Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI win | ||
| إِنْتَyou win (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou win (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe wins | ||
| هِيَّshe wins | ||
| إِحْنَاwe win | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all win | ||
| هُمَّthey win |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
كِسِب
to win, to beat someone
- #269 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: كَاسِب
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI won | ||
| إِنْتَyou won (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou won (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe won | ||
| هِيَّshe won | ||
| إِحْنَاwe won | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all won | ||
| هُمَّthey won |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will win | ||
| إِنْتَyou will win (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will win (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will win | ||
| هِيَّshe will win | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will win | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will win | ||
| هُمَّthey will win |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I win | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you win (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you win (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he wins | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she wins | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we win | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all win | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they win |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَwin! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِwin! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوwin! (to several people) |
How to use كِسِب
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
أَخُويَا بِيِكْسَب أَكْتَر مِنِّي.
My brother earns more than I do.
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Past
كِسِبْنَا المَاتْش فِي آخِر دِقِيقَة.
We won the match in the last minute.
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Future
المَرَّة دِي هَاكْسَبَك, يَا كَرِيم.
This time I will beat you, Karim.
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After want, must and can
عَايِز أَكْسَب فُلُوس أَكْتَر السَّنَة دِي.
I want to earn more money this year.
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Commands
اِكْسَب لِعْبَة وَاحْدَة وِبَعْدِين اِتْكَلِّم.
Win one game and then talk.
Good to know
- كِسِب also means to earn: بِيِكْسَب كْوَيِّس, he earns well.
Where you hear كِسِب
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 1
- بَاكْسَب كُلّ لِيلَة, اِسْأَل أَيّ حَدّ. I win every night, ask anyone.
- كِسِبْت مَرَّة وَاحْدَة الشَّهْر دَه. I won once this month.
- بُكْرَة هَاكْسَبَك يَا زِيزُو. Tomorrow I'll beat you, Zizo.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.