EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to get better, to ease off
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 get better | ||
| إِنْتَyou get better (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou get better (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe gets better | ||
| هِيَّshe gets better | ||
| إِحْنَاwe get better | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all get better | ||
| هُمَّthey get better |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI got better | ||
| إِنْتَyou got better (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou got better (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe got better | ||
| هِيَّshe got better | ||
| إِحْنَاwe got better | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all got better | ||
| هُمَّthey got better |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will get better | ||
| إِنْتَyou will get better (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will get better (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will get better | ||
| هِيَّshe will get better | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will get better | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will get better | ||
| هُمَّthey will get better |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I get better | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you get better (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you get better (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he gets better | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she gets better | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we get better | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all get better | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they get better |
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَget better! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِget better! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوget better! (to several people) |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
الحَرّ بِيخِفّ بِاللِّيل فِي الصِّيف.
The heat eases off at night in summer.
الصُّدَاع خَفّ بَعْد الشَّاي, الحَمْدُ لِله.
The headache eased off after the tea, thank God.
هَتْخِفّ بِسُرْعَة لَوْ نِمْت كْوَيِّس.
You'll get better quickly if you sleep well.
لاَزِم تِخِفّ الأَوِّل وِبَعْدِين تِسَافِر.
You have to get better first and then travel.
خِفّ بِسُرْعَة, يَا كَرِيم, الفَرَح الخَمِيس!
Get well quickly, Karim, the wedding is on Thursday!
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.