Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI serve | ||
| إِنْتَyou serve (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou serve (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe serves | ||
| هِيَّshe serves | ||
| إِحْنَاwe serve | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all serve | ||
| هُمَّthey serve |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
خَدَم
to serve
- #458 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: خَادِم
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI served | ||
| إِنْتَyou served (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou served (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe served | ||
| هِيَّshe served | ||
| إِحْنَاwe served | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all served | ||
| هُمَّthey served |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will serve | ||
| إِنْتَyou will serve (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will serve (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will serve | ||
| هِيَّshe will serve | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will serve | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will serve | ||
| هُمَّthey will serve |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I serve | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you serve (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you serve (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he serves | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she serves | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we serve | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all serve | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they serve |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَserve! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِserve! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوserve! (to several people) |
How to use خَدَم
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
سَيِّد بِيِخْدِم النَّاس فِي المَطْعَم كُلّ لِيلَة.
Sayed serves people at the restaurant every night.
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Past
خَدَمْت الضُّيُوف لِحَدّ آخِر وَاحِد مِشِي.
I served the guests until the last one left.
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Future
هَاخْدِم تِيتَة بِإِيدِي فِي الحَفْلَة.
I'll serve Grandma myself at the party.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم نِخْدِم الضُّيُوف قَبْل مَا نَاكُل.
We have to serve the guests before we eat.
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Commands
اِخْدِم النَّاس بِابْتِسَامَة, يَا سَيِّد.
Serve people with a smile, Sayed.
Good to know
- خَدَم is to serve people, in a restaurant or at home; a service is خِدْمَة, as in فِي خِدْمِتَك, at your service.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.