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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

اِتْأَكِّد

to make sure

  • #97 most used
  • Regular verb
  • Active participle: مِتْأَكِّد

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI make sure
إِنْتَyou make sure (to a man)
إِنْتِyou make sure (to a woman)
هُوَّhe makes sure
هِيَّshe makes sure
إِحْنَاwe make sure
إِنْتُوyou all make sure
هُمَّthey make sure

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI made sure
إِنْتَyou made sure (to a man)
إِنْتِyou made sure (to a woman)
هُوَّhe made sure
هِيَّshe made sure
إِحْنَاwe made sure
إِنْتُوyou all made sure
هُمَّthey made sure

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَا(that) I make sure
إِنْتَ(that) you make sure (to a man)
إِنْتِ(that) you make sure (to a woman)
هُوَّ(that) he makes sure
هِيَّ(that) she makes sure
إِحْنَا(that) we make sure
إِنْتُو(that) you all make sure
هُمَّ(that) they make sure

Commands

الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَmake sure! (to a man)
إِنْتِmake sure! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوmake sure! (to several people)

How to use اِتْأَكِّد

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

  1. Present

    بَتْأَكِّد إِنّ البَاب مَقْفُول قَبْل مَا أَنَام.

    I make sure the door is locked before I sleep.

  2. Past

    اِتْأَكِّدْت مِن المَعَاد مَعَ الدُّكْتُور.

    I made sure of the appointment with the doctor.

  3. Future

    هَاتْأَكِّد مِن السِّعْر وِأَقُول لَك.

    I'll make sure of the price and tell you.

  4. After want, must and can

    لاَزِم تِتْأَكِّد إِنّ البَاسْبُور مَعَاك.

    You have to make sure you have your passport.

  5. Commands

    اِتْأَكِّد إِنّ الشُّبَّاك مَقْفُول قَبْل مَا تِمْشِي.

    Make sure the window is shut before you leave.

Good to know

  • For I'm sure Egyptians say the participle, أَنَا مِتْأَكِّد, a woman مِتْأَكِّدَة; اِتْأَكِّد مِن is to make sure of something.

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