Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI stamp | ||
| إِنْتَyou stamp (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou stamp (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe stamps | ||
| هِيَّshe stamps | ||
| إِحْنَاwe stamp | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all stamp | ||
| هُمَّthey stamp |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
خَتَم
to stamp
- #390 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: خَاتِم
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI stamped | ||
| إِنْتَyou stamped (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou stamped (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe stamped | ||
| هِيَّshe stamped | ||
| إِحْنَاwe stamped | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all stamped | ||
| هُمَّthey stamped |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will stamp | ||
| إِنْتَyou will stamp (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will stamp (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will stamp | ||
| هِيَّshe will stamp | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will stamp | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will stamp | ||
| هُمَّthey will stamp |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I stamp | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you stamp (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you stamp (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he stamps | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she stamps | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we stamp | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all stamp | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they stamp |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَstamp! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِstamp! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوstamp! (to several people) |
How to use خَتَم
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
المُوَظَّف بِيِخْتِم جَوَاز السَّفَر فِي المَطَار.
The officer stamps the passport at the airport.
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Past
خَتَمُوا الشَّهَادَة فِي خَمْس دَقَايِق بَس.
They stamped the certificate in just five minutes.
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Future
المَكْتَب هَيِخْتِم التَّرْجَمَة بُكْرَة الصُّبْح.
The office will stamp the translation tomorrow morning.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم تِخْتِم الوَرَقَة قَبْل مَا تِمْشِي.
You have to stamp the paper before you leave.
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Commands
اِخْتِم هِنَا, لَوْ سَمَحْت, يَا أُسْتَاذ.
Stamp here, please, sir.
Good to know
- The خِتْم is the stamp itself, and مَخْتُوم, stamped, is what every official paper has to be.
Where you hear خَتَم
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 3
- المَكْتَب بِيِخْتِم كُلّ تَرْجَمَة. The office stamps every translation.
- خَتَمُوا الشَّهَادَة النَّهَارْدَه الصُّبْح. They stamped the certificate this morning.
- هَاخْتِم لِحَضْرِتَك النُّسْخِتَيْن. I'll stamp both copies for you.
Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 3
- المَكْتَب بِيِخْتِم كُلّ تَرْجَمَة. The office stamps every translation.
- خَتَمُوا الشَّهَادَة النَّهَارْدَه الصُّبْح. They stamped the certificate this morning.
- هَاخْتِم لِحَضْرِتَك النُّسْخِتَيْن. I'll stamp both copies for you.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.