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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

اِتْطَمِّن

to be reassured, to stop worrying

  • #317 most used
  • Regular verb

Conjugation

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Present

المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI am reassured
إِنْتَyou are reassured (to a man)
إِنْتِyou are reassured (to a woman)
هُوَّhe is reassured
هِيَّshe is reassured
إِحْنَاwe are reassured
إِنْتُوyou all are reassured
هُمَّthey are reassured

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI was reassured
إِنْتَyou were reassured (to a man)
إِنْتِyou were reassured (to a woman)
هُوَّhe was reassured
هِيَّshe was reassured
إِحْنَاwe were reassured
إِنْتُوyou all were reassured
هُمَّthey were reassured

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI will be reassured
إِنْتَyou will be reassured (to a man)
إِنْتِyou will be reassured (to a woman)
هُوَّhe will be reassured
هِيَّshe will be reassured
إِحْنَاwe will be reassured
إِنْتُوyou all will be reassured
هُمَّthey will be reassured

After want, must and can

المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَا(that) I am reassured
إِنْتَ(that) you are reassured (to a man)
إِنْتِ(that) you are reassured (to a woman)
هُوَّ(that) he is reassured
هِيَّ(that) she is reassured
إِحْنَا(that) we are reassured
إِنْتُو(that) you all are reassured
هُمَّ(that) they are reassured

Commands

الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَbe reassured! (to a man)
إِنْتِbe reassured! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوbe reassured! (to several people)

How to use اِتْطَمِّن

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    بَتْطَمِّن لَمَّا لَيْلَى تِنَام كْوَيِّس.

    I stop worrying when Layla sleeps well.

  2. Past

    اِتْطَمِّنْت لَمَّا سِمِعْت صُوتْهَا فِي التِّلِيفُون.

    I was reassured when I heard her voice on the phone.

  3. Future

    هَتِتْطَمِّن لَمَّا تِشُوفْهَا بِنَفْسَك.

    You'll stop worrying when you see her yourself.

  4. After want, must and can

    عَايِز أَتْطَمِّن عَلَى تِيتَة قَبْل مَا أَنَام.

    I want to check on Grandma before I sleep.

  5. Commands

    اِتْطَمِّن, يَا لِيُو, كُلّ حَاجَة تَمَام.

    Don't worry, Leo, everything is fine.

Good to know

  • اِتْطَمِّن عَلَى is to check on someone and set your mind at rest: اِتْطَمِّن عَلَى تِيتَة, check on Grandma.

Where you hear اِتْطَمِّن

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 3

  • بَاتْطَمِّن لَمَّا أَسْمَع صُوتَك. I feel reassured when I hear your voice.
  • اِتْطَمِّنْت لَمَّا شُفْت سَلْمَى. I was reassured when I saw Salma.
  • هَاتْطَمِّن لَمَّا أَشُوف البِنْت. I'll be reassured when I see the girl.

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