Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI lie | ||
| إِنْتَyou lie (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou lie (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe lies | ||
| هِيَّshe lies | ||
| إِحْنَاwe lie | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all lie | ||
| هُمَّthey lie |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
كِدِب
to lie
- #301 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: كَدَّاب
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI lied | ||
| إِنْتَyou lied (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou lied (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe lied | ||
| هِيَّshe lied | ||
| إِحْنَاwe lied | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all lied | ||
| هُمَّthey lied |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will lie | ||
| إِنْتَyou will lie (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will lie (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will lie | ||
| هِيَّshe will lie | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will lie | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will lie | ||
| هُمَّthey will lie |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I lie | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you lie (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you lie (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he lies | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she lies | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we lie | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all lie | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they lie |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَlie! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِlie! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوlie! (to several people) |
How to use كِدِب
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
كَرِيم عُمْرُه مَا بِيِكْدِب عَلَى حَدّ.
Karim never lies to anyone.
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Past
كِدِبْت عَلَى تِيتَة عَشَان مَتِزْعَلْش.
I lied to Grandma so she wouldn't get upset.
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Future
مِش هَاكْدِب عَلِيك, السِّعْر غَالِي.
I won't lie to you, the price is high.
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After want, must and can
مِش عَايِز أَكْدِب عَلَى صَاحْبِي.
I don't want to lie to my friend.
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Commands
مَتِكْدِبْش عَلَيَّ, أَنَا عَارْفَة كُلّ حَاجَة.
Don't lie to me, I know everything.
Good to know
- كِدِب عَلَى is to lie to someone; a liar is كَدَّاب, a woman كَدَّابَة, and كِدْب is a lie.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.