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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

اِتْكَسِف

to be embarrassed, to be shy

  • #336 most used
  • Regular verb
  • Active participle: مَكْسُوف

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI am embarrassed
إِنْتَyou are embarrassed (to a man)
إِنْتِyou are embarrassed (to a woman)
هُوَّhe is embarrassed
هِيَّshe is embarrassed
إِحْنَاwe are embarrassed
إِنْتُوyou all are embarrassed
هُمَّthey are embarrassed

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI was embarrassed
إِنْتَyou were embarrassed (to a man)
إِنْتِyou were embarrassed (to a woman)
هُوَّhe was embarrassed
هِيَّshe was embarrassed
إِحْنَاwe were embarrassed
إِنْتُوyou all were embarrassed
هُمَّthey were embarrassed

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَا(that) I am embarrassed
إِنْتَ(that) you are embarrassed (to a man)
إِنْتِ(that) you are embarrassed (to a woman)
هُوَّ(that) he is embarrassed
هِيَّ(that) she is embarrassed
إِحْنَا(that) we are embarrassed
إِنْتُو(that) you all are embarrassed
هُمَّ(that) they are embarrassed

Commands

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

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَbe embarrassed! (to a man)
إِنْتِbe embarrassed! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوbe embarrassed! (to several people)

How to use اِتْكَسِف

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

  1. Present

    سَيِّد بِيِتْكِسِف مِن الضُّيُوف.

    Sayed is shy with guests.

  2. Past

    اِتْكَسِفْت لَمَّا نِسِيت اِسْم مَدَام نَادْيَة.

    I was embarrassed when I forgot Madame Nadia's name.

  3. Future

    هَتِتْكِسِف لَوْ وِصِلْت مِن غِير هِدِيَّة.

    You'll be embarrassed if you arrive without a gift.

  4. After want, must and can

    مِش عَايِز أَتْكِسِف قُدَّام أَهْلَك.

    I don't want to be embarrassed in front of your family.

  5. Commands

    مَتِتْكِسِفْش, كُل زِيَادَة, البِيت بِيتَك.

    Don't be shy, eat more, make yourself at home.

Good to know

  • مَكْسُوف, embarrassed, is the everyday word, أَنَا مَكْسُوف مِنَّك, I'm ashamed before you; اِتْكَسِف مِن is to be shy of someone.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.