EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to complain
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 complain | ||
| إِنْتَyou complain (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou complain (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe complains | ||
| هِيَّshe complains | ||
| إِحْنَاwe complain | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all complain | ||
| هُمَّthey complain |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI complained | ||
| إِنْتَyou complained (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou complained (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe complained | ||
| هِيَّshe complained | ||
| إِحْنَاwe complained | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all complained | ||
| هُمَّthey complained |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will complain | ||
| إِنْتَyou will complain (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will complain (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will complain | ||
| هِيَّshe will complain | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will complain | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will complain | ||
| هُمَّthey will complain |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I complain | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you complain (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you complain (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he complains | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she complains | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we complain | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all complain | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they complain |
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَcomplain! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِcomplain! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوcomplain! (to several people) |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
تِيتَة بِتِشْتِكِي مِن البَرْد كُلّ شِتَا.
Grandma complains about the cold every winter.
الزَّبَايِن اِشْتَكُوا مِن الأَكْل.
The customers complained about the food.
لَوْ مَجَاش بُكْرَة, هَاشْتِكِي لِلمُدِير.
If he doesn't come tomorrow, I'll complain to the manager.
مِش عَايِز أَشْتِكِي, بَسّ الأُوضَة بَارْدَة.
I don't want to complain, but the room is cold.
مَتِشْتِكِيش, الجَوّ حِلْو النَّهَارْدَه.
Don't complain, the weather is nice today.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.