EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to respect
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 respect | ||
| إِنْتَyou respect (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou respect (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe respects | ||
| هِيَّshe respects | ||
| إِحْنَاwe respect | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all respect | ||
| هُمَّthey respect |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI respected | ||
| إِنْتَyou respected (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou respected (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe respected | ||
| هِيَّshe respected | ||
| إِحْنَاwe respected | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all respected | ||
| هُمَّthey respected |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will respect | ||
| إِنْتَyou will respect (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will respect (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will respect | ||
| هِيَّshe will respect | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will respect | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will respect | ||
| هُمَّthey will respect |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I respect | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you respect (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you respect (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he respects | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she respects | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we respect | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all respect | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they respect |
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَrespect! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِrespect! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوrespect! (to several people) |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
كُلّ الحَارَة بِتِحْتِرِم عَمّ مَحْمُود.
The whole neighbourhood respects Uncle Mahmoud.
اِحْتَرَمْت رَأْيُه وِمَقُلْتِش حَاجَة.
I respected his opinion and said nothing.
النَّاس هَتِحْتِرِمَك لَوْ اِحْتَرَمْتُهُم.
People will respect you if you respect them.
لاَزِم نِحْتِرِم الكِبِير دَايْماً.
We must always respect our elders.
اِحْتِرِم نَفْسَك, يَا سَيِّد, وِمَتْزَعَّقْش.
Behave yourself, Sayed, and don't shout.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.