Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI worry | ||
| إِنْتَyou worry (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou worry (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe worries | ||
| هِيَّshe worries | ||
| إِحْنَاwe worry | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all worry | ||
| هُمَّthey worry |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
قِلِق
to worry
- #316 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: قَلْقَان
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI worried | ||
| إِنْتَyou worried (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou worried (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe worried | ||
| هِيَّshe worried | ||
| إِحْنَاwe worried | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all worried | ||
| هُمَّthey worried |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will worry | ||
| إِنْتَyou will worry (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will worry (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will worry | ||
| هِيَّshe will worry | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will worry | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will worry | ||
| هُمَّthey will worry |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I worry | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you worry (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you worry (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he worries | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she worries | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we worry | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all worry | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they worry |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَworry! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِworry! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوworry! (to several people) |
How to use قِلِق
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَقْلَق عَلَى الوِلاَد لَمَّا يِتْأَخَّرُوا.
I worry about the kids when they're late.
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Past
قِلِقْنَا عَلِيك إِمْبَارِح, كُنْت فِين?
We worried about you yesterday, where were you?
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Future
مَامَا هَتِقْلَق لَوْ مَا كَلِّمْنَاهَاش.
Mum will worry if we don't call her.
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After want, must and can
مِش عَايِز حَدّ يِقْلَق عَلَيَّ.
I don't want anyone to worry about me.
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Commands
مَتِقْلَقْش, كُلّ حَاجَة تَمَام.
Don't worry, everything's fine.
Good to know
- قِلِق عَلَى is to worry about someone; "I'm worried" is أَنَا قَلْقَان (a woman: قَلْقَانَة).
Where you hear قِلِق
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 2
- بَاقْلَق لَمَّا لِيُو يِطْلَع السِّلِّم. I worry when Leo goes up the ladder.
- قِلِقْت عَلَيْكُو, اِتَّصَلُوا لَمَّا تُوصَلُوا. I worried about you; call when you arrive.
- مَامَا هَتِقْلَق لَوْ اِتْأَخَّرْنَا. Mum will worry if we're late.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.