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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

اِتْحَوِّل

to turn into, to change into

  • #150 most used
  • Regular verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI turn into
إِنْتَyou turn into (to a man)
إِنْتِyou turn into (to a woman)
هُوَّhe turns into
هِيَّshe turns into
إِحْنَاwe turn into
إِنْتُوyou all turn into
هُمَّthey turn into

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI turned into
إِنْتَyou turned into (to a man)
إِنْتِyou turned into (to a woman)
هُوَّhe turned into
هِيَّshe turned into
إِحْنَاwe turned into
إِنْتُوyou all turned into
هُمَّthey turned into

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI will turn into
إِنْتَyou will turn into (to a man)
إِنْتِyou will turn into (to a woman)
هُوَّhe will turn into
هِيَّshe will turn into
إِحْنَاwe will turn into
إِنْتُوyou all will turn into
هُمَّthey will turn into

After want, must and can

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

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَا(that) I turn into
إِنْتَ(that) you turn into (to a man)
إِنْتِ(that) you turn into (to a woman)
هُوَّ(that) he turns into
هِيَّ(that) she turns into
إِحْنَا(that) we turn into
إِنْتُو(that) you all turn into
هُمَّ(that) they turn into

How to use اِتْحَوِّل

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

  1. Present

    الكَنَبَة دِي بِتِتْحَوِّل لِسِرِير بِاللِّيل.

    This sofa turns into a bed at night.

  2. Past

    البِيت القَدِيم اِتْحَوِّل لِمَطْعَم.

    The old house turned into a restaurant.

  3. Future

    المَخْزَن هَيِتْحَوِّل لِمَكْتَب الشَّهْر الجَايّ.

    The storeroom will turn into an office next month.

  4. After want, must and can

    عَايْزِين الأُوضَة تِتْحَوِّل لِأُوضِة أَطْفَال.

    We want the room to turn into a children's room.

Good to know

  • اِتْحَوِّل لِ is to turn into something; a bank transfer uses the same root, حَوِّل.

Where you hear اِتْحَوِّل

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 2

  • السِّرِير بِيِتْحَوِّل لِسِرِير كِبِير. The cot turns into a big bed.
  • المَحَلّ اِتْحَوِّل لِمَكْتَب. The shop turned into a studio.
  • الأُوضَة هَتِتْحَوِّل لِأُوضَة بِيبِي. The room will turn into a nursery.

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