Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI beat | ||
| إِنْتَyou beat (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou beat (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe beats | ||
| هِيَّshe beats | ||
| إِحْنَاwe beat | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all beat | ||
| هُمَّthey beat |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
غَلَب
to beat, to win against
- #271 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: غَالِب
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI beat | ||
| إِنْتَyou beat (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou beat (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe beat | ||
| هِيَّshe beat | ||
| إِحْنَاwe beat | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all beat | ||
| هُمَّthey beat |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will beat | ||
| إِنْتَyou will beat (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will beat (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will beat | ||
| هِيَّshe will beat | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will beat | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will beat | ||
| هُمَّthey will beat |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I beat | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you beat (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you beat (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he beats | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she beats | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we beat | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all beat | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they beat |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَbeat! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِbeat! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوbeat! (to several people) |
How to use غَلَب
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
أَخُويَا بِيِغْلِبْنِي فِي الشَّطَرَنْج كُلّ مَرَّة.
My brother beats me at chess every time.
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Past
غَلَبْت كَرِيم فِي الكُوتْشِينَة اِمْبَارِح.
I beat Karim at cards yesterday.
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Future
فَرِيقْنَا هَيِغْلِب فِي المَاتْش بُكْرَة.
Our team will win the match tomorrow.
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After want, must and can
مُسْتَحِيل تِغْلِب تِيتَة فِي الطَّاوْلَة.
It is impossible to beat Grandma at backgammon.
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Commands
اِغْلِبْنِي مَرَّة وَاحْدَة وَأَنَا هَاسْكُت.
Beat me once and I will keep quiet.
Good to know
- غَلَب takes the person you beat, غَلَبْتَك, I beat you; to win the game itself is كِسِب.
- النُّعَاس غَلَبْنِي, sleep got the better of me, is the same verb.
Where you hear غَلَب
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 1
- زِيزُو بِيِغْلِب كُلّ وَاحِد فِي الطَّاوْلَة. Zizo beats everyone at backgammon.
- غَلَبْت كَرِيم مَرَّة وَاحْدَة بَسّ. I beat Karim once only.
- هَاغْلِبَك اللَّيْلَة, اِسْتَنَّى وِشُوف. I'll beat you tonight, wait and see.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.