Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI sing | ||
| إِنْتَyou sing (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou sing (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe sings | ||
| هِيَّshe sings | ||
| إِحْنَاwe sing | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all sing | ||
| هُمَّthey sing |
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI sang | ||
| إِنْتَyou sang (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou sang (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe sang | ||
| هِيَّshe sang | ||
| إِحْنَاwe sang | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all sang | ||
| هُمَّthey sang |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will sing | ||
| إِنْتَyou will sing (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will sing (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will sing | ||
| هِيَّshe will sing | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will sing | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will sing | ||
| هُمَّthey will sing |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I sing | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you sing (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you sing (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he sings | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she sings | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we sing | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all sing | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they sing |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَsing! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِsing! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوsing! (to several people) |
How to use غَنَّى
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
-
Present
تِيتَة بِتْغَنِّي فِي المَطْبَخ وِهِيَّ بِتِطْبُخ.
Grandma sings in the kitchen while she cooks.
-
Past
غَنِّينَا مَعَ الفِرْقَة فِي الفَرَح لِحَدّ الفَجْر.
We sang with the band at the wedding until dawn.
-
Future
هَاغَنِّي لَك أُغْنِيَّة مَصْرِيَّة قَدِيمَة.
I'll sing you an old Egyptian song.
-
After want, must and can
عَايِز أَغَنِّي عَرَبِي زَيّ المَصْرِيِّين.
I want to sing in Arabic like the Egyptians.
-
Commands
غَنِّي مَعَانَا, يَا لِيُو, الكَلاَم سَهْل!
Sing with us, Leo, the words are easy!
Good to know
- The singer is مُغَنِّي, a woman مُغَنِّيَّة, and the song أُغْنِيَّة; غَنَّى لِ is to sing to someone.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.