EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to have breakfast
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 have breakfast | ||
| إِنْتَyou have breakfast (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou have breakfast (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe has breakfast | ||
| هِيَّshe has breakfast | ||
| إِحْنَاwe have breakfast | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all have breakfast | ||
| هُمَّthey have breakfast |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI had breakfast | ||
| إِنْتَyou had breakfast (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou had breakfast (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe had breakfast | ||
| هِيَّshe had breakfast | ||
| إِحْنَاwe had breakfast | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all had breakfast | ||
| هُمَّthey had breakfast |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will have breakfast | ||
| إِنْتَyou will have breakfast (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will have breakfast (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will have breakfast | ||
| هِيَّshe will have breakfast | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will have breakfast | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will have breakfast | ||
| هُمَّthey will have breakfast |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I have breakfast | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you have breakfast (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you have breakfast (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he has breakfast | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she has breakfast | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we have breakfast | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all have breakfast | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they have breakfast |
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَhave breakfast! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِhave breakfast! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوhave breakfast! (to several people) |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
بَفْطَر فُول وِعِيش يُوم الجُمْعَة.
I have ful and bread for breakfast on Fridays.
فِطِرْت بَدْرِي وِنِزِلْت الشُّغْل.
I had breakfast early and went off to work.
هَنِفْطَر فِي المَطَار قَبْل الطَّيَّارَة.
We'll have breakfast at the airport before the flight.
لاَزِم تِفْطَر قَبْل الاِمْتِحَان, يَا كَرِيم.
You have to have breakfast before the exam, Karim.
اِفْطَرُوا الأَوِّل وِبَعْدِين اِلْعَبُوا.
Have breakfast first and then play.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.