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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

حَسّ

to feel

  • #86 most used
  • Irregular verb
  • Active participle: حَاسِس

Conjugation

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Present

المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI feel
إِنْتَyou feel (to a man)
إِنْتِyou feel (to a woman)
هُوَّhe feels
هِيَّshe feels
إِحْنَاwe feel
إِنْتُوyou all feel
هُمَّthey feel

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI felt
إِنْتَyou felt (to a man)
إِنْتِyou felt (to a woman)
هُوَّhe felt
هِيَّshe felt
إِحْنَاwe felt
إِنْتُوyou all felt
هُمَّthey felt

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI will feel
إِنْتَyou will feel (to a man)
إِنْتِyou will feel (to a woman)
هُوَّhe will feel
هِيَّshe will feel
إِحْنَاwe will feel
إِنْتُوyou all will feel
هُمَّthey will feel

After want, must and can

المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَا(that) I feel
إِنْتَ(that) you feel (to a man)
إِنْتِ(that) you feel (to a woman)
هُوَّ(that) he feels
هِيَّ(that) she feels
إِحْنَا(that) we feel
إِنْتُو(that) you all feel
هُمَّ(that) they feel

Commands

الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَfeel! (to a man)
إِنْتِfeel! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوfeel! (to several people)

How to use حَسّ

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    بَحِسّ بِالبَرْد بِاللِّيل فِي الشِّتَا.

    I feel the cold at night in winter.

  2. Past

    حَسِّيت بِصُدَاع بَعْد الشُّغْل.

    I felt a headache coming after work.

  3. Future

    هَتْحِسّ بِالفَرْق بَعْد أُسْبُوع.

    You'll feel the difference after a week.

  4. After want, must and can

    مِش عَايِز أَحِسّ بِالجُوع فِي الطَّيَّارَة.

    I don't want to feel hungry on the plane.

  5. Commands

    مَتْحِسِّش بِالذَّنْب, دِي مِش غَلْطِتَك.

    Don't feel guilty, it's not your fault.

Good to know

  • For I feel, right now, Egyptians say the participle: أَنَا حَاسِس بِبَرْد, I feel cold, a woman حَاسَّة; حَسّ بِ is to feel something, and حَسّ إِنّ to feel that.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.