Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI break | ||
| إِنْتَyou break (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou break (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe breaks | ||
| هِيَّshe breaks | ||
| إِحْنَاwe break | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all break | ||
| هُمَّthey break |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
كَسَر
to break (something)
- #140 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: كَاسِر
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI broke | ||
| إِنْتَyou broke (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou broke (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe broke | ||
| هِيَّshe broke | ||
| إِحْنَاwe broke | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all broke | ||
| هُمَّthey broke |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will break | ||
| إِنْتَyou will break (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will break (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will break | ||
| هِيَّshe will break | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will break | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will break | ||
| هُمَّthey will break |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I break | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you break (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you break (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he breaks | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she breaks | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we break | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all break | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they break |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَbreak! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِbreak! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوbreak! (to several people) |
How to use كَسَر
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
القُطَّة بِتِكْسَر كُبَّايَة كُلّ أُسْبُوع.
The cat breaks a glass every week.
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Past
كَسَرْت الطَّبَق وِأَنَا بَغْسِل.
I broke the plate while I was washing up.
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Future
هَتِكْسَر الشُّبَّاك بِالكُورَة دِي!
You'll break the window with that ball!
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After want, must and can
مِش عَايِز أَكْسَر حَاجَة فِي بِيت تِيتَة.
I don't want to break anything at Grandma's house.
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Commands
مَتِكْسَرْش الكُرْسِي, اُقْعُد بِالرَّاحَة.
Don't break the chair, sit down gently.
Good to know
- كَسَر is to break a thing yourself; when it breaks by itself it is اِتْكَسَر, الكُبَّايَة اِتْكَسَرِت, and مَكْسُور is broken.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.