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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

اِتْخَضّ

to get a fright

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  • Regular verb
  • Active participle: مَخْضُوض

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

Commands

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

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

How to use اِتْخَضّ

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

  1. Present

    تِيتَة بِتِتْخَضّ مِن صُوت التِّلِيفُون.

    Grandma gets a fright from the sound of the phone.

  2. Past

    اِتْخَضِّيت لَمَّا النُّور قَطَع فَجْأَة.

    I got a fright when the power cut out suddenly.

  3. Future

    هَتِتْخَضّ لَوْ شُفْت الحِسَاب.

    You'll get a fright if you see the bill.

  4. After want, must and can

    مِش عَايْزَة أَتْخَضّ تَانِي كِدَه.

    I don't want to get a fright like that again.

  5. Commands

    مَتِتْخَضِّش, دَه أَنَا, كَرِيم.

    Don't be startled, it's me, Karim.

Good to know

  • مَخْضُوض, startled, is what you say right after a fright; خَضّ, another verb, is to startle someone: خَضِّتْنِي!

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.