Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI am sad | ||
| إِنْتَyou are sad (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou are sad (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe is sad | ||
| هِيَّshe is sad | ||
| إِحْنَاwe are sad | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all are sad | ||
| هُمَّthey are sad |
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI was sad | ||
| إِنْتَyou were sad (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou were sad (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe was sad | ||
| هِيَّshe was sad | ||
| إِحْنَاwe were sad | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all were sad | ||
| هُمَّthey were sad |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will be sad | ||
| إِنْتَyou will be sad (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will be sad (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will be sad | ||
| هِيَّshe will be sad | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will be sad | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will be sad | ||
| هُمَّthey will be sad |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I am sad | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you are sad (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you are sad (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he is sad | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she is sad | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we are sad | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all are sad | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they are sad |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَbe sad! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِbe sad! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوbe sad! (to several people) |
How to use حِزِن
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
تِيتَة بِتِحْزَن لَمَّا مَحَدِّش بِيزُورْهَا.
Grandma gets sad when nobody visits her.
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Past
حِزِنْت كِتِير لَمَّا سَافِر صَاحْبِي.
I was very sad when my friend went away.
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Future
الوِلاَد هَيِحْزَنُوا لَوْ القُطَّة مِشْيِت.
The kids will be sad if the cat goes away.
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After want, must and can
مِش عَايْزَة أَحْزَن فِي عِيد مِيلاَدِي.
I don't want to be sad on my birthday.
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Commands
مَتِحْزَنْش, كُلّ حَاجَة هَتِبْقَى كْوَيِّسَة.
Don't be sad, everything will be fine.
Good to know
- For I'm sad Egyptians more often say زَعْلاَن, upset; حَزِين is sad, and حِزِن عَلَى is to grieve for someone or something.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.