Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI manage | ||
| إِنْتَyou manage (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou manage (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe manages | ||
| هِيَّshe manages | ||
| إِحْنَاwe manage | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all manage | ||
| هُمَّthey manage |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
اِتْصَرَّف
to manage, to get by
- #465 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI managed | ||
| إِنْتَyou managed (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou managed (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe managed | ||
| هِيَّshe managed | ||
| إِحْنَاwe managed | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all managed | ||
| هُمَّthey managed |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will manage | ||
| إِنْتَyou will manage (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will manage (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will manage | ||
| هِيَّshe will manage | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will manage | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will manage | ||
| هُمَّthey will manage |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I manage | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you manage (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you manage (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he manages | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she manages | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we manage | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all manage | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they manage |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَmanage! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِmanage! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوmanage! (to several people) |
How to use اِتْصَرَّف
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَتْصَرَّف بِالمُرَتَّب لِحَدّ آخِر الشَّهْر.
I get by on the salary till the end of the month.
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Past
اِتْصَرَّفْت وِجِبْت كُرْسِي مِن الجِيرَان.
I found a way and got a chair from the neighbours.
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Future
مَتِقْلَقْش, هَاتْصَرَّف فِي مَوْضُوع التَّاكْسِي.
Don't worry, I'll sort out the taxi business.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم نِتْصَرَّف, الفُلُوس مِش هَتْكَفِّي.
We have to manage, the money won't be enough.
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Commands
اِتْصَرَّف, يَا كَرِيم, إِنْتَ شَاطِر.
Find a way, Karim, you're clever.
Good to know
- اِتْصَرَّف is to find a way with what you have: هَاتْصَرَّف, I'll manage; اِتْصَرَّف فِي is to deal with something.
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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.