EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to keep going, to carry on, to complete
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المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI keep going | ||
| إِنْتَyou keep going (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou keep going (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe keeps going | ||
| هِيَّshe keeps going | ||
| إِحْنَاwe keep going | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all keep going | ||
| هُمَّthey keep going |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI kept going | ||
| إِنْتَyou kept going (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou kept going (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe kept going | ||
| هِيَّshe kept going | ||
| إِحْنَاwe kept going | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all kept going | ||
| هُمَّthey kept going |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will keep going | ||
| إِنْتَyou will keep going (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will keep going (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will keep going | ||
| هِيَّshe will keep going | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will keep going | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will keep going | ||
| هُمَّthey will keep going |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I keep going | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you keep going (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you keep going (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he keeps going | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she keeps going | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we keep going | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all keep going | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they keep going |
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَkeep going! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِkeep going! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوkeep going! (to several people) |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
بَكَمِّل شُغْلِي مِن البِيت بَعْد الضُّهْر.
I carry on my work from home in the afternoon.
كَمِّلْنَا الرَّسْم لِحَدّ نُصّ اللِّيل.
We carried on drawing till midnight.
هَاكَمِّل الكِتَاب فِي القَطْر.
I'll finish the book on the train.
لاَزِم نِكَمِّل السَّقْف قَبْل المَطَر.
We have to finish the roof before the rain.
كَمِّل عَلَى طُول وِبَعْدِين خُشّ يِمِين.
Keep going straight and then turn right.
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.