Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI smile | ||
| إِنْتَyou smile (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou smile (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe smiles | ||
| هِيَّshe smiles | ||
| إِحْنَاwe smile | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all smile | ||
| هُمَّthey smile |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
اِبْتَسَم
to smile
- #497 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI smiled | ||
| إِنْتَyou smiled (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou smiled (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe smiled | ||
| هِيَّshe smiled | ||
| إِحْنَاwe smiled | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all smiled | ||
| هُمَّthey smiled |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will smile | ||
| إِنْتَyou will smile (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will smile (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will smile | ||
| هِيَّshe will smile | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will smile | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will smile | ||
| هُمَّthey will smile |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I smile | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you smile (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you smile (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he smiles | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she smiles | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we smile | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all smile | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they smile |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَsmile! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِsmile! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوsmile! (to several people) |
How to use اِبْتَسَم
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
البَوَّاب بِيِبْتِسِم لِكُلّ النَّاس.
The doorman smiles at everyone.
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Past
المُدَرِّسَة اِبْتَسَمِت لَمَّا شَافِت الرَّسْم.
The teacher smiled when she saw the drawing.
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Future
هَابْتِسِم فِي الصُّورَة, مَتِقْلَقْش.
I'll smile in the photo, don't worry.
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After want, must and can
عَايِز أَشُوفَك تِبْتِسِم شُوَيَّة.
I want to see you smile a little.
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Commands
اِبْتِسِمُوا لِلكَامِيرَا, يَا جَمَاعَة!
Smile for the camera, everyone!
Good to know
- An اِبْتِسَامَة is a smile; اِبْتِسِم! is what the photographer says.
Where you hear اِبْتَسَم
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 1
- لِيُو بِيِبْتِسِم فِي كُلّ الصُّوَر. Leo smiles in every photo.
- تِيتَة اِبْتَسَمِت لَمَّا شَافِت الفُسْتَان. Grandma smiled when she saw the dress.
- هَابْتِسِم لِلكَامِيرَا, وَعْد. I'll smile for the camera, promise.
Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 3
- لِيُو بِيِبْتِسِم فِي كُلّ الصُّوَر. Leo smiles in every photo.
- تِيتَة اِبْتَسَمِت لَمَّا شَافِت الفُسْتَان. Grandma smiled when she saw the dress.
- هَابْتِسِم لِلكَامِيرَا, وَعْد. I'll smile for the camera, promise.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.