EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to hold on, to hold tight
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 hold on | ||
| إِنْتَyou hold on (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou hold on (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe holds on | ||
| هِيَّshe holds on | ||
| إِحْنَاwe hold on | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all hold on | ||
| هُمَّthey hold on |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI held on | ||
| إِنْتَyou held on (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou held on (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe held on | ||
| هِيَّshe held on | ||
| إِحْنَاwe held on | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all held on | ||
| هُمَّthey held on |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will hold on | ||
| إِنْتَyou will hold on (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will hold on (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will hold on | ||
| هِيَّshe will hold on | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will hold on | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will hold on | ||
| هُمَّthey will hold on |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I hold on | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you hold on (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you hold on (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he holds on | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she holds on | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we hold on | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all hold on | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they hold on |
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَhold on! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِhold on! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوhold on! (to several people) |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
بَتْمَسِّك كْوَيِّس فِي المِتْرُو لَمَّا يِبْقَى زَحْمَة.
I hold on tight in the metro when it's crowded.
اِتْمَسِّكْت فِي الدَّرَابْزِين وِنِزِلْت بِالرَّاحَة.
I held on to the banister and went down slowly.
تِيتَة هَتِتْمَسِّك فِي إِيدِي فِي الزَّحْمَة.
Grandma will hold on to my hand in the crowd.
لاَزِم تِتْمَسِّك كْوَيِّس فِي المَرْكِب.
You have to hold on tight on the boat.
اِتْمَسِّكِي كْوَيِّس يَا سَلْمَى, السَّوَّاق هَيِلِفّ.
Hold on tight, Salma, the driver's going to turn.
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.