Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI dig | ||
| إِنْتَyou dig (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou dig (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe digs | ||
| هِيَّshe digs | ||
| إِحْنَاwe dig | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all dig | ||
| هُمَّthey dig |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
حَفَر
to dig
- #476 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: حَافِر
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI dug | ||
| إِنْتَyou dug (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou dug (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe dug | ||
| هِيَّshe dug | ||
| إِحْنَاwe dug | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all dug | ||
| هُمَّthey dug |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will dig | ||
| إِنْتَyou will dig (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will dig (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will dig | ||
| هِيَّshe will dig | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will dig | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will dig | ||
| هُمَّthey will dig |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I dig | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you dig (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you dig (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he digs | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she digs | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we dig | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all dig | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they dig |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَdig! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِdig! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوdig! (to several people) |
How to use حَفَر
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
العُمَّال بِيِحْفُرُوا فِي الشَّارِع مِن الصُّبْح.
The workers have been digging in the street since morning.
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Past
الكَلْب حَفَر حُفْرَة فِي الجِنِينَة.
The dog dug a hole in the garden.
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Future
هَنِحْفُر بِير فِي الأَرْض الجِدِيدَة.
We'll dig a well on the new land.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم تِحْفُر أَعْمَق شُوَيَّة.
You have to dig a bit deeper.
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Commands
اِحْفُر هِنَا, الأَرْض طَرِيَّة.
Dig here, the ground is soft.
Where you hear حَفَر
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 2
- بَحْفُر فِي الخَشَب بِإِيدِي. I carve into the wood by hand.
- حَفَرْنَا تَحْت البَلاَطَة وِلَقِينَا المَطْبَخ. We dug under the tile and found the kitchen.
- هَنِحْفُر الحُوش الأُسْبُوع الجَايّ. We'll dig up the courtyard next week.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.