Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI use | ||
| إِنْتَyou use (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou use (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe uses | ||
| هِيَّshe uses | ||
| إِحْنَاwe use | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all use | ||
| هُمَّthey use |
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI used | ||
| إِنْتَyou used (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou used (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe used | ||
| هِيَّshe used | ||
| إِحْنَاwe used | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all used | ||
| هُمَّthey used |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will use | ||
| إِنْتَyou will use (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will use (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will use | ||
| هِيَّshe will use | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will use | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will use | ||
| هُمَّthey will use |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I use | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you use (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you use (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he uses | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she uses | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we use | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all use | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they use |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَuse! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِuse! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوuse! (to several people) |
How to use اِسْتَخْدِم
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَسْتَخْدِم المِتْرُو أَكْتَر مِن التَّاكْسِي.
I use the metro more than taxis.
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Past
اِسْتَخْدِمْت الكَارْت فِي المَحَلّ الكِبِير.
I used the card at the big shop.
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Future
هَنِسْتَخْدِم الأَسَانْسِير, الشُّنَط تِقِيلَة.
We'll use the lift, the bags are heavy.
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After want, must and can
مُمْكِن نِسْتَخْدِم المَطْبَخ النَّهَارْدَه?
Can we use the kitchen today?
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Commands
اِسْتَخْدِمُوا البَاب التَّانِي, دَه مَقْفُول.
Use the other door, this one is locked.
Good to know
- اِسْتَخْدِم is the more formal to use, the word of signs and forms: اِسْتَخْدِم الكَارْت, use the card.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.