EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to care about, to take an interest in
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI care about | ||
| إِنْتَyou care about (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou care about (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe cares about | ||
| هِيَّshe cares about | ||
| إِحْنَاwe care about | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all care about | ||
| هُمَّthey care about |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI cared about | ||
| إِنْتَyou cared about (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou cared about (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe cared about | ||
| هِيَّshe cared about | ||
| إِحْنَاwe cared about | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all cared about | ||
| هُمَّthey cared about |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will care about | ||
| إِنْتَyou will care about (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will care about (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will care about | ||
| هِيَّshe will care about | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will care about | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will care about | ||
| هُمَّthey will care about |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I care about | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you care about (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you care about (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he cares about | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she cares about | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we care about | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all care about | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they care about |
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَcare about! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِcare about! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوcare about! (to several people) |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
سَلْمَى بِتِهْتَمّ بِتِيتَة كِتِير.
Salma takes great care of Grandma.
اِهْتَمِّيت بِالمَوْضُوع مِن أَوَّل يُوم.
I took an interest in the matter from the first day.
هَاهْتَمّ بِالزَّرْع وِإِنْتُو مُسَافْرِين.
I'll look after the plants while you're away.
لاَزِم تِهْتَمّ بِصِحِّتَك أَكْتَر.
You have to care more about your health.
اِهْتَمّ بِدُرُوسَك, يَا سَيِّد.
Take an interest in your lessons, Sayed.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.