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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

اِضْطَرّ

to have to, to be forced to

  • #315 most used
  • Regular verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

How to use اِضْطَرّ

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

  1. Present

    بَاضْطَرّ آخُد تَاكْسِي لَمَّا المِتْرُو زَحْمَة.

    I have to take a taxi when the metro's crowded.

  2. Past

    اِضْطَرِّيت أَقْفِل المَتْحَف بَدْرِي.

    I had to close the museum early.

  3. Future

    هَاضْطَرّ أَبِيع العَرَبِيَّة السَّنَة دِي.

    I'll have to sell the car this year.

  4. After want, must and can

    مِش عَايْزَة أَضْطَرّ أَسِيب الشُّغْل.

    I don't want to have to leave the job.

Good to know

  • The verb you are forced to do follows in its bare present: اِضْطَرِّيت أَمْشِي, I had to leave; مُضْطَرّ is "I have no choice".

Where you hear اِضْطَرّ

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

Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2

  • بَاضْطَرّ أَرُوح بِالمِتْرُو كُلّ يُوم. I have to take the metro every day.
  • اِضْطَرِّيت أَطْلُب الشَّقَّة. I had to ask for the flat.
  • هَاضْطَرّ أَلَاقِي شَقَّة فِي شَهْر. I'll have to find a flat in a month.

Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 2

  • بَاضْطَرّ أَرُوح بِالمِتْرُو كُلّ يُوم. I have to take the metro every day.
  • اِضْطَرِّيت أَطْلُب الشَّقَّة. I had to ask for the flat.
  • هَاضْطَرّ أَلَاقِي شَقَّة فِي شَهْر. I'll have to find a flat in a month.

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