Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI hurry | ||
| إِنْتَyou hurry (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou hurry (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe hurries | ||
| هِيَّshe hurries | ||
| إِحْنَاwe hurry | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all hurry | ||
| هُمَّthey hurry |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
اِسْتَعْجِل
to hurry
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- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI hurried | ||
| إِنْتَyou hurried (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou hurried (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe hurried | ||
| هِيَّshe hurried | ||
| إِحْنَاwe hurried | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all hurried | ||
| هُمَّthey hurried |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will hurry | ||
| إِنْتَyou will hurry (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will hurry (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will hurry | ||
| هِيَّshe will hurry | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will hurry | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will hurry | ||
| هُمَّthey will hurry |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I hurry | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you hurry (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you hurry (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he hurries | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she hurries | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we hurry | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all hurry | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they hurry |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَhurry! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِhurry! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوhurry! (to several people) |
How to use اِسْتَعْجِل
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَسْتَعْجِل كُلّ يُوم الصُّبْح عَشَان المِتْرُو.
I rush every morning for the metro.
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Past
اِسْتَعْجِلْت الصُّبْح وِنِسِيت الخُوذَة.
I hurried this morning and forgot the helmet.
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Future
مِش هَاسْتَعْجِل, الشُّغْل مُهِمّ.
I won't hurry, the work is important.
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After want, must and can
مِش لاَزِم تِسْتَعْجِل, البِيت قَدِيم.
You mustn't hurry, the house is old.
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Commands
اِسْتَعْجِل, يَا لِيُو, التَّاكْسِي تَحْت.
Hurry up, Leo, the taxi is downstairs.
Good to know
- مِسْتَعْجِل, in a hurry, is how you say "I'm in a rush": أَنَا مِسْتَعْجِل (a woman: مِسْتَعْجِلَة).
Where you hear اِسْتَعْجِل
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 3
- بَسْتَعْجِل كُلّ يُوم الصُّبْح. I hurry every morning.
- اِسْتَعْجِلْت وِنِسِيت الخُوذَة. I hurried and forgot the helmet.
- مِش هَنِسْتَعْجِل, البِيت قَدِيم. We won't hurry, the house is old.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.