EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to make a mistake
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 make a mistake | ||
| إِنْتَyou make a mistake (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou make a mistake (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe makes a mistake | ||
| هِيَّshe makes a mistake | ||
| إِحْنَاwe make a mistake | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all make a mistake | ||
| هُمَّthey make a mistake |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI made a mistake | ||
| إِنْتَyou made a mistake (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou made a mistake (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe made a mistake | ||
| هِيَّshe made a mistake | ||
| إِحْنَاwe made a mistake | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all made a mistake | ||
| هُمَّthey made a mistake |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will make a mistake | ||
| إِنْتَyou will make a mistake (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will make a mistake (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will make a mistake | ||
| هِيَّshe will make a mistake | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will make a mistake | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will make a mistake | ||
| هُمَّthey will make a mistake |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I make a mistake | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you make a mistake (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you make a mistake (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he makes a mistake | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she makes a mistake | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we make a mistake | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all make a mistake | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they make a mistake |
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَmake a mistake! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِmake a mistake! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوmake a mistake! (to several people) |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
بَغْلَط فِي الأَرْقَام لَمَّا بَتْكَلِّم بِسُرْعَة.
I make mistakes with numbers when I speak fast.
غِلِطْت فِي الاِسْم, اِسْمُه سَيِّد مِش سَعِيد.
I got the name wrong, his name is Sayed, not Said.
هَتِغْلَط فِي الأَوِّل, وِدَه طَبِيعِي.
You'll make mistakes at first, and that's natural.
مِش عَايِز أَغْلَط قُدَّام مَدَام نَادْيَة.
I don't want to make a mistake in front of Madame Nadia.
مَتِغْلَطْش فِي العِنْوَان, الشَّارْعِين شَبَه بَعْض.
Don't get the address wrong, the two streets look alike.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.