Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI knock | ||
| إِنْتَyou knock (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou knock (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe knocks | ||
| هِيَّshe knocks | ||
| إِحْنَاwe knock | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all knock | ||
| هُمَّthey knock |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
خَبَط
to knock, to bump into
- #263 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: خَابِط
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI knocked | ||
| إِنْتَyou knocked (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou knocked (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe knocked | ||
| هِيَّshe knocked | ||
| إِحْنَاwe knocked | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all knocked | ||
| هُمَّthey knocked |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will knock | ||
| إِنْتَyou will knock (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will knock (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will knock | ||
| هِيَّshe will knock | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will knock | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will knock | ||
| هُمَّthey will knock |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I knock | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you knock (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you knock (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he knocks | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she knocks | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we knock | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all knock | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they knock |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَknock! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِknock! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوknock! (to several people) |
How to use خَبَط
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
الجِيرَان بِيِخْبَطُوا عَلَى البَاب كُلّ يُوم.
The neighbours knock on the door every day.
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Past
خَبَطْت رَاسِي فِي البَاب فِي الضَّلْمَة.
I bumped my head on the door in the dark.
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Future
هَاخْبَط عَلَى البَاب تَلاَت مَرَّات.
I'll knock on the door three times.
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After want, must and can
خَلِّي بَالَك مَتِخْبَطْش فِي التَّرَابِيزَة.
Careful you don't bump into the table.
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Commands
اِخْبَط عَلَى البَاب قَبْل مَا تِخُشّ.
Knock on the door before you come in.
Good to know
- خَبَط عَلَى البَاب is to knock; خَبَط فِي is to bump into something, and a car خَبَطِت someone it hit.
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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.