Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI admit | ||
| إِنْتَyou admit (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou admit (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe admits | ||
| هِيَّshe admits | ||
| إِحْنَاwe admit | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all admit | ||
| هُمَّthey admit |
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI admited | ||
| إِنْتَyou admited (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou admited (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe admited | ||
| هِيَّshe admited | ||
| إِحْنَاwe admited | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all admited | ||
| هُمَّthey admited |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will admit | ||
| إِنْتَyou will admit (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will admit (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will admit | ||
| هِيَّshe will admit | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will admit | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will admit | ||
| هُمَّthey will admit |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I admit | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you admit (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you admit (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he admits | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she admits | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we admit | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all admit | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they admit |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَadmit! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِadmit! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوadmit! (to several people) |
How to use اِعْتَرَف
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
أَنَا بَعْتِرِف بِغَلَطِي عَلَى طُول.
I admit my mistake right away.
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Past
كَرِيم اِعْتَرَف إِنُّه كَل الكِيكَة كُلَّهَا.
Karim admitted he ate the whole cake.
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Future
هَيِعْتِرِف لَمَّا يِشُوف الصُّوَر.
He'll confess when he sees the pictures.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم تِعْتِرِف إِنَّك كُنْت غَلْطَان.
You have to admit you were wrong.
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Commands
اِعْتِرِف, إِنْتَ اللِّي كَسَرْت الكُبَّايَة!
Admit it, you're the one who broke the glass!
Good to know
- What is admitted comes after بِ, اِعْتَرَف بِغَلَطُه, he admitted his mistake; a fact comes after إِنّ.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.