Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI iron | ||
| إِنْتَyou iron (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou iron (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe irons | ||
| هِيَّshe irons | ||
| إِحْنَاwe iron | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all iron | ||
| هُمَّthey iron |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
كَوَى
to iron
- #404 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: كَاوِي
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI ironed | ||
| إِنْتَyou ironed (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou ironed (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe ironed | ||
| هِيَّshe ironed | ||
| إِحْنَاwe ironed | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all ironed | ||
| هُمَّthey ironed |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will iron | ||
| إِنْتَyou will iron (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will iron (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will iron | ||
| هِيَّshe will iron | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will iron | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will iron | ||
| هُمَّthey will iron |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I iron | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you iron (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you iron (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he irons | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she irons | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we iron | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all iron | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they iron |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَiron! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِiron! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوiron! (to several people) |
How to use كَوَى
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَكْوِي قُمْصَانِي يُوم الجُمْعَة.
I iron my shirts on Friday.
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Past
كَوِيت الفُسْتَان لِلفَرَح اِمْبَارِح.
I ironed the dress for the wedding yesterday.
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Future
المَكْوَجِي هَيِكْوِي البَدْلَة بُكْرَة.
The ironing man will press the suit tomorrow.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم أَكْوِي الهُدُوم قَبْل السَّفَر.
I have to iron the clothes before the trip.
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Commands
اِكْوِي القَمِيص دَه بِالرَّاحَة.
Iron this shirt carefully.
Good to know
- المَكْوَة is the iron, مَكْوِي is ironed, and the مَكْوَجِي is the man who irons clothes in every Cairo street.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.