EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to get engaged to, to ask for a hand
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 engaged to | ||
| إِنْتَyou get engaged to (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou get engaged to (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe gets engaged to | ||
| هِيَّshe gets engaged to | ||
| إِحْنَاwe get engaged to | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all get engaged to | ||
| هُمَّthey get engaged to |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI got engaged to | ||
| إِنْتَyou got engaged to (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou got engaged to (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe got engaged to | ||
| هِيَّshe got engaged to | ||
| إِحْنَاwe got engaged to | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all got engaged to | ||
| هُمَّthey got engaged to |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will get engaged to | ||
| إِنْتَyou will get engaged to (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will get engaged to (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will get engaged to | ||
| هِيَّshe will get engaged to | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will get engaged to | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will get engaged to | ||
| هُمَّthey will get engaged to |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I get engaged to | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you get engaged to (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you get engaged to (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he gets engaged to | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she gets engaged to | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we get engaged to | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all get engaged to | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they get engaged to |
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَget engaged to! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِget engaged to! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوget engaged to! (to several people) |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
فِي مَصْر الرَّاجِل بِيِخْطِب البِنْت مِن أَبُوهَا.
In Egypt the man asks the girl's father for her hand.
كَرِيم خَطَب مُونَا السَّنَة اللِّي فَاتِت.
Karim got engaged to Mona last year.
سَيِّد هَيِخْطِب بِنْت الجِيرَان بَعْد الصِّيف.
Sayed will get engaged to the neighbours' daughter after the summer.
عَايِز أَخْطِب سَلْمَى قَبْل مَا أَسَافِر.
I want to get engaged to Salma before I travel.
اِخْطِبْهَا بَقَى, يَا كَرِيم!
Get engaged to her already, Karim!
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.