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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

اِتْعَمَل

to be made, to get done

  • #395 most used
  • Regular verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

How to use اِتْعَمَل

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

  1. Present

    الكُشَرِي بِيِتْعِمِل بِالعَدْس وِالرُّزّ.

    Koshary is made with lentils and rice.

  2. Past

    الشُّغْل كُلُّه اِتْعَمَل إِمْبَارِح.

    All the work got done yesterday.

  3. Future

    الكَحْك هَيِتْعِمِل فِي البِيت السَّنَة دِي.

    The cookies will be made at home this year.

  4. After want, must and can

    لاَزِم الشُّغْل يِتْعِمِل قَبْل الخَمِيس.

    The work has to be done before Thursday.

Good to know

  • It says what was done without saying who did it: الشُّغْل اِتْعَمَل, the work got done.

Where you hear اِتْعَمَل

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

Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1

  • الأَطْبَاق بِتِتْعَمِل بِالإِيد. The pots are made by hand.
  • الأَطْبَاق دِي اِتْعَمَلِت الصُّبْح. These pots were made this morning.
  • الطَّبَق هَيِتْعَمِل بُكْرَة. The bowl will be made tomorrow.

Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 1

  • الأَطْبَاق بِتِتْعَمِل بِالإِيد. The pots are made by hand.
  • الأَطْبَاق دِي اِتْعَمَلِت الصُّبْح. These pots were made this morning.
  • الطَّبَق هَيِتْعَمِل بُكْرَة. The bowl will be made tomorrow.

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