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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

اِقْتَنَع

to be convinced

  • #355 most used
  • Regular verb
  • Active participle: مِقْتَنِع

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

Commands

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

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَbe convinced! (to a man)
إِنْتِbe convinced! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوbe convinced! (to several people)

How to use اِقْتَنَع

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

  1. Present

    تِيتَة مَبِتِقْتِنِعْش بِسُرْعَة بِالحَاجَات الجِدِيدَة.

    Grandma isn't quickly convinced by new things.

  2. Past

    اِقْتَنَعْت بِكَلاَم كَرِيم وِاشْتَرِيت التَّذْكَرَة.

    I was convinced by Karim's words and bought the ticket.

  3. Future

    بَابَا هَيِقْتِنِع لَوْ شَرَحْت لُه بِالرَّاحَة.

    Dad will be convinced if you explain to him calmly.

  4. After want, must and can

    عَايِز أَقْتِنِع الأَوِّل قَبْل مَا أَدْفَع.

    I want to be convinced first before I pay.

  5. Commands

    اِقْتِنِع بَقَى, الفِكْرَة كْوَيِّسَة.

    Come on, be convinced, the idea is good.

Good to know

  • اِقْتَنَع بِ is to be convinced of something; مِقْتَنِع, convinced, is the participle: أَنَا مِش مِقْتَنِع, I'm not convinced.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.