Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI argue | ||
| إِنْتَyou argue (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou argue (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe argues | ||
| هِيَّshe argues | ||
| إِحْنَاwe argue | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all argue | ||
| هُمَّthey argue |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
اِتْخَانِق
to argue, to quarrel
- #305 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI argued | ||
| إِنْتَyou argued (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou argued (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe argued | ||
| هِيَّshe argued | ||
| إِحْنَاwe argued | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all argued | ||
| هُمَّthey argued |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will argue | ||
| إِنْتَyou will argue (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will argue (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will argue | ||
| هِيَّshe will argue | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will argue | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will argue | ||
| هُمَّthey will argue |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I argue | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you argue (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you argue (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he argues | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she argues | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we argue | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all argue | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they argue |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَargue! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِargue! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوargue! (to several people) |
How to use اِتْخَانِق
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
الجِيرَان بِيِتْخَانْقُوا عَلَى الجَرَاج.
The neighbours argue about the garage.
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Past
اِتْخَانِقْت مَعَ المُدِير عَلَى الأَجَازَة.
I argued with the manager about the leave.
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Future
مِش هَاتْخَانِق مَعَ السَّوَّاق تَانِي.
I won't argue with the driver again.
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After want, must and can
مِش عَايْزَة أَتْخَانِق قُدَّام الوِلاَد.
I don't want to argue in front of the kids.
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Commands
مَتِتْخَانْقُوش عَلَى الرِّيمُوت.
Don't fight over the remote.
Good to know
- You quarrel "with" someone, اِتْخَانِق مَعَ, and "over" something, عَلَى; a quarrel is خِنَاقَة.
Where you hear اِتْخَانِق
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2
- الجِيرَان بِيِتْخَانْقُوا كُلّ لِيلَة. The neighbours argue every night.
- اِتْخَانِقْت مَعَ كَرِيم عَلَى الكَنَبَة. I argued with Karim about the sofa.
- عُمْرِي مَا هَاتْخَانِق قُدَّام العِيلَة. I'll never argue in front of the family.
Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 1
- الجِيرَان بِيِتْخَانْقُوا كُلّ لِيلَة. The neighbours argue every night.
- اِتْخَانِقْت مَعَ كَرِيم عَلَى الكَنَبَة. I argued with Karim about the sofa.
- عُمْرِي مَا هَاتْخَانِق قُدَّام العِيلَة. I'll never argue in front of the family.
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Intermediate Level 2 · قُول لَهَا كِدَه بِسُرْعَة, وِعُمْرَك مَا تِتْخَانِق قُدَّام العِيلَة.
The henna night
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Advanced Level 1 · يَا تِيتَة, لِيُو مِش بِيِتْخَانِق.
Three commands
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Fluency Level 2 · وِالجَار اللِّي بِيِتْخَانِق?
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