EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to be scared
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI am scared | ||
| إِنْتَyou are scared (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou are scared (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe is scared | ||
| هِيَّshe is scared | ||
| إِحْنَاwe are scared | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all are scared | ||
| هُمَّthey are scared |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI was scared | ||
| إِنْتَyou were scared (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou were scared (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe was scared | ||
| هِيَّshe was scared | ||
| إِحْنَاwe were scared | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all were scared | ||
| هُمَّthey were scared |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will be scared | ||
| إِنْتَyou will be scared (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will be scared (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will be scared | ||
| هِيَّshe will be scared | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will be scared | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will be scared | ||
| هُمَّthey will be scared |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I am scared | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you are scared (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you are scared (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he is scared | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she is scared | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we are scared | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all are scared | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they are scared |
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَbe scared! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِbe scared! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوbe scared! (to several people) |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
بَخَاف مِن البَحْر بِاللِّيل.
I'm scared of the sea at night.
خُفْت مِن الزَّحْمَة فِي الأَوِّل.
I was scared of the crowds at first.
هَتْخَاف مِن المُوج, يَا لِيُو?
Will you be scared of the waves, Leo?
مِش لاَزِم تِخَافِي, القُطَّة طَيِّبَة.
You don't need to be scared, the cat is friendly.
مَتْخَافْش, المَيَّة مِش غَوِيطَة.
Don't be scared, the water isn't deep.
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Beginner Level 3 · إِنْتَ خَايِف مِن البَحْر? · خَايِف? لأ. لِيه?
Beginner Level 3 · مَتْخَافْش, يَا كَرِيم. · غَوِيطَة. مَتْخَافُوش, وِمَتِلْمِسُوش الشُّعَب.
Intermediate Level 1 · خُفْتِ وَلاَّ لأ?
Fluency Level 2 · وِلاَدُه خَايْفِين تَاكُلْهُم. · حَسَن مِش خَايِف مِن حَاجَة.
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.