EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to break down, to be held up
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI break down | ||
| إِنْتَyou break down (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou break down (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe breaks down | ||
| هِيَّshe breaks down | ||
| إِحْنَاwe break down | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all break down | ||
| هُمَّthey break down |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI broke down | ||
| إِنْتَyou broke down (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou broke down (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe broke down | ||
| هِيَّshe broke down | ||
| إِحْنَاwe broke down | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all broke down | ||
| هُمَّthey broke down |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will break down | ||
| إِنْتَyou will break down (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will break down (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will break down | ||
| هِيَّshe will break down | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will break down | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will break down | ||
| هُمَّthey will break down |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I break down | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you break down (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you break down (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he breaks down | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she breaks down | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we break down | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all break down | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they break down |
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَbreak down! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِbreak down! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوbreak down! (to several people) |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
الأَسَانْسِير بِيِتْعَطَّل كُلّ شَهْر.
The lift breaks down every month.
اِتْعَطَّلْت فِي الزَّحْمَة سَاعَة كَامْلَة.
I was held up in the traffic a whole hour.
العَرَبِيَّة القَدِيمَة دِي هَتِتْعَطَّل فِي الطَّرِيق.
This old car will break down on the way.
مِش عَايْزَة المُوبَايْل يِتْعَطَّل فِي السَّفَر.
I don't want the phone to break down on the trip.
مَتِتْعَطَّلْش, الفَرَح السَّاعَة سَبْعَة.
Don't get held up, the wedding is at seven.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.