Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI hide | ||
| إِنْتَyou hide (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou hide (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe hides | ||
| هِيَّshe hides | ||
| إِحْنَاwe hide | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all hide | ||
| هُمَّthey hide |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
خَبَّى
to hide
- #491 most used
- Irregular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI hid | ||
| إِنْتَyou hid (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou hid (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe hid | ||
| هِيَّshe hid | ||
| إِحْنَاwe hid | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all hid | ||
| هُمَّthey hid |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will hide | ||
| إِنْتَyou will hide (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will hide (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will hide | ||
| هِيَّshe will hide | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will hide | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will hide | ||
| هُمَّthey will hide |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I hide | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you hide (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you hide (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he hides | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she hides | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we hide | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all hide | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they hide |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَhide! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِhide! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوhide! (to several people) |
How to use خَبَّى
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
تِيتَة بِتِخَبِّي الفُلُوس تَحْت المَرْتَبَة.
Grandma hides the money under the mattress.
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Past
خَبِّيت الشُّوكُولاَتَة عَن الوِلاَد.
I hid the chocolate from the kids.
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Future
هَاخَبِّي المُفْتَاح تَحْت المَشَّايَة.
I'll hide the key under the doormat.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم نِخَبِّي الكِيكَة لِحَدّ مَا يِيجِي.
We have to hide the cake until he comes.
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Commands
خَبِّي المُوبَايْل, مَامَا جَايَّة.
Hide the phone, Mum's coming.
Good to know
- خَبَّى is to hide a thing; to hide yourself is اِسْتَخَبَّى.
Where you hear خَبَّى
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2
- بَاخَبِّي الهِدِيَّة فِي الدُّولاَب. I hide the present in the wardrobe.
- خَبِّيت الدِّبْلَة فِي جِيبِي. I hid the ring in my pocket.
- هَاخَبِّي الكَيْك لِحَدّ الفَرَح. I'll hide the cake until the wedding.
Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 2
- بَاخَبِّي الهِدِيَّة فِي الدُّولاَب. I hide the present in the wardrobe.
- خَبِّيت الدِّبْلَة فِي جِيبِي. I hid the ring in my pocket.
- هَاخَبِّي الكَيْك لِحَدّ الفَرَح. I'll hide the cake until the wedding.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.