Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI open | ||
| إِنْتَyou open (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou open (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe opens | ||
| هِيَّshe opens | ||
| إِحْنَاwe open | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all open | ||
| هُمَّthey open |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
فَتَح
to open
- #69 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: فَاتِح
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI opened | ||
| إِنْتَyou opened (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou opened (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe opened | ||
| هِيَّshe opened | ||
| إِحْنَاwe opened | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all opened | ||
| هُمَّthey opened |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will open | ||
| إِنْتَyou will open (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will open (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will open | ||
| هِيَّshe will open | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will open | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will open | ||
| هُمَّthey will open |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I open | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you open (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you open (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he opens | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she opens | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we open | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all open | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they open |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَopen! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِopen! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوopen! (to several people) |
How to use فَتَح
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَفْتَح البَلَكُونَة كُلّ يُوم الصُّبْح.
I open the balcony every morning.
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Past
فَتَحْت الشِّبَّاك عَشَان الهَوَا.
I opened the window for the air.
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Future
هَافْتَح البَاب, اِسْتَنَّى شُوَيَّة.
I'll open the door, wait a moment.
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After want, must and can
مُمْكِن أَفْتَح الشِّبَّاك? الجَوّ حَرّ.
Can I open the window? It's hot.
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Commands
اِفْتَحِي النُّور, الأُوضَة ضَلْمَة.
Turn on the light, the room is dark.
Good to know
- فَتَح is also to turn on a light or the TV: اِفْتَح النُّور.
Where you hear فَتَح
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 3
- بَفْتَح البَلَكُونَة كُلّ صُبْح. I open the balcony every morning.
- فَتَحْت الشِّبَّاك عَشَان الهَوَا. I opened the window for the air.
- هَافْتَح البَاب, اِسْتَنَّى. I'll open the door, wait.
Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 1
- بَفْتَح البَلَكُونَة كُلّ صُبْح. I open the balcony every morning.
- فَتَحْت الشِّبَّاك عَشَان الهَوَا. I opened the window for the air.
- هَافْتَح البَاب, اِسْتَنَّى. I'll open the door, wait.
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Viewing the Flat
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Beginner Level 3 · مُمْكِن أَفْتَح البَلَكُونَة?
Grandma's street
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Advanced Level 1 · لَوْ فَتَحْت مَكَان, هِنَا. · وِلَوْ مَفَتَحْتُوش, يَا تِيتَة?
Worse Than Before
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Advanced Level 2 · مَا كَانْش لاَزِم تِسِيب الشِّبَّاك مَفْتُوح.
The Fisherman and the Genie
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Fluency Level 2 · فَتَحُه, طَبْعاً.
Nobody but Grandma
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Fluency Level 2 · مَفِيش نِهَايَة غِير البِيت يِفْتَح. · بَسّ البِيت مَفَتَحْش لِسَّه.
Two Words Before the Film
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Fluency Level 2 · شُكْراً لِكُلّ وَاحِد فَتَح بِيتُه.
Two Dates on the Calendar
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Fluency Level 3 · البَيْت هَيِفْتَح فِي الرَّبِيع.
The Last Run-Through
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Fluency Level 3 · اللَّيْلَة البِيت بِيِفْتَح بَابُه, وَبَسّ.
The Opening
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Fluency Level 3 · البِيت بِيِفْتَح بَابُه, اِتْفَضَّلُوا!
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