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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

اِحْتَاج

to need

  • #50 most used
  • Regular verb
  • Active participle: مِحْتَاج

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

How to use اِحْتَاج

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

  1. Present

    البَلَكُونَة بِتِحْتَاج كُرْسِي جِدِيد.

    The balcony needs a new chair.

  2. Past

    اِحْتَجْت تَاكْسِي الصُّبْح, المِتْرُو كَان زَحْمَة.

    I needed a taxi this morning, the metro was crowded.

  3. Future

    هَنِحْتَاج عَرَبِيَّة عَشَان نِرُوح الأَهْرَام.

    We'll need a car to go to the pyramids.

  4. After want, must and can

    مُمْكِن أَحْتَاج مُسَاعْدِتَك بُكْرَة.

    I may need your help tomorrow.

Good to know

  • For I need Egyptians say the participle, أَنَا مِحْتَاج, a woman مِحْتَاجَة; the verb itself carries the past and the future.

Where you hear اِحْتَاج

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Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 1

  • البِيت القَدِيم بِيِحْتَاج شُغْل كِتِير. The old house needs a lot of work.
  • اِحْتَجْت تَاكْسِي الصُّبْح. I needed a taxi this morning.
  • هَتِحْتَاج تَلاَت شُهُور, يَا لِيُو. You'll need three months, Leo.

Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 2

  • البِيت القَدِيم بِيِحْتَاج شُغْل كِتِير. The old house needs a lot of work.
  • اِحْتَجْت تَاكْسِي الصُّبْح. I needed a taxi this morning.
  • هَتِحْتَاج تَلاَت شُهُور, يَا لِيُو. You'll need three months, Leo.
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The Drawings

Beginner Level 1 · مِحْتَاج حَاجَة, يَا لِيُو? · وِالحِيطَة مِحْتَاجَة شُغْل كِتِير.

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Till Spring

Beginner Level 2 · مِحْتَاج وَقْت. · مِحْتَاج تِلِيفُون مَصْرِي.

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Staying

Beginner Level 2 · الوَرْشَة مِحْتَاجَة مُهَنْدِس لِمُدِّة سَنَة.

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A Flat Is Needed

Beginner Level 3 · مِحْتَاج شَقَّة إِزَّيّ يَا لِيُو? · مِحْتَاج شَقَّة صُغَيَّرَة. · أَنَا مِحْتَاجَة قَهْوَة. · مِحْتَاج أَشُوفْهَا بُكْرَة.

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Mona at Dinner

Intermediate Level 2 · كَرِيم? مِحْتَاج شَهْر, عَشَان مَيِجْرِيش.

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The Landlord's Notice

Intermediate Level 2 · فِي مَارِس, وِمِحْتَاج الشَّقَّة.

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The List

Intermediate Level 2 · عَارِف. مِحْتَاج إِيه?

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What Does Salma Like?

Intermediate Level 3 · مُونَا, مِحْتَاج مُسَاعْدِتِك.

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The client's house

Advanced Level 1 · المَشْرَبِيَّة مِحْتَاجَة تَنْظِيف. · السَّقْف مِحْتَاج يِتْفَتَح. · مِحْتَاج أَقِيس الأَوِّل. · وِكُلّ دَه مِحْتَاج قَدّ إِيه?

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A wrong letter

Advanced Level 2 · وِالوَصْل مِحْتَاج خِتْم.

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