Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI call | ||
| إِنْتَyou call (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou call (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe calls | ||
| هِيَّshe calls | ||
| إِحْنَاwe call | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all call | ||
| هُمَّthey call |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
اِتَّصَل
to call, to phone
- #77 most used
- Irregular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI called | ||
| إِنْتَyou called (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou called (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe called | ||
| هِيَّshe called | ||
| إِحْنَاwe called | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all called | ||
| هُمَّthey called |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will call | ||
| إِنْتَyou will call (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will call (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will call | ||
| هِيَّshe will call | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will call | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will call | ||
| هُمَّthey will call |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I call | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you call (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you call (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he calls | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she calls | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we call | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all call | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they call |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَcall! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِcall! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوcall! (to several people) |
How to use اِتَّصَل
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَتَّصِل بِمَامَا كُلّ يُوم بِاللِّيل.
I call my mother every night.
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Past
اِتَّصَلْت بِالدُّكْتُور الصُّبْح.
I called the doctor this morning.
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Future
هَاتَّصِل بِيك لَمَّا أَوْصَل.
I'll call you when I arrive.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم تِتَّصِل بِصَاحِب البِيت.
You have to call the landlord.
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Commands
اِتَّصِلِي بِيَّا لَوْ حَصَل حَاجَة.
Call me if anything happens.
Good to know
- اِتَّصَل بِـ: اِتَّصَلْت بِكَرِيم, I called Karim.
Where you hear اِتَّصَل
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1
- بَاتَّصِل بِمَامَا كُلّ يَوْم. I call my mother every day.
- اِتَّصَلْت بِكَرِيم الصُّبْح. I called Karim this morning.
- هَاتَّصِل بِيك بِاللَّيْل. I'll call you tonight.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.