Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI count | ||
| إِنْتَyou count (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou count (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe counts | ||
| هِيَّshe counts | ||
| إِحْنَاwe count | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all count | ||
| هُمَّthey count |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
حَسَب
to count, to calculate
- #272 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: حَاسِب
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI counted | ||
| إِنْتَyou counted (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou counted (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe counted | ||
| هِيَّshe counted | ||
| إِحْنَاwe counted | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all counted | ||
| هُمَّthey counted |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will count | ||
| إِنْتَyou will count (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will count (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will count | ||
| هِيَّshe will count | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will count | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will count | ||
| هُمَّthey will count |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I count | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you count (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you count (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he counts | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she counts | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we count | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all count | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they count |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَcount! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِcount! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوcount! (to several people) |
How to use حَسَب
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَحْسِب الفُلُوس قَبْل مَا أَدْفَع.
I count the money before I pay.
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Past
حَسَبْت الإِيجَار وِالكَهْرَبَا مَعَ بَعْض.
I worked out the rent and the electricity together.
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Future
هَنِحْسِب التَّكْلِفَة بَعْد مَا نِشُوف الخَشَب.
We'll work out the cost after we see the wood.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم تِحْسِب كُلّ حَاجَة قَبْل العَقْد.
You have to count everything before the contract.
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Commands
اِحْسِبِي البَاقِي تَانِي, لَوْ سَمَحْتِ.
Count the change again, please.
Good to know
- حَسَب is to count or to work something out; the bill you ask for at the end is الحِسَاب.
Where you hear حَسَب
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 2
- بَاحْسِب الإِيجَار كُلّ شَهْر. I calculate the rent every month.
- حَسَبْت الفُلُوس مَرَّتِين. I counted the money twice.
- هَنِحْسِب كُلّ حَاجَة بُكْرَه. We'll count everything tomorrow.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.