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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

اِنْبَسَط

to enjoy oneself, to have a good time

  • #82 most used
  • Regular verb
  • Active participle: مَبْسُوط

Conjugation

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Present

المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI enjoy oneself
إِنْتَyou enjoy oneself (to a man)
إِنْتِyou enjoy oneself (to a woman)
هُوَّhe enjoys oneself
هِيَّshe enjoys oneself
إِحْنَاwe enjoy oneself
إِنْتُوyou all enjoy oneself
هُمَّthey enjoy oneself

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI enjoyed oneself
إِنْتَyou enjoyed oneself (to a man)
إِنْتِyou enjoyed oneself (to a woman)
هُوَّhe enjoyed oneself
هِيَّshe enjoyed oneself
إِحْنَاwe enjoyed oneself
إِنْتُوyou all enjoyed oneself
هُمَّthey enjoyed oneself

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI will enjoy oneself
إِنْتَyou will enjoy oneself (to a man)
إِنْتِyou will enjoy oneself (to a woman)
هُوَّhe will enjoy oneself
هِيَّshe will enjoy oneself
إِحْنَاwe will enjoy oneself
إِنْتُوyou all will enjoy oneself
هُمَّthey will enjoy oneself

After want, must and can

المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَا(that) I enjoy oneself
إِنْتَ(that) you enjoy oneself (to a man)
إِنْتِ(that) you enjoy oneself (to a woman)
هُوَّ(that) he enjoys oneself
هِيَّ(that) she enjoys oneself
إِحْنَا(that) we enjoy oneself
إِنْتُو(that) you all enjoy oneself
هُمَّ(that) they enjoy oneself

Commands

الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَenjoy oneself! (to a man)
إِنْتِenjoy oneself! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوenjoy oneself! (to several people)

How to use اِنْبَسَط

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    بَنْبِسِط كُلّ مَا أَرُوح البَحْر.

    I have a good time every time I go to the sea.

  2. Past

    اِنْبَسَطْنَا كِتِير فِي الفَرَح إِمْبَارِح.

    We had a great time at the wedding yesterday.

  3. Future

    هَتِنْبِسِط فِي إِسْكِنْدِرِيَّة, صَدَّقْنِي.

    You'll have a good time in Alexandria, believe me.

  4. After want, must and can

    عَايْزَة أَنْبِسِط شُوَيَّة بَعْد الاِمْتِحَان.

    I want to enjoy myself a little after the exam.

  5. Commands

    اِنْبِسِطُوا, يَا جَمَاعَة, دِي أَجَازَة!

    Have fun, everyone, it's a holiday!

Good to know

  • مَبْسُوط, the participle, is the everyday word for happy, pleased: أَنَا مَبْسُوط هِنَا, I'm happy here; a woman says مَبْسُوطَة.
  • اِنْبَسَط مِن is to enjoy something: اِنْبَسَطْت مِن الرِّحْلَة, I enjoyed the trip.