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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

اِتْقَال

to be said

  • #396 most used
  • Regular verb

Conjugation

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Present

المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI am said
إِنْتَyou are said (to a man)
إِنْتِyou are said (to a woman)
هُوَّhe is said
هِيَّshe is said
إِحْنَاwe are said
إِنْتُوyou all are said
هُمَّthey are said

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI was said
إِنْتَyou were said (to a man)
إِنْتِyou were said (to a woman)
هُوَّhe was said
هِيَّshe was said
إِحْنَاwe were said
إِنْتُوyou all were said
هُمَّthey were said

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI will be said
إِنْتَyou will be said (to a man)
إِنْتِyou will be said (to a woman)
هُوَّhe will be said
هِيَّshe will be said
إِحْنَاwe will be said
إِنْتُوyou all will be said
هُمَّthey will be said

After want, must and can

المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَا(that) I am said
إِنْتَ(that) you are said (to a man)
إِنْتِ(that) you are said (to a woman)
هُوَّ(that) he is said
هِيَّ(that) she is said
إِحْنَا(that) we are said
إِنْتُو(that) you all are said
هُمَّ(that) they are said

How to use اِتْقَال

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    الكِلْمَة دِي بِتِتْقَال فِي الصَّعِيد بَسّ.

    This word is only said in Upper Egypt.

  2. Past

    كِلْمَة حِلْوَة اِتْقَالِت عَنِّك النَّهَارْدَه.

    A nice word was said about you today.

  3. Future

    الكَلاَم دَه هَيِتْقَال فِي الاِجْتِمَاع بُكْرَة.

    That will be said at the meeting tomorrow.

  4. After want, must and can

    الحَاجَات دِي لاَزِم تِتْقَال فِي وِشُّه.

    These things have to be said to his face.

Good to know

  • Only things get said, so you will meet it in the he and she forms: الكِلْمَة دِي اِتْقَالِت, that word was said.

Where you hear اِتْقَال

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 1

  • الكِلْمَة دِي بِتِتْقَال فِي القَهْوَة بَسّ. That word is only said at the cafe.
  • الكَلَام دَه اِتْقَال قَبْل كِدَه. That was said before.
  • الحَقِيقَة هَتِتْقَال فِي الآخِر. The truth will be said in the end.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.