Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI argue | ||
| إِنْتَyou argue (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou argue (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe argues | ||
| هِيَّshe argues | ||
| إِحْنَاwe argue | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all argue | ||
| هُمَّthey argue |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
جَادِل
to argue
- #353 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI argued | ||
| إِنْتَyou argued (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou argued (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe argued | ||
| هِيَّshe argued | ||
| إِحْنَاwe argued | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all argued | ||
| هُمَّthey argued |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will argue | ||
| إِنْتَyou will argue (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will argue (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will argue | ||
| هِيَّshe will argue | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will argue | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will argue | ||
| هُمَّthey will argue |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I argue | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you argue (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you argue (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he argues | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she argues | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we argue | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all argue | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they argue |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَargue! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِargue! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوargue! (to several people) |
How to use جَادِل
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
أَخُويَا بِيجَادِل فِي كُلّ حَاجَة.
My brother argues about everything.
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Past
جَادِلْت البَيَّاع عَلَى السِّعْر نُصّ سَاعَة.
I argued with the seller over the price for half an hour.
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Future
مِش هَاجَادِل مَعَاك تَانِي.
I won't argue with you again.
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After want, must and can
مَفِيش دَاعِي نِجَادِل قُدَّام الضُّيُوف.
No need to argue in front of the guests.
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Commands
مَتْجَادِلْش مَعَ عَمّ مَحْمُود, هُوَّ أَكْبَر مِنَّك.
Don't argue with Uncle Mahmoud, he's older than you.
Good to know
- You argue with someone, جَادِل مَعَ, or about something, جَادِل فِي.
Where you hear جَادِل
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 1
- مَحْمُود بِيجَادِل فِي كُلّ حَاجَة. Mahmoud argues about everything.
- جَادِلْت بَابَا عَلَى الفُسْتَان. I argued with Dad about the dress.
- مِش هَاجَادِل مَعَاك, خَلاَص. I won't argue with you, done.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.