EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to separate, to make a difference
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI separate | ||
| إِنْتَyou separate (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou separate (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe separates | ||
| هِيَّshe separates | ||
| إِحْنَاwe separate | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all separate | ||
| هُمَّthey separate |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI separated | ||
| إِنْتَyou separated (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou separated (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe separated | ||
| هِيَّshe separated | ||
| إِحْنَاwe separated | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all separated | ||
| هُمَّthey separated |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will separate | ||
| إِنْتَyou will separate (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will separate (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will separate | ||
| هِيَّshe will separate | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will separate | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will separate | ||
| هُمَّthey will separate |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I separate | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you separate (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you separate (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he separates | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she separates | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we separate | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all separate | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they separate |
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَseparate! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِseparate! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوseparate! (to several people) |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
مَبَفَرَّقْش بِين الشَّاي دَه وِدَه.
I can't tell this tea from that one.
الشِّتَا فَرَّق كِتِير فِي الزَّحْمَة.
Winter made a big difference to the traffic.
الفُلُوس مِش هَتْفَرَّق مَعَايَا, اِخْتَار إِنْتَ.
The money makes no difference to me, you choose.
لاَزِم تِفَرَّق بِين الشُّغْل وِالبِيت.
You have to keep work and home apart.
فَرَّق بِين العِيَال قَبْل مَا يِتْخَانْقُوا.
Separate the kids before they fight.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.