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 |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
اِدِّي
to give
- #289 most used
- Irregular verb
Conjugation
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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 اِدِّي
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
كَرِيم بِيِدِّي أُمُّه نُصّ مُرَتَّبُه.
Karim gives his mother half his salary.
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Past
اِدِّيت السَّوَّاق الفِلُوس وِنِزِلْت.
I gave the driver the money and got out.
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Future
هَادِّيك العِنْوَان عَلَى المُوبَايْل.
I'll give you the address on the phone.
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After want, must and can
مُمْكِن تِدِّينِي كُبَّايَة مَيَّة?
Can you give me a glass of water?
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Commands
اِدِّي المُفْتَاح لِلبَوَّاب, لَوْ سَمَحْت.
Give the key to the doorman, please.
Good to know
- The person you give to is attached to the verb: اِدِّينِي, give me; اِدِّيهَا لُه, give it to him.
Where you hear اِدِّي
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 2
- بَادِّي القُطَط أَكْل كُلّ يُوم. I give the cats food every day.
- اِدِّيت الرَّسْم لِأُسْتَاذ فَتْحِي. I gave the drawing to Mr. Fathi.
- هَادِّيك الفِيلْم عَلَى اللاَّبْتُوب. I'll give you the film on the laptop.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.