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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

اِتْعَصَّب

to lose one's temper

  • #331 most used
  • Regular verb
  • Active participle: مِتْعَصَّب

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI lose one's temper
إِنْتَyou lose one's temper (to a man)
إِنْتِyou lose one's temper (to a woman)
هُوَّhe loses one's temper
هِيَّshe loses one's temper
إِحْنَاwe lose one's temper
إِنْتُوyou all lose one's temper
هُمَّthey lose one's temper

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI lost one's temper
إِنْتَyou lost one's temper (to a man)
إِنْتِyou lost one's temper (to a woman)
هُوَّhe lost one's temper
هِيَّshe lost one's temper
إِحْنَاwe lost one's temper
إِنْتُوyou all lost one's temper
هُمَّthey lost one's temper

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI will lose one's temper
إِنْتَyou will lose one's temper (to a man)
إِنْتِyou will lose one's temper (to a woman)
هُوَّhe will lose one's temper
هِيَّshe will lose one's temper
إِحْنَاwe will lose one's temper
إِنْتُوyou all will lose one's temper
هُمَّthey will lose one's temper

After want, must and can

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

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَا(that) I lose one's temper
إِنْتَ(that) you lose one's temper (to a man)
إِنْتِ(that) you lose one's temper (to a woman)
هُوَّ(that) he loses one's temper
هِيَّ(that) she loses one's temper
إِحْنَا(that) we lose one's temper
إِنْتُو(that) you all lose one's temper
هُمَّ(that) they lose one's temper

Commands

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

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَlose one's temper! (to a man)
إِنْتِlose one's temper! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوlose one's temper! (to several people)

How to use اِتْعَصَّب

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

  1. Present

    بَابَا بِيِتْعَصَّب بِسُرْعَة فِي الزَّحْمَة.

    Dad loses his temper quickly in traffic.

  2. Past

    اِتْعَصَّبْت عَلَى سَيِّد مِن غِير سَبَب.

    I lost my temper with Sayed for no reason.

  3. Future

    مَامَا هَتِتْعَصَّب لَوْ شَافِت الأُوضَة كِدَه.

    Mum will lose it if she sees the room like this.

  4. After want, must and can

    مِش عَايِز أَتْعَصَّب قُدَّام الوِلاَد.

    I don't want to lose my temper in front of the kids.

  5. Commands

    مَتِتْعَصَّبْش, هَنِحِلّ المُشْكِلَة سَوَا.

    Don't lose your temper, we'll solve the problem together.

Good to know

  • اِتْعَصَّب عَلَى is to get angry with someone; مِتْعَصَّب is worked up, and هَدِّي أَعْصَابَك, calm your nerves, is calm down.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.