Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI cover | ||
| إِنْتَyou cover (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou cover (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe covers | ||
| هِيَّshe covers | ||
| إِحْنَاwe cover | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all cover | ||
| هُمَّthey cover |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
غَطَّى
to cover
- #241 most used
- Irregular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI covered | ||
| إِنْتَyou covered (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou covered (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe covered | ||
| هِيَّshe covered | ||
| إِحْنَاwe covered | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all covered | ||
| هُمَّthey covered |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will cover | ||
| إِنْتَyou will cover (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will cover (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will cover | ||
| هِيَّshe will cover | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will cover | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will cover | ||
| هُمَّthey will cover |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I cover | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you cover (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you cover (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he covers | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she covers | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we cover | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all cover | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they cover |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَcover! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِcover! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوcover! (to several people) |
How to use غَطَّى
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَغَطِّي الأَكْل عَشَان الدِّبَّان.
I cover the food because of the flies.
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Past
غَطِّيت العَرَبِيَّة مِن التُّرَاب.
I covered the car against the dust.
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Future
هَاغَطِّي البِيبِي كْوَيِّس, الدِّنْيَا بَرْد.
I'll cover the baby well, it's cold.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم تِغَطِّي الحَلَّة وِإِنْتَ بِتِطْبُخ.
You have to cover the pot while you cook.
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Commands
غَطِّي الأَكْل قَبْل مَا تِنَام.
Cover the food before you go to sleep.
Good to know
- غَطَّى is to cover with a lid or a cloth; غَطَا is the lid, and the blanket too.
Where you hear غَطَّى
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 2
- بِنْغَطِّي السِّرِير لِحَدّ الوِلاَدَة. We cover the cot till the birth.
- غَطِّيت الرُّسُومَات مِن المَيَّة. I covered the drawings from the water.
- هَاغَطِّيه بِمِلاَيَة بِيضَا. I'll cover it with a white sheet.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.