Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI turn | ||
| إِنْتَyou turn (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou turn (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe turns | ||
| هِيَّshe turns | ||
| إِحْنَاwe turn | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all turn | ||
| هُمَّthey turn |
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI turned | ||
| إِنْتَyou turned (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou turned (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe turned | ||
| هِيَّshe turned | ||
| إِحْنَاwe turned | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all turned | ||
| هُمَّthey turned |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will turn | ||
| إِنْتَyou will turn (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will turn (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will turn | ||
| هِيَّshe will turn | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will turn | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will turn | ||
| هُمَّthey will turn |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I turn | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you turn (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you turn (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he turns | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she turns | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we turn | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all turn | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they turn |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَturn! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِturn! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوturn! (to several people) |
How to use حَوِّد
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
الأُتُوبِيس بِيحَوِّد شِمَال عَنْد الجَامْعَة.
The bus turns left at the university.
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Past
حَوِّدْت يِمِين وِلَقِيت نَفْسِي فِي الخَان.
I turned right and found myself in the Khan.
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Future
هَنْحَوِّد عَنْد الأَجْزَخَانَة وِنِمْشِي عَلَى طُول.
We'll turn at the pharmacy and go straight on.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم تِحَوِّد شِمَال بَعْد الإِشَارَة.
You have to turn left after the traffic light.
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Commands
حَوِّد يِمِين هِنَا, يَا أُسْطَى.
Turn right here, driver.
Good to know
- حَوِّد يِمِين, حَوِّد شِمَال is what you tell the taxi driver: turn right, turn left; خُشّ does the same job.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.