EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to be happy, to be glad
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 am happy | ||
| إِنْتَyou are happy (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou are happy (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe is happy | ||
| هِيَّshe is happy | ||
| إِحْنَاwe are happy | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all are happy | ||
| هُمَّthey are happy |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI was happy | ||
| إِنْتَyou were happy (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou were happy (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe was happy | ||
| هِيَّshe was happy | ||
| إِحْنَاwe were happy | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all were happy | ||
| هُمَّthey were happy |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will be happy | ||
| إِنْتَyou will be happy (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will be happy (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will be happy | ||
| هِيَّshe will be happy | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will be happy | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will be happy | ||
| هُمَّthey will be happy |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I am happy | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you are happy (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you are happy (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he is happy | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she is happy | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we are happy | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all are happy | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they are happy |
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَbe happy! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِbe happy! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوbe happy! (to several people) |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
تِيتَة بِتِفْرَح لَمَّا نِزُورْهَا.
Grandma is happy when we visit her.
فِرِحْت كِتِير بِالهِدِيَّة, شُكْراً.
I was very happy with the gift, thank you.
كَرِيم هَيِفْرَح لَمَّا يِشُوفَك.
Karim will be glad when he sees you.
عَايِز الكُلّ يِفْرَح فِي فَرَح كَرِيم.
I want everyone to be happy at Karim's wedding.
مَتِفْرَحْش بَدْرِي, الاِمْتِحَان لِسَّه مَخِلِصْش.
Don't be glad too soon, the exam isn't over yet.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.