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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

حَطّ

to put

  • #64 most used
  • Irregular verb
  • Active participle: حَاطِط

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

Commands

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

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَput! (to a man)
إِنْتِput! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوput! (to several people)

How to use حَطّ

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

  1. Present

    بَحُطّ المَفَاتِيح جَنْب البَاب.

    I put the keys next to the door.

  2. Past

    حَطِّيت الأَكْل فِي التَّلاَّجَة.

    I put the food in the fridge.

  3. Future

    هَاحُطّ الشُّنَط فِي العَرَبِيَّة.

    I'll put the bags in the car.

  4. After want, must and can

    مُمْكِن أَحُطّ شَنْطِتِي هِنَا?

    Can I put my bag here?

  5. Commands

    حُطّ السُّكَّر فِي الشَّاي, لَوْ سَمَحْت.

    Put the sugar in the tea, please.

Good to know

  • حَطّ ... فِي or عَلَى: حَطِّيت الشَّنْطَة عَلَى الكُرْسِي, I put the bag on the chair.

Where you hear حَطّ

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1

  • بَاحُطّ الكَحْك عَلَى التَّرَابِيزَة. I put the cookies on the table.
  • حَطِّينَا طَبَق كَمَان. We set one more plate.
  • هَاحُطّ الغَدَا السَّاعَة تَلاَتَة. I will put lunch out at three.

Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 1

  • بَاحُطّ الكَحْك عَلَى التَّرَابِيزَة. I put the cookies on the table.
  • حَطِّينَا طَبَق كَمَان. We set one more plate.
  • هَاحُطّ الغَدَا السَّاعَة تَلاَتَة. I will put lunch out at three.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.