EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to be absent
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 absent | ||
| إِنْتَyou are absent (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou are absent (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe is absent | ||
| هِيَّshe is absent | ||
| إِحْنَاwe are absent | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all are absent | ||
| هُمَّthey are absent |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI was absent | ||
| إِنْتَyou were absent (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou were absent (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe was absent | ||
| هِيَّshe was absent | ||
| إِحْنَاwe were absent | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all were absent | ||
| هُمَّthey were absent |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will be absent | ||
| إِنْتَyou will be absent (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will be absent (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will be absent | ||
| هِيَّshe will be absent | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will be absent | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will be absent | ||
| هُمَّthey will be absent |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I am absent | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you are absent (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you are absent (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he is absent | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she is absent | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we are absent | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all are absent | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they are absent |
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَbe absent! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِbe absent! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوbe absent! (to several people) |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
كَرِيم بِيغِيب عَن الشُّغْل كِتِير.
Karim is absent from work a lot.
غِبْت عَن الدَّرْس يُومِين بِسَبَب البَرْد.
I missed class for two days because of a cold.
هَاغِيب أُسْبُوع عَشَان الفَرَح.
I'll be away for a week for the wedding.
مِش عَايِز أَغِيب عَن الاِجْتِمَاع.
I don't want to miss the meeting.
مَتْغِيبْش بُكْرَة, الاِمْتِحَان مُهِمّ.
Don't be absent tomorrow, the exam is important.
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.