Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI enter | ||
| إِنْتَyou enter (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou enter (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe enters | ||
| هِيَّshe enters | ||
| إِحْنَاwe enter | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all enter | ||
| هُمَّthey enter |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
خَشّ
to enter, to go in; to turn (into a street)
- #24 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: خَاشِش
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI entered | ||
| إِنْتَyou entered (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou entered (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe entered | ||
| هِيَّshe entered | ||
| إِحْنَاwe entered | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all entered | ||
| هُمَّthey entered |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will enter | ||
| إِنْتَyou will enter (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will enter (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will enter | ||
| هِيَّshe will enter | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will enter | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will enter | ||
| هُمَّthey will enter |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I enter | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you enter (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you enter (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he enters | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she enters | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we enter | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all enter | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they enter |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَenter! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِenter! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوenter! (to several people) |
How to use خَشّ
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
عَمّ مَحْمُود بِيخُشّ المَحَلّ السَّاعَة تَمَانْيَة.
Uncle Mahmoud goes into the shop at eight.
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Past
خَشِّيت المَطْبَخ وِعَمَلْت شَاي.
I went into the kitchen and made tea.
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Future
هَنْخُشّ المَتْحَف بَعْد الغَدَا.
We'll go into the museum after lunch.
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After want, must and can
مُمْكِن أَخُشّ دِلْوَقْتِي?
Can I come in now?
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Commands
خُشّ شِمَال عَنْد البَاب الكِبِير.
Turn left at the big gate.
Good to know
- خُشّ يِمِين, خُشّ شِمَال is how directions are given in Cairo: turn right, turn left.
Where you hear خَشّ
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 1
- بِيخُشّ البِيت السَّاعَة سَبْعَة. He comes into the building at seven.
- خَشّ يِمِين عَنْد البَاب الكِبِير. He turned right at the big gate.
- هَنْخُشّ المَتْحَف بَعْد الظُّهْر. We will go into the museum in the afternoon.
Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 2
- بِيخُشّ البِيت السَّاعَة سَبْعَة. He comes into the building at seven.
- خَشّ يِمِين عَنْد البَاب الكِبِير. He turned right at the big gate.
- هَنْخُشّ المَتْحَف بَعْد الظُّهْر. We will go into the museum in the afternoon.
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Lost near Bab Zuweila
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Beginner Level 1 · خُشّ شِمَال. · دُغْرِي, وِخُشّ يِمِين?
The Lanes
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Advanced Level 2 · خُشّ مِن البَوَّابَة دِي. · خُشّ الحَارَة وِاِعْدِي المِيدَان.
The Cake and the Inscription
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Fluency Level 3 · تِسْعِين شَمْعَة مِش هَتِخُشّ.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.