Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI wash | ||
| إِنْتَyou wash (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou wash (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe washes | ||
| هِيَّshe washes | ||
| إِحْنَاwe wash | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all wash | ||
| هُمَّthey wash |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
غَسَل
to wash
- #122 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: غَاسِل
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI washed | ||
| إِنْتَyou washed (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou washed (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe washed | ||
| هِيَّshe washed | ||
| إِحْنَاwe washed | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all washed | ||
| هُمَّthey washed |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will wash | ||
| إِنْتَyou will wash (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will wash (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will wash | ||
| هِيَّshe will wash | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will wash | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will wash | ||
| هُمَّthey will wash |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I wash | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you wash (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you wash (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he washes | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she washes | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we wash | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all wash | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they wash |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَwash! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِwash! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوwash! (to several people) |
How to use غَسَل
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَغْسِل المَوَاعِين بَعْد العَشَا.
I wash the dishes after dinner.
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Past
غَسَلْت العَرَبِيَّة يُوم الجُمْعَة.
I washed the car on Friday.
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Future
هَاغْسِل الهُدُوم بُكْرَة الصُّبْح.
I'll wash the clothes tomorrow morning.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم تِغْسِل إِيدَك قَبْل الأَكْل.
You have to wash your hands before eating.
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Commands
اِغْسِل الفَاكْهَة كْوَيِّس.
Wash the fruit well.
Where you hear غَسَل
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1
- بَاغْسِل المَوَاعِين بَعْد الأَكْل. I wash the dishes after the meal.
- غَسَلْت المَوَاعِين كُلَّهَا. I washed all the dishes.
- هَاغْسِل المَوَاعِين, يَا مَدَام نَادْيَة. I'll wash the dishes, Madame Nadia.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.