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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

اِدَّى

to give

  • #11 most used
  • Irregular verb

Conjugation

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Present

المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI give
إِنْتَyou give (to a man)
إِنْتِyou give (to a woman)
هُوَّhe gives
هِيَّshe gives
إِحْنَاwe give
إِنْتُوyou all give
هُمَّthey give

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI gave
إِنْتَyou gave (to a man)
إِنْتِyou gave (to a woman)
هُوَّhe gave
هِيَّshe gave
إِحْنَاwe gave
إِنْتُوyou all gave
هُمَّthey gave

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI will give
إِنْتَyou will give (to a man)
إِنْتِyou will give (to a woman)
هُوَّhe will give
هِيَّshe will give
إِحْنَاwe will give
إِنْتُوyou all will give
هُمَّthey will give

After want, must and can

المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَا(that) I give
إِنْتَ(that) you give (to a man)
إِنْتِ(that) you give (to a woman)
هُوَّ(that) he gives
هِيَّ(that) she gives
إِحْنَا(that) we give
إِنْتُو(that) you all give
هُمَّ(that) they give

Commands

الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَgive! (to a man)
إِنْتِgive! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوgive! (to several people)

How to use اِدَّى

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    بَادِّي السَّوَّاق البَاقِي دَايْماً.

    I always give the driver the change.

  2. Past

    تِيتَة اِدِّتْنِي كَنْزَة صُوف.

    Grandma gave me a wool jumper.

  3. Future

    هَادِّيك التَّذَاكِر قُدَّام المَتْحَف.

    I'll give you the tickets in front of the museum.

  4. After want, must and can

    مُمْكِن تِدِّينِي رَقَم سَيِّد?

    Can you give me Sayed's number?

  5. Commands

    اِدِّي الفُلُوس لِعَمّ مَحْمُود.

    Give the money to Uncle Mahmoud.

Good to know

  • The person can come straight after the verb or with لِ: اِدِّيت كَرِيم الفُلُوس, اِدِّيت الفُلُوس لِكَرِيم; "give me" is اِدِّينِي.

Where you hear اِدَّى

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2

  • بَادِّي التَّذَاكِر لِكَرِيم. I give the tickets to Karim.
  • اِدِّيت لِيُو تَذْكَرْتِين. I gave Leo two tickets.
  • هَادِّيهُم لِمُنَى. I'll give them to Mona.

Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 3

  • بَادِّي التَّذَاكِر لِكَرِيم. I give the tickets to Karim.
  • اِدِّيت لِيُو تَذْكَرْتِين. I gave Leo two tickets.
  • هَادِّيهُم لِمُنَى. I'll give them to Mona.
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The Cancelled Evening

Intermediate Level 2 · اِدِّي التَّذَاكِر لِكَرِيم وِمُنَى.

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Advice for Husbands

Intermediate Level 2 · اِدِّي الدِّبَل لِسَلْمَى بَقَى.

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Friday Lunch

Intermediate Level 2 · رَبِّنَا يِدِّيك عَرُوسَة تُطْبُخ.

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A Photo at the Pyramids

Intermediate Level 3 · الله يِدِّي حَضْرِتَك الصِّحَّة.

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Mister Fathi's Letter

Advanced Level 1 · مُمْكِن حَضْرِتَك تِدِّينِي جَوَاب شُغْل?

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Let Us Count

Advanced Level 2 · الوَرْشَة بِتِدِّينِي عِشْرِين. · اِدِّينِي سِتّ شُهُور.

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Carry her

Advanced Level 3 · اِدِّيهَا لِي. · اِدِّيهَا لِي, هِيَّ جَعَانَة.

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She Keeps Crying

Advanced Level 3 · كُلّ النَّاس عَمَّالِين يِدُّوا نَصَايِح.

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The Egyptian Cinderella

Fluency Level 2 · اِدَّاهَا جَزْمَة حَمْرَا.

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Clever Hassan and the Ghoul

Fluency Level 2 · سَلِّم, وِاِدِّت لُه المَيَّة.

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