Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI accept | ||
| إِنْتَyou accept (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou accept (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe accepts | ||
| هِيَّshe accepts | ||
| إِحْنَاwe accept | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all accept | ||
| هُمَّthey accept |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
قِبِل
to accept
- #95 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: قَابِل
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI accepted | ||
| إِنْتَyou accepted (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou accepted (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe accepted | ||
| هِيَّshe accepted | ||
| إِحْنَاwe accepted | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all accepted | ||
| هُمَّthey accepted |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will accept | ||
| إِنْتَyou will accept (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will accept (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will accept | ||
| هِيَّshe will accept | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will accept | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will accept | ||
| هُمَّthey will accept |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I accept | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you accept (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you accept (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he accepts | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she accepts | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we accept | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all accept | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they accept |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَaccept! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِaccept! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوaccept! (to several people) |
How to use قِبِل
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
المَحَلّ دَه بِيِقْبَل الدَّفْع بِالكَارْت?
Does this shop accept card payment?
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Past
قِبِلْت الشُّغْل الجِدِيد مِن غِير تَفْكِير.
I accepted the new job without thinking.
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Future
تِيتَة مِش هَتِقْبَل تِسْكُن لِوَحْدِهَا.
Grandma will not accept living alone.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم تِقْبَل الاِعْتِذَار, هُوَّ غِلِط مِن غِير قَصْد.
You have to accept the apology, he did not mean it.
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Commands
اِقْبَل العَرْض قَبْل مَا يِغَيَّرُوا رَأْيُهُم.
Accept the offer before they change their mind.
Good to know
- مَقْبُول, accepted, is what you say of a fair price, and also the lowest passing grade at school.
Where you hear قِبِل
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 1
- بَقْبَل أَيّ حَاجَة إِلَّا الزَّعَل. I accept anything except hard feelings.
- قَبِلْت التَّحَدِّي عَلَى الهَوَا. I accepted the challenge on air.
- هَيِقْبَل, هُوَّ عُمْرُه مَا قَال لأ. He'll accept, he has never said no.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.