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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

جَهِّز

to get ready, to prepare

  • #408 most used
  • Regular verb

Conjugation

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Present

المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI get ready
إِنْتَyou get ready (to a man)
إِنْتِyou get ready (to a woman)
هُوَّhe gets ready
هِيَّshe gets ready
إِحْنَاwe get ready
إِنْتُوyou all get ready
هُمَّthey get ready

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI got ready
إِنْتَyou got ready (to a man)
إِنْتِyou got ready (to a woman)
هُوَّhe got ready
هِيَّshe got ready
إِحْنَاwe got ready
إِنْتُوyou all got ready
هُمَّthey got ready

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI will get ready
إِنْتَyou will get ready (to a man)
إِنْتِyou will get ready (to a woman)
هُوَّhe will get ready
هِيَّshe will get ready
إِحْنَاwe will get ready
إِنْتُوyou all will get ready
هُمَّthey will get ready

After want, must and can

المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَا(that) I get ready
إِنْتَ(that) you get ready (to a man)
إِنْتِ(that) you get ready (to a woman)
هُوَّ(that) he gets ready
هِيَّ(that) she gets ready
إِحْنَا(that) we get ready
إِنْتُو(that) you all get ready
هُمَّ(that) they get ready

Commands

الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَget ready! (to a man)
إِنْتِget ready! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوget ready! (to several people)

How to use جَهِّز

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    بَجَهِّز الفِطَار قَبْل مَا الكُلّ يِصْحَى.

    I get breakfast ready before everyone wakes up.

  2. Past

    مَامَا جَهِّزِت الأُوضَة لِلضُّيُوف.

    Mom got the room ready for the guests.

  3. Future

    هَاجَهِّز الشُّنَط اللِّيلَة قَبْل مَا أَنَام.

    I'll get the bags ready tonight before I sleep.

  4. After want, must and can

    لاَزِم نِجَهِّز كُلّ حَاجَة قَبْل الفَرَح.

    We have to get everything ready before the wedding.

  5. Commands

    جَهِّز الأَوْرَاق لِلمُدِير قَبْل الاِجْتِمَاع.

    Get the papers ready for the manager before the meeting.

Good to know

  • جَهِّز is to get something ready; to get yourself ready is اِتْجَهِّز, and جَاهِز is ready.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.