Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI enjoy | ||
| إِنْتَyou enjoy (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou enjoy (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe enjoys | ||
| هِيَّshe enjoys | ||
| إِحْنَاwe enjoy | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all enjoy | ||
| هُمَّthey enjoy |
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI enjoyed | ||
| إِنْتَyou enjoyed (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou enjoyed (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe enjoyed | ||
| هِيَّshe enjoyed | ||
| إِحْنَاwe enjoyed | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all enjoyed | ||
| هُمَّthey enjoyed |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will enjoy | ||
| إِنْتَyou will enjoy (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will enjoy (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will enjoy | ||
| هِيَّshe will enjoy | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will enjoy | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will enjoy | ||
| هُمَّthey will enjoy |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I enjoy | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you enjoy (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you enjoy (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he enjoys | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she enjoys | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we enjoy | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all enjoy | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they enjoy |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَenjoy! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِenjoy! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوenjoy! (to several people) |
How to use اِسْتَمْتَع
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَسْتَمْتَع بِالقَهْوَة عَلَى النِّيل كُلّ صُبْح.
I enjoy coffee by the Nile every morning.
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Past
اِسْتَمْتَعْنَا بِالحَفْلَة لِحَدّ آخِر اللِّيل.
We enjoyed the party until the end of the night.
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Future
هَتِسْتَمْتَع بِإِسْكِنْدِرِيَّة فِي الصِّيف.
You'll enjoy Alexandria in the summer.
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After want, must and can
عَايْزَة أَسْتَمْتَع بِالأَجَازَة مِن غِير شُغْل.
I want to enjoy the holiday without work.
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Commands
اِسْتَمْتَع بِالرِّحْلَة وِمَتْفَكَّرْش فِي الشُّغْل.
Enjoy the trip and don't think about work.
Good to know
- اِسْتَمْتَع بِ is to enjoy something; in the street Egyptians more often say اِنْبَسَط, had a good time.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.