EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to discover, to find out
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المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI discover | ||
| إِنْتَyou discover (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou discover (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe discovers | ||
| هِيَّshe discovers | ||
| إِحْنَاwe discover | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all discover | ||
| هُمَّthey discover |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI discovered | ||
| إِنْتَyou discovered (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou discovered (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe discovered | ||
| هِيَّshe discovered | ||
| إِحْنَاwe discovered | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all discovered | ||
| هُمَّthey discovered |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will discover | ||
| إِنْتَyou will discover (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will discover (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will discover | ||
| هِيَّshe will discover | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will discover | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will discover | ||
| هُمَّthey will discover |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I discover | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you discover (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you discover (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he discovers | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she discovers | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we discover | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all discover | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they discover |
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَdiscover! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِdiscover! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوdiscover! (to several people) |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
كُلّ يُوم بَكْتِشِف حَاجَة جِدِيدَة فِي القَاهْرَة.
Every day I discover something new in Cairo.
اِكْتَشَفْت إِنّ المَحَلّ مَقْفُول يُوم الجُمْعَة.
I found out the shop is closed on Fridays.
هَتِكْتِشِف إِنّ المَصْرِيِّين طَيِّبِين.
You'll find out that Egyptians are kind.
عَايْزَة أَكْتِشِف الحَارَات القَدِيمَة.
I want to discover the old alleys.
اِكْتِشِف البَلَد بِرِجْلَك, مِش بِالتَّاكْسِي.
Discover the city on foot, not by taxi.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.