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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

عِطِش

to get thirsty

  • #168 most used
  • Regular verb
  • Active participle: عَطْشَان

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI get thirsty
إِنْتَyou get thirsty (to a man)
إِنْتِyou get thirsty (to a woman)
هُوَّhe gets thirsty
هِيَّshe gets thirsty
إِحْنَاwe get thirsty
إِنْتُوyou all get thirsty
هُمَّthey get thirsty

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

Commands

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

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَget thirsty! (to a man)
إِنْتِget thirsty! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوget thirsty! (to several people)

How to use عِطِش

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

  1. Present

    بَعْطَش كِتِير فِي الصِّيف.

    I get very thirsty in summer.

  2. Past

    عِطِشْت بَعْد المَشْي فِي الخَان.

    I got thirsty after walking in the Khan.

  3. Future

    هَتِعْطَش فِي الطَّرِيق, خُد مَيَّة مَعَاك.

    You'll get thirsty on the way, take water with you.

  4. After want, must and can

    مِش عَايِز أَعْطَش فِي الأُوتُوبِيس.

    I don't want to get thirsty on the bus.

  5. Commands

    مَتِعْطَشْش, اِشْرَب قَبْل مَا تِنْزِل.

    Don't get thirsty, drink before you go out.

Good to know

  • عَطْشَان, the participle, is thirsty: أَنَا عَطْشَان, a woman عَطْشَانَة; the verb is for getting thirsty, عِطِشْت مِن الحَرّ.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.