Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI differ | ||
| إِنْتَyou differ (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou differ (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe differs | ||
| هِيَّshe differs | ||
| إِحْنَاwe differ | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all differ | ||
| هُمَّthey differ |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
اِخْتَلَف
to differ, to disagree
- #356 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI differed | ||
| إِنْتَyou differed (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou differed (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe differed | ||
| هِيَّshe differed | ||
| إِحْنَاwe differed | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all differed | ||
| هُمَّthey differed |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will differ | ||
| إِنْتَyou will differ (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will differ (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will differ | ||
| هِيَّshe will differ | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will differ | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will differ | ||
| هُمَّthey will differ |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I differ | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you differ (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you differ (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he differs | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she differs | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we differ | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all differ | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they differ |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَdiffer! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِdiffer! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوdiffer! (to several people) |
How to use اِخْتَلَف
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
أَنَا وِكَرِيم بِنِخْتِلِف فِي الكُورَة بَسّ.
Karim and I only disagree about football.
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Past
اِخْتَلَفْت مَعَ المُدِير عَلَى المِيعَاد.
I disagreed with the manager about the date.
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Future
الجَوّ هِنَا هَيِخْتِلِف عَن إِسْكِنْدِرِيَّة.
The weather here will be different from Alexandria.
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After want, must and can
مُمْكِن نِخْتِلِف وِنِفْضَل أَصْحَاب.
We can disagree and stay friends.
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Commands
مَتِخْتِلِفْش مَعَاه عَلَى حَاجَة صُغَيَّرَة.
Don't disagree with him over something small.
Good to know
- اِخْتَلَف مَعَ is to disagree with someone; اِخْتَلَف عَن is to be different from something.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.