Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI spill | ||
| إِنْتَyou spill (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou spill (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe spills | ||
| هِيَّshe spills | ||
| إِحْنَاwe spill | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all spill | ||
| هُمَّthey spill |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
كَبّ
to spill, to pour out
- #232 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: كَابِب
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI spilled | ||
| إِنْتَyou spilled (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou spilled (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe spilled | ||
| هِيَّshe spilled | ||
| إِحْنَاwe spilled | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all spilled | ||
| هُمَّthey spilled |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will spill | ||
| إِنْتَyou will spill (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will spill (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will spill | ||
| هِيَّshe will spill | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will spill | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will spill | ||
| هُمَّthey will spill |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I spill | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you spill (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you spill (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he spills | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she spills | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we spill | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all spill | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they spill |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَspill! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِspill! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوspill! (to several people) |
How to use كَبّ
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
العِيَال بِيكُبُّوا العَصِير عَلَى السُّفْرَة كُلّ يُوم.
The kids spill juice on the table every day.
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Past
كَبِّيت القَهْوَة عَلَى الكِتَاب بِالغَلَط.
I spilled the coffee on the book by mistake.
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Future
هَاكُبّ المَيَّة دِي, بَقَى لَهَا يُومِين.
I'll pour this water out, it's been there two days.
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After want, must and can
خَايْفَة أَكُبّ الشُّرْبَة عَلَى الفُسْتَان.
I'm afraid of spilling the soup on the dress.
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Commands
مَتْكُبِّش الشَّاي, الكُبَّايَة مَلْيَانَة.
Don't spill the tea, the glass is full.
Good to know
- كَبّ is to spill by accident or to pour something away; pouring tea into a glass is صَبّ.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.