Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI hope | ||
| إِنْتَyou hope (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou hope (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe hopes | ||
| هِيَّshe hopes | ||
| إِحْنَاwe hope | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all hope | ||
| هُمَّthey hope |
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI hoped | ||
| إِنْتَyou hoped (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou hoped (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe hoped | ||
| هِيَّshe hoped | ||
| إِحْنَاwe hoped | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all hoped | ||
| هُمَّthey hoped |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will hope | ||
| إِنْتَyou will hope (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will hope (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will hope | ||
| هِيَّshe will hope | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will hope | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will hope | ||
| هُمَّthey will hope |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I hope | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you hope (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you hope (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he hopes | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she hopes | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we hope | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all hope | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they hope |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَhope! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِhope! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوhope! (to several people) |
How to use اِتْمَنَّى
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَتْمَنَّى لَك يُوم حِلْو, يَا لِيُو.
I wish you a nice day, Leo.
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Past
اِتْمَنِّيت أَشُوف الأَهْرَام مِن زَمَان.
I've wished to see the pyramids for a long time.
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Future
هَنِتْمَنَّى لِكَرِيم النَّجَاح فِي الاِمْتِحَان.
We'll wish Karim success in the exam.
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After want, must and can
أَتْمَنَّى تِيتَة تِبْقَى كْوَيِّسَة بُكْرَة.
I hope Grandma is well tomorrow.
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Commands
اِتْمَنَّى أُمْنِيَّة قَبْل مَا تِطَفِّي الشَّمْع.
Make a wish before you blow out the candles.
Good to know
- أَتْمَنَّى, I hope, opens a wish on its own, أَتْمَنَّى تِنْجَح; you wish someone something with لِ, بَتْمَنَّى لَك التَّوْفِيق.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.