EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to hesitate
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المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI hesitate | ||
| إِنْتَyou hesitate (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou hesitate (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe hesitates | ||
| هِيَّshe hesitates | ||
| إِحْنَاwe hesitate | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all hesitate | ||
| هُمَّthey hesitate |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI hesitated | ||
| إِنْتَyou hesitated (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou hesitated (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe hesitated | ||
| هِيَّshe hesitated | ||
| إِحْنَاwe hesitated | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all hesitated | ||
| هُمَّthey hesitated |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will hesitate | ||
| إِنْتَyou will hesitate (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will hesitate (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will hesitate | ||
| هِيَّshe will hesitate | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will hesitate | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will hesitate | ||
| هُمَّthey will hesitate |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I hesitate | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you hesitate (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you hesitate (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he hesitates | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she hesitates | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we hesitate | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all hesitate | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they hesitate |
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَhesitate! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِhesitate! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوhesitate! (to several people) |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
لِيُو بِيِتْرَدَّد قَبْل مَا يِكَلِّم أَيّ حَدّ بِالعَرَبِي.
Leo hesitates before speaking Arabic to anyone.
اِتْرَدَّدْت شُوَيَّة وِبَعْدِين وَافِقْت.
I hesitated a little and then agreed.
مَدَام نَادْيَة مِش هَتِتْرَدَّد لَحْظَة.
Madame Nadia won't hesitate for a second.
مِش لاَزِم تِتْرَدَّد, الفُرْصَة حِلْوَة.
No need to hesitate, it's a good opportunity.
مَتِتْرَدَّدْش, اِسْأَل عَلَى طُول.
Don't hesitate, ask right away.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.