EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to be surprised, to be taken by surprise
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المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI am surprised | ||
| إِنْتَyou are surprised (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou are surprised (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe is surprised | ||
| هِيَّshe is surprised | ||
| إِحْنَاwe are surprised | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all are surprised | ||
| هُمَّthey are surprised |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI was surprised | ||
| إِنْتَyou were surprised (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou were surprised (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe was surprised | ||
| هِيَّshe was surprised | ||
| إِحْنَاwe were surprised | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all were surprised | ||
| هُمَّthey were surprised |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will be surprised | ||
| إِنْتَyou will be surprised (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will be surprised (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will be surprised | ||
| هِيَّshe will be surprised | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will be surprised | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will be surprised | ||
| هُمَّthey will be surprised |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I am surprised | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you are surprised (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you are surprised (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he is surprised | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she is surprised | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we are surprised | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all are surprised | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they are surprised |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
كُلّ يُوم بَتْفَاجِئ بِحَاجَة جِدِيدَة فِي القَاهِرَة.
Every day I'm surprised by something new in Cairo.
اِتْفَاجِئْت لَمَّا شُفْت كَرِيم فِي المَطَار.
I was surprised when I saw Karim at the airport.
تِيتَة هَتِتْفَاجِئ بِالهِدِيَّة بُكْرَة.
Grandma will be surprised by the gift tomorrow.
مِش عَايْزَة أَتْفَاجِئ بِالحِسَاب فِي الآخِر.
I don't want to be surprised by the bill at the end.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.