EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

اِعْتَمَد

to depend, to rely on

Conjugation

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

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

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

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

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

Form	Affirmative	Negative
إِنْتَdepend! (to a man)
إِنْتِdepend! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوdepend! (to several people)

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

Present

تِيتَة بِتِعْتِمِد عَلَى سَلْمَى فِي كُلّ حَاجَة.

Grandma relies on Salma for everything.
Past

اِعْتَمَدْت عَلَى المِتْرُو وِوِصِلْت فِي وَقْتِي.

I relied on the metro and arrived on time.
Future

هَاعْتِمِد عَلِيك فِي الحَجْز, يَا كَرِيم.

I'll count on you for the booking, Karim.
After want, must and can

لاَزِم تِعْتِمِد عَلَى نَفْسَك شُوَيَّة.

You have to rely on yourself a little.
Commands

اِعْتِمِد عَلَيَّ, هَاجِيب كُلّ حَاجَة.

Leave it to me, I'll bring everything.

اِعْتَمَد عَلَى is to rely on someone or something; اِعْتِمِد عَلَيَّ, rely on me, is leave it to me.

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.