Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI shave | ||
| إِنْتَyou shave (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou shave (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe shaves | ||
| هِيَّshe shaves | ||
| إِحْنَاwe shave | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all shave | ||
| هُمَّthey shave |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
حَلَق
to shave, to get a haircut
- #448 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: حَالِق
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI shaved | ||
| إِنْتَyou shaved (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou shaved (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe shaved | ||
| هِيَّshe shaved | ||
| إِحْنَاwe shaved | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all shaved | ||
| هُمَّthey shaved |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will shave | ||
| إِنْتَyou will shave (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will shave (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will shave | ||
| هِيَّshe will shave | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will shave | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will shave | ||
| هُمَّthey will shave |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I shave | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you shave (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you shave (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he shaves | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she shaves | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we shave | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all shave | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they shave |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَshave! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِshave! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوshave! (to several people) |
How to use حَلَق
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
-
Present
كَرِيم بِيِحْلَق دَقْنُه كُلّ يُوم الصُّبْح.
Karim shaves every morning.
-
Past
حَلَقْت شَعْرِي عَنْد حَلاَّق فِي الحَارَة.
I got a haircut at a barber in the neighbourhood.
-
Future
هَتِحْلَق قَبْل الحَفْلَة, يَا لِيُو?
Will you get a haircut before the party, Leo?
-
After want, must and can
لاَزِم أَحْلَق دَقْنِي قَبْل الاِجْتِمَاع.
I have to shave before the meeting.
-
Commands
اِحْلَق شَعْرَك, بَقَى طَوِيل خَالِص.
Get a haircut, it's gotten really long.
Good to know
- حَلَق دَقْنُه is to shave; حَلَق شَعْرُه is to get a haircut; the barber is الحَلاَّق.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.