EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to get to know, to meet (someone)
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المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI get to know | ||
| إِنْتَyou get to know (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou get to know (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe gets to know | ||
| هِيَّshe gets to know | ||
| إِحْنَاwe get to know | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all get to know | ||
| هُمَّthey get to know |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI got to know | ||
| إِنْتَyou got to know (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou got to know (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe got to know | ||
| هِيَّshe got to know | ||
| إِحْنَاwe got to know | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all got to know | ||
| هُمَّthey got to know |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will get to know | ||
| إِنْتَyou will get to know (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will get to know (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will get to know | ||
| هِيَّshe will get to know | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will get to know | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will get to know | ||
| هُمَّthey will get to know |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I get to know | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you get to know (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you get to know (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he gets to know | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she gets to know | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we get to know | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all get to know | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they get to know |
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَget to know! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِget to know! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوget to know! (to several people) |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
بَتْعَرَّف عَلَى نَاس جْدَاد كُلّ يُوم فِي القَاهِرَة.
I meet new people every day in Cairo.
اِتْعَرَّفْت عَلَى لِيُو عَنْد تِيتَة.
I met Leo at Grandma's.
هَتِتْعَرَّف عَلَى كُلّ العِيلَة يُوم الجُمْعَة.
You'll get to know the whole family on Friday.
عَايْزَة أَتْعَرَّف عَلَى صَاحْبِتَك, يَا كَرِيم.
I want to get to know your friend, Karim.
اِتْعَرَّف عَلَى الجِيرَان قَبْل مَا تِسْكُن.
Get to know the neighbours before you move in.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.