EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to be late
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI am late | ||
| إِنْتَyou are late (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou are late (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe is late | ||
| هِيَّshe is late | ||
| إِحْنَاwe are late | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all are late | ||
| هُمَّthey are late |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI was late | ||
| إِنْتَyou were late (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou were late (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe was late | ||
| هِيَّshe was late | ||
| إِحْنَاwe were late | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all were late | ||
| هُمَّthey were late |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will be late | ||
| إِنْتَyou will be late (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will be late (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will be late | ||
| هِيَّshe will be late | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will be late | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will be late | ||
| هُمَّthey will be late |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I am late | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you are late (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you are late (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he is late | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she is late | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we are late | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all are late | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they are late |
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَbe late! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِbe late! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوbe late! (to several people) |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
كَرِيم بِيِتْأَخَّر كُلّ يُوم مِن الزَّحْمَة.
Karim is late every day because of the traffic.
اِتْأَخَّرْت نُصّ سَاعَة عَلَى الغَدَا.
I was half an hour late for lunch.
هَنِتْأَخَّر لَوْ مِشِينَا.
We'll be late if we walk.
مِش عَايِز أَتْأَخَّر عَلَى الشُّغْل.
I don't want to be late for work.
مَتِتْأَخَّرْش, العَشَا السَّاعَة تَمَانْيَة.
Don't be late, dinner is at eight.
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Beginner Level 1 · أَنَا مِتْأَخَّرَة. · أَرْبَعَة! أَنَا مِتْأَخَّر.
Intermediate Level 1 · الشَّهْر اللِّي فَات كَمَان اِتْأَخَّرْت. · اِتْأَخَّرْت مَرَّة وَاحْدَة! · مَتْأَخَّرْتِش, إِنْتَ مَجِيتِش.
Intermediate Level 2 · مَتِتْأَخَّرْش, وِمَتْضَيَّعْش الدِّبَل, وِخُد بَالَك مِن لِيُو.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.