EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to apologize
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 apologize | ||
| إِنْتَyou apologize (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou apologize (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe apologizes | ||
| هِيَّshe apologizes | ||
| إِحْنَاwe apologize | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all apologize | ||
| هُمَّthey apologize |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI apologized | ||
| إِنْتَyou apologized (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou apologized (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe apologized | ||
| هِيَّshe apologized | ||
| إِحْنَاwe apologized | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all apologized | ||
| هُمَّthey apologized |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will apologize | ||
| إِنْتَyou will apologize (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will apologize (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will apologize | ||
| هِيَّshe will apologize | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will apologize | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will apologize | ||
| هُمَّthey will apologize |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I apologize | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you apologize (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you apologize (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he apologizes | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she apologizes | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we apologize | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all apologize | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they apologize |
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَapologize! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِapologize! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوapologize! (to several people) |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
كَرِيم دَايْماً بِيِعْتِذِر لَمَّا بِيِتْأَخَّر.
Karim always apologizes when he's late.
اِعْتَذَرْت لِمَدَام نَادْيَة عَن الدَّوْشَة.
I apologized to Madame Nadia for the noise.
هَاعْتِذِر عَن العَزُومَة, عَنْدِي شُغْل.
I'll decline the invitation, I have work.
لاَزِم تِعْتِذِر لِأُخْتَك, يَا سَيِّد.
You have to apologize to your sister, Sayed.
اِعْتِذِر لَهَا دِلْوَقْتِي, قَبْل مَا تِمْشِي.
Apologize to her now, before she leaves.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.