Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI rock | ||
| إِنْتَyou rock (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou rock (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe rocks | ||
| هِيَّshe rocks | ||
| إِحْنَاwe rock | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all rock | ||
| هُمَّthey rock |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
هَزّ
to rock, to shake
- #495 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: هَازِز
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI rocked | ||
| إِنْتَyou rocked (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou rocked (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe rocked | ||
| هِيَّshe rocked | ||
| إِحْنَاwe rocked | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all rocked | ||
| هُمَّthey rocked |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will rock | ||
| إِنْتَyou will rock (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will rock (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will rock | ||
| هِيَّshe will rock | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will rock | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will rock | ||
| هُمَّthey will rock |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I rock | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you rock (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you rock (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he rocks | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she rocks | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we rock | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all rock | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they rock |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَrock! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِrock! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوrock! (to several people) |
How to use هَزّ
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَهِزّ السِّرِير لِحَدّ مَا لَيْلَى تِنَام.
I rock the crib until Layla falls asleep.
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Past
هَزّ رَاسُه وِمَقَالْش حَاجَة.
He shook his head and didn't say anything.
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Future
الرِّيح هَتِهِزّ الشَّبَابِيك بِاللِّيل.
The wind will shake the windows at night.
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After want, must and can
مُمْكِن تِهِزّ السِّرِير بِالرَّاحَة?
Can you rock the crib gently?
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Commands
هِزّ الزُّجَاجَة كْوَيِّس قَبْل مَا تِشْرَب.
Shake the bottle well before you drink.
Good to know
- هَزّ رَاسُه is to shake or nod the head; هَزّ البِيبِي, to rock the baby.
Where you hear هَزّ
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 3
- بَهَزّ البِيبِي لِحَدّ مَا تِنَام. I rock the baby until she sleeps.
- هَزِّيتْهَا نُصّ سَاعَة. I rocked her for half an hour.
- هَاهَزّهَا وِهِيَّ هَتْنَام. I'll rock her and she'll sleep.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.