Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI swear | ||
| إِنْتَyou swear (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou swear (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe swears | ||
| هِيَّshe swears | ||
| إِحْنَاwe swear | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all swear | ||
| هُمَّthey swear |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
حَلَف
to swear
- #303 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: حَالِف
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI swore | ||
| إِنْتَyou swore (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou swore (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe swore | ||
| هِيَّshe swore | ||
| إِحْنَاwe swore | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all swore | ||
| هُمَّthey swore |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will swear | ||
| إِنْتَyou will swear (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will swear (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will swear | ||
| هِيَّshe will swear | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will swear | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will swear | ||
| هُمَّthey will swear |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I swear | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you swear (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you swear (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he swears | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she swears | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we swear | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all swear | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they swear |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَswear! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِswear! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوswear! (to several people) |
How to use حَلَف
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
عَمّ مَحْمُود بِيِحْلِف إِنّ السِّعْر دَه آخِر كَلاَم.
Uncle Mahmoud swears this price is his last word.
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Past
حَلَفْت لِكَرِيم إِنِّي مَشُفْتِش حَاجَة.
I swore to Karim that I hadn't seen anything.
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Future
تِيتَة هَتِحْلِف عَلِيك تَاكُل تَانِي.
Grandma will make you swear to eat more.
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After want, must and can
مِش لاَزِم تِحْلِف, أَنَا مِصَدَّقَك.
You don't have to swear, I believe you.
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Commands
مَتِحْلِفْش, أَنَا عَارْفَة إِنَّك صَادِق.
Don't swear, I know you're honest.
Good to know
- وَالله, by God, is the everyday oath; حَلَف عَلَى حَدّ is to make someone swear to do something: تِيتَة حَلَفِت عَلَيَّ آكُل.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.