EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to stretch out, to lie down
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI stretch out | ||
| إِنْتَyou stretch out (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou stretch out (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe stretches out | ||
| هِيَّshe stretches out | ||
| إِحْنَاwe stretch out | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all stretch out | ||
| هُمَّthey stretch out |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI stretched out | ||
| إِنْتَyou stretched out (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou stretched out (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe stretched out | ||
| هِيَّshe stretched out | ||
| إِحْنَاwe stretched out | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all stretched out | ||
| هُمَّthey stretched out |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will stretch out | ||
| إِنْتَyou will stretch out (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will stretch out (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will stretch out | ||
| هِيَّshe will stretch out | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will stretch out | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will stretch out | ||
| هُمَّthey will stretch out |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I stretch out | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you stretch out (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you stretch out (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he stretches out | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she stretches out | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we stretch out | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all stretch out | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they stretch out |
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَstretch out! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِstretch out! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوstretch out! (to several people) |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
كَرِيم بِيِتْمَدّ عَلَى الكَنَبَة بَعْد الشُّغْل.
Karim stretches out on the sofa after work.
اِتْمَدِّيت عَلَى الرَّمْل وِنِمْت فِي الشَّمْس.
I stretched out on the sand and fell asleep in the sun.
هَاتْمَدّ خَمْس دَقَايِق وِبَعْدِين نِمْشِي.
I'll lie down for five minutes and then we'll go.
عَايْزَة أَتْمَدّ شُوَيَّة, رِجْلِي بِتِوْجَعْنِي.
I want to stretch out a little, my leg hurts.
اِتْمَدّ عَلَى السِّرِير, الدُّكْتُور جَايّ.
Lie down on the bed, the doctor is coming.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.