EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to ask permission, to excuse oneself
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المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI ask permission | ||
| إِنْتَyou ask permission (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou ask permission (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe asks permission | ||
| هِيَّshe asks permission | ||
| إِحْنَاwe ask permission | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all ask permission | ||
| هُمَّthey ask permission |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI asked permission | ||
| إِنْتَyou asked permission (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou asked permission (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe asked permission | ||
| هِيَّshe asked permission | ||
| إِحْنَاwe asked permission | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all asked permission | ||
| هُمَّthey asked permission |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will ask permission | ||
| إِنْتَyou will ask permission (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will ask permission (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will ask permission | ||
| هِيَّshe will ask permission | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will ask permission | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will ask permission | ||
| هُمَّthey will ask permission |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I ask permission | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you ask permission (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you ask permission (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he asks permission | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she asks permission | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we ask permission | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all ask permission | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they ask permission |
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَask permission! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِask permission! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوask permission! (to several people) |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
سَيِّد بِيِسْتَأْذِن قَبْل مَا يِخْرُج مِن الفَصْل.
Sayed asks permission before leaving the classroom.
اِسْتَأْذِنْت مِن المُدِير وِمِشِيت بَدْرِي.
I asked the manager's permission and left early.
هَاسْتَأْذِن أَنَا, بُكْرَة عَنْدِي شُغْل بَدْرِي.
I'll be off now, I have work early tomorrow.
لاَزِم أَسْتَأْذِن مِن مَامَا الأَوِّل.
I have to ask Mum's permission first.
اِسْتَأْذِن قَبْل مَا تَاخُد عَرَبِيَّة بَابَاك.
Ask permission before you take your dad's car.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.