Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI love | ||
| إِنْتَyou love (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou love (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe loves | ||
| هِيَّshe loves | ||
| إِحْنَاwe love | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all love | ||
| هُمَّthey love |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
حَبّ
to love, to like
- #15 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: حَابِب
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI loved | ||
| إِنْتَyou loved (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou loved (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe loved | ||
| هِيَّshe loved | ||
| إِحْنَاwe loved | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all loved | ||
| هُمَّthey loved |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will love | ||
| إِنْتَyou will love (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will love (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will love | ||
| هِيَّshe will love | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will love | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will love | ||
| هُمَّthey will love |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I love | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you love (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you love (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he loves | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she loves | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we love | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all love | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they love |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَlove! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِlove! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوlove! (to several people) |
How to use حَبّ
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَحِبّ القَاهِرَة بِاللِّيل كِتِير.
I love Cairo at night a lot.
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Past
حَبِّيت الحَارَة مِن أَوَّل يُوم.
I loved the neighbourhood from the first day.
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Future
هَتْحِبّ إِسْكِنْدِرِيَّة فِي الصِّيف.
You'll love Alexandria in the summer.
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After want, must and can
عَشَان تِحِبّ مَصْر, لاَزِم تَاكُل كُشَرِي.
To love Egypt, you have to eat koshary.
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Commands
حِبّ نَفْسَك شُوَيَّة, يَا كَرِيم.
Love yourself a little, Karim.
Good to know
- بَحِبّ, the present, is how you say you like something or someone: بَحِبّ الشَّاي; a person you love is حَبِيبِي, a woman حَبِيبْتِي.
Where you hear حَبّ
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 1
- أَنَا بَحِبّ الشَّاي عَلَى السَّطْح. I love tea on the roof.
- حَبِّيت مَصْر مِن أَوَّل يُوم. I loved Egypt from the first day.
- هَتْحِبّ الكُشَرِي, يَا لِيُو. You'll love the koshary, Leo.
Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 2
- أَنَا بَحِبّ الشَّاي عَلَى السَّطْح. I love tea on the roof.
- حَبِّيت مَصْر مِن أَوَّل يُوم. I loved Egypt from the first day.
- هَتْحِبّ الكُشَرِي, يَا لِيُو. You'll love the koshary, Leo.
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Tea on the Roof
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Beginner Level 1 · بِتْحِبّ مَصْر, يَا لِيُو? · بَحِبّ مَصْر كِتِير. · بَحِبّ المُلُوخِيَّة! · سَلْمَى بِتْحِبّ المَتْحَف.
The First Cold Morning
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Beginner Level 2 · بَحِبّ الشِّتَا.
A Fish Restaurant
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Beginner Level 3 · تُحِبُّوا إِيه?
Early Morning on the Beach
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Beginner Level 3 · بِتْحِبّ تِعْمِل إِيه? · بِتْحِبّ تِعْمِل إِيه الصُّبْح? · بَحِبّ أَعُوم. المَيَّة هَادْيَة. · أَنَا بَحِبّ أَنَام الصُّبْح.
The Hotel in Luxor
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Intermediate Level 1 · وِكُنْتِ بِتْحِبِّي المَعَابِد?
Never in My Life
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Intermediate Level 1 · عَشَان كِدَه بَاحِبّ شُغْلِي.
Lunch with a View
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Intermediate Level 3 · تِحِبُّوا تِشْرَبُوا إِيه?
What Does Salma Like?
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Intermediate Level 3 · سَلْمَى بِتْحِبّ إِيه?
The Ring
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Intermediate Level 3 · دَه بِالظَّبْط, هِيَّ هَتْحِبُّه!
A hundred times
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Fluency Level 1 · الزَّهْر بِيحِبِّنِي زَيّ العَسَل.
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The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.