Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI book | ||
| إِنْتَyou book (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou book (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe books | ||
| هِيَّshe books | ||
| إِحْنَاwe book | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all book | ||
| هُمَّthey book |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
حَجَز
to book
- #124 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: حَاجِز
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI booked | ||
| إِنْتَyou booked (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou booked (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe booked | ||
| هِيَّshe booked | ||
| إِحْنَاwe booked | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all booked | ||
| هُمَّthey booked |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will book | ||
| إِنْتَyou will book (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will book (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will book | ||
| هِيَّshe will book | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will book | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will book | ||
| هُمَّthey will book |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I book | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you book (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you book (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he books | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she books | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we book | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all book | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they book |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَbook! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِbook! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوbook! (to several people) |
How to use حَجَز
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَاحْجِز القَاعَة لِلجْرُوب مِن الصُّبْح.
I book the hall for the group in the morning.
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Past
حَجَزْت تَذْكَرْتِين لِلحَفْلَة.
I booked two tickets for the concert.
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Future
هَنِحْجِز تَرَابِيزَة فِي الزَّمَالِك.
We'll book a table in Zamalek.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم تِحْجِز قَبْل الجُمْعَة.
You have to book before Friday.
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Commands
اِحْجِز القَطْر مِن دِلْوَقْتِي.
Book the train now.
Good to know
- حَجَز is for tickets, tables, rooms and halls; what is booked is مَحْجُوز.
Where you hear حَجَز
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2
- الجْرُوب بِيِحْجِز مِن الصُّبْح. The group books from the morning.
- حَجَزْت القَاعَة فِي الزَّمَالِك. I booked the hall in Zamalek.
- هَاحْجِز تَذْكَرْتِين لِلحَفْلَة. I'll book two tickets for the concert.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.