Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI begin | ||
| إِنْتَyou begin (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou begin (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe begins | ||
| هِيَّshe begins | ||
| إِحْنَاwe begin | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all begin | ||
| هُمَّthey begin |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
اِبْتَدَى
to begin, to start
- #45 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI began | ||
| إِنْتَyou began (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou began (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe began | ||
| هِيَّshe began | ||
| إِحْنَاwe began | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all began | ||
| هُمَّthey began |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will begin | ||
| إِنْتَyou will begin (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will begin (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will begin | ||
| هِيَّshe will begin | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will begin | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will begin | ||
| هُمَّthey will begin |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I begin | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you begin (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you begin (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he begins | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she begins | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we begin | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all begin | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they begin |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَbegin! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِbegin! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوbegin! (to several people) |
How to use اِبْتَدَى
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
الشُّغْل بِيِبْتِدِي السَّاعَة تَمَانْيَة الصُّبْح.
Work starts at eight in the morning.
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Past
الحَفْلَة اِبْتَدِت بَعْد العَشَا عَلَى طُول.
The party started right after dinner.
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Future
هَابْتِدِي الشُّغْل الجِدِيد يُوم السَّبْت.
I'll start the new job on Saturday.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم نِبْتِدِي قَبْل مَا تِيتَة تِيجِي.
We have to start before Grandma comes.
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Commands
اِبْتِدِي مِن الأَوِّل, يَا كَرِيم.
Start from the beginning, Karim.
Good to know
- The verb you start doing comes bare after اِبْتَدَى, with no b-: اِبْتَدِيت أَفْهَم, I started to understand; بَدَأ means the same.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.