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 اِسْتَعْمِل
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَسْتَعْمِل الخَرِيطَة عَلَى المُوبَايْل فِي القَاهِرَة.
I use the map on my phone in Cairo.
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Past
اِسْتَعْمِلْت كِلْمَة غَلَط وِالكُلّ ضِحِك.
I used the wrong word and everyone laughed.
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Future
هَنِسْتَعْمِل الأُوضَة دِي لِلضُّيُوف.
We'll use this room for the guests.
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After want, must and can
مُمْكِن أَسْتَعْمِل الحَمَّام, لَوْ سَمَحْت?
Can I use the bathroom, please?
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Commands
اِسْتَعْمِل السُّكَّر بِالرَّاحَة, يَا كَرِيم.
Use the sugar sparingly, Karim.
Good to know
- اِسْتَعْمِل and اِسْتَخْدِم both mean to use; اِسْتَعْمِل is the homelier one, for a tool, a word or a room.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.