Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI meet | ||
| إِنْتَyou meet (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou meet (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe meets | ||
| هِيَّshe meets | ||
| إِحْنَاwe meet | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all meet | ||
| هُمَّthey meet |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
اِتْقَابِل
to meet (each other)
- #467 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI met | ||
| إِنْتَyou met (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou met (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe met | ||
| هِيَّshe met | ||
| إِحْنَاwe met | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all met | ||
| هُمَّthey met |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will meet | ||
| إِنْتَyou will meet (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will meet (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will meet | ||
| هِيَّshe will meet | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will meet | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will meet | ||
| هُمَّthey will meet |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I meet | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you meet (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you meet (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he meets | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she meets | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we meet | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all meet | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they meet |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَmeet! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِmeet! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوmeet! (to several people) |
How to use اِتْقَابِل
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَتْقَابِل مَعَ صُحَابِي عَلَى القَهْوَة كُلّ خَمِيس.
I meet my friends at the café every Thursday.
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Past
اِتْقَابِلْنَا قُدَّام المَتْحَف السَّاعَة عَشَرَة.
We met in front of the museum at ten.
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Future
هَنِتْقَابِل بُكْرَة عَنْد مَحَطَّة المِتْرُو.
We'll meet tomorrow at the metro station.
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After want, must and can
مُمْكِن نِتْقَابِل بَعْد الشُّغْل, يَا لِيُو?
Can we meet after work, Leo?
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Commands
اِتْقَابْلُوا عَنْد البَاب الكِبِير, مِش هِنَا.
Meet at the big gate, not here.
Good to know
- اِتْقَابِل مَعَ is to meet up with someone; اِتْقَابِلْنَا, we met, needs no object, unlike قَابِل.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.