  • هَافُكّ الشِّبَّاك القَدِيم بُكْرَة. I'll take the old window off tomorrow.

Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 1

  • بَفُكّ البَاب مِن المَفَصَّلاَت فِي دَقِيقَة. I take the door off its hinges in a minute.
  • فَكِّينَا البَاب وِالتَّرَابِيزَة دَخَلِت. We took the door off and the table went in.
  • هَافُكّ الشِّبَّاك القَدِيم بُكْرَة. I'll take the old window off tomorrow.

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