Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI try | ||
| إِنْتَyou try (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou try (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe tries | ||
| هِيَّshe tries | ||
| إِحْنَاwe try | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all try | ||
| هُمَّthey try |
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI tried | ||
| إِنْتَyou tried (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou tried (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe tried | ||
| هِيَّshe tried | ||
| إِحْنَاwe tried | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all tried | ||
| هُمَّthey tried |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will try | ||
| إِنْتَyou will try (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will try (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will try | ||
| هِيَّshe will try | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will try | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will try | ||
| هُمَّthey will try |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I try | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you try (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you try (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he tries | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she tries | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we try | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all try | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they try |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَtry! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِtry! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوtry! (to several people) |
How to use حَاوِل
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَحَاوِل أَتْكَلِّم عَرَبِي كُلّ يُوم.
I try to speak Arabic every day.
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Past
حَاوِلْت أَفْتَح البَاب, بَسّ المُفْتَاح مَكْسُور.
I tried to open the door, but the key is broken.
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Future
هَاحَاوِل أَرُوح بَدْرِي بُكْرَة.
I'll try to go early tomorrow.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم تِحَاوِل تَانِي, مَتِزْعَلْش.
You have to try again, don't be upset.
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Commands
حَاوْلِي تِنَامِي بَدْرِي, يَا سَلْمَى.
Try to sleep early, Salma.
Good to know
- The verb you try to do comes bare after حَاوِل: حَاوِل تِفْهَم, try to understand; حَاوِلْت أَرُوح, I tried to go.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.