Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI answer | ||
| إِنْتَyou answer (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou answer (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe answers | ||
| هِيَّshe answers | ||
| إِحْنَاwe answer | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all answer | ||
| هُمَّthey answer |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
جَاوِب
to answer
- #54 most used
- Irregular verb
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI answered | ||
| إِنْتَyou answered (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou answered (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe answered | ||
| هِيَّshe answered | ||
| إِحْنَاwe answered | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all answered | ||
| هُمَّthey answered |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will answer | ||
| إِنْتَyou will answer (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will answer (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will answer | ||
| هِيَّshe will answer | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will answer | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will answer | ||
| هُمَّthey will answer |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I answer | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you answer (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you answer (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he answers | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she answers | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we answer | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all answer | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they answer |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَanswer! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِanswer! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوanswer! (to several people) |
How to use جَاوِب
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَجَاوِب عَلَى كُلّ رِسَالَة الصُّبْح بَدْرِي.
I answer every message early in the morning.
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Past
مُونَا جَاوْبِت عَلَى كُلّ سُؤَال فِي الاِمْتِحَان.
Mona answered every question in the exam.
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Future
هَاجَاوِب عَلَى رِسَالَة سَلْمَى بَعْد الشُّغْل.
I'll answer Salma's message after work.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم تِجَاوِب عَلَى سُؤَال تِيتَة, يَا لِيُو.
You have to answer Grandma's question, Leo.
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Commands
جَاوْبُوا بِالعَرَبِي, يَا جَمَاعَة.
Answer in Arabic, everyone.
Good to know
- You answer a question or a message عَلَى it, "جَاوِب عَلَى السُّؤَال"; to answer the phone is رَدّ.
Where you hear جَاوِب
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 3
- سَلْمَى بِتْجَاوِب عَلَى كُلّ سُؤَال. Salma answers every question.
- جَاوْبِت إِنَّهَا مُوَافْقَة. She answered that she agrees.
- هَجَاوِب عَلَى الإِيمِيل بُكْرَة. I'll answer the email tomorrow.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.