Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI keep | ||
| إِنْتَyou keep (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou keep (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe keeps | ||
| هِيَّshe keeps | ||
| إِحْنَاwe keep | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all keep | ||
| هُمَّthey keep |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
حَافِظ
to keep, to look after
- #325 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI kept | ||
| إِنْتَyou kept (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou kept (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe kept | ||
| هِيَّshe kept | ||
| إِحْنَاwe kept | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all kept | ||
| هُمَّthey kept |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will keep | ||
| إِنْتَyou will keep (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will keep (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will keep | ||
| هِيَّshe will keep | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will keep | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will keep | ||
| هُمَّthey will keep |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I keep | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you keep (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you keep (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he keeps | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she keeps | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we keep | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all keep | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they keep |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَkeep! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِkeep! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوkeep! (to several people) |
How to use حَافِظ
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
سَلْمَى بِتْحَافِظ عَلَى مَوَاعِيدْهَا دَايْماً.
Salma always keeps her appointments.
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Past
حَافِظْت عَلَى الكِتَاب سَنَة كَامْلَة.
I kept the book safe for a whole year.
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Future
هَنْحَافِظ عَلَى البِيت وِإِنْتُو فِي إِسْكِنْدِرِيَّة.
We'll look after the house while you're in Alexandria.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم تِحَافِظ عَلَى صِحِّتَك, يَا بَابَا.
You have to look after your health, Dad.
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Commands
حَافِظ عَلَى المُفْتَاح, مَفِيش غِيرُه.
Keep the key safe, there's no other.
Good to know
- حَافِظ عَلَى is to look after, to keep something safe or in shape, حَافِظ عَلَى صِحِّتَك; حِفِظ, another verb, is to memorize.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.