EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to be able, can
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المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI am able | ||
| إِنْتَyou are able (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou are able (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe is able | ||
| هِيَّshe is able | ||
| إِحْنَاwe are able | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all are able | ||
| هُمَّthey are able |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI was able | ||
| إِنْتَyou were able (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou were able (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe was able | ||
| هِيَّshe was able | ||
| إِحْنَاwe were able | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all were able | ||
| هُمَّthey were able |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will be able | ||
| إِنْتَyou will be able (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will be able (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will be able | ||
| هِيَّshe will be able | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will be able | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will be able | ||
| هُمَّthey will be able |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I am able | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you are able (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you are able (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he is able | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she is able | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we are able | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all are able | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they are able |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
بَقْدَر أَشِيل الشَّنْطَة لِوَحْدِي.
I can carry the bag by myself.
قِدِرْت أَفْتَح البَاب لِوَحْدِي.
I managed to open the door by myself.
هَتِقْدَر تِشْتَغَل لِوَحْدَك بُكْرَة.
You'll be able to work on your own tomorrow.
عَايْزَة أَقْدَر أَتْكَلِّم زَيِّكُم.
I want to be able to speak like you.
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Beginner Level 3 · تِقْدَر تِشِيل العَارْضَة دِي? · مَقْدَرْش, دِي تِقِيلَة. · كِدَه. إِنْتَ تِقْدَر. · يِقْدَر, يَا حَسَن?
Intermediate Level 1 · صُمْت, لِحَدّ أَرْبَعَة قِدِرْت. · أَوِّل يَوْم أَصْعَب يَوْم, بُكْرَة هَتِقْدَر. · حَضْرِتَك قِدِرْت تِعَلَّق الفَوَانِيس? · السَّلاَلِم قِدِرْت, بَسّ البَلَكُونَة مَقْدِرْتِش.
Intermediate Level 2 · كُرْسِي مَقْدَرْش, سَانْدْوِتْش أَيْوَه.
Intermediate Level 2 · مِن غِير مِيزَانِيَّة يَا بَاشَا, مَقْدَرْش أَسَاعِد حَضْرِتَك.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.