Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI think | ||
| إِنْتَyou think (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou think (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe thinks | ||
| هِيَّshe thinks | ||
| إِحْنَاwe think | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all think | ||
| هُمَّthey think |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
فَكَّر
to think
- #28 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI thought | ||
| إِنْتَyou thought (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou thought (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe thought | ||
| هِيَّshe thought | ||
| إِحْنَاwe thought | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all thought | ||
| هُمَّthey thought |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will think | ||
| إِنْتَyou will think (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will think (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will think | ||
| هِيَّshe will think | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will think | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will think | ||
| هُمَّthey will think |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I think | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you think (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you think (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he thinks | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she thinks | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we think | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all think | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they think |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَthink! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِthink! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوthink! (to several people) |
How to use فَكَّر
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَفَكَّر فِي الشُّغْل طُول اليُوم.
I think about work all day.
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Past
فَكَّرْت فِي كَلاَمَك كِتِير.
I thought about what you said a lot.
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Future
هَافَكَّر وِأَقُول لَك بُكْرَة.
I'll think and tell you tomorrow.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم تِفَكَّر قَبْل مَا تِتْكَلِّم.
You have to think before you speak.
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Commands
فَكَّرِي كْوَيِّس قَبْل مَا تِمْضِي.
Think carefully before you sign.
Good to know
- فَكَّر فِي is to think about something; with a person after it, فَكَّر is to remind: فَكَّرْنِي بُكْرَة.
Where you hear فَكَّر
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 3
- بَفَكَّر فِي البِيت القَدِيم. I'm thinking about the old house.
- فَكَّرْت كِتِير فِي الطَّرِيق. I thought a lot on the way.
- هَفَكَّر وَأَقُول لَك بُكْرَة. I'll think and tell you tomorrow.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.