EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to receive, to welcome
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المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI receive | ||
| إِنْتَyou receive (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou receive (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe receives | ||
| هِيَّshe receives | ||
| إِحْنَاwe receive | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all receive | ||
| هُمَّthey receive |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI received | ||
| إِنْتَyou received (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou received (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe received | ||
| هِيَّshe received | ||
| إِحْنَاwe received | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all received | ||
| هُمَّthey received |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will receive | ||
| إِنْتَyou will receive (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will receive (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will receive | ||
| هِيَّshe will receive | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will receive | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will receive | ||
| هُمَّthey will receive |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I receive | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you receive (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you receive (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he receives | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she receives | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we receive | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all receive | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they receive |
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَreceive! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِreceive! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوreceive! (to several people) |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
عَمّ مَحْمُود بِيِسْتَقْبِل الضُّيُوف عَلَى البَاب.
Uncle Mahmoud welcomes the guests at the door.
اِسْتَقْبِلْت لِيُو فِي المَطَار.
I met Leo at the airport.
هَنِسْتَقْبِل العِيلَة كُلَّهَا فِي العِيد.
We'll receive the whole family for the feast.
لاَزِم نِسْتَقْبِل الضُّيُوف بِحَاجَة سَاقْعَة.
We have to welcome the guests with something cold.
اِسْتَقْبِل الضُّيُوف, أَنَا جَايّ حَالاً.
Receive the guests, I'm coming right away.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.