Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI find | ||
| إِنْتَyou find (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou find (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe finds | ||
| هِيَّshe finds | ||
| إِحْنَاwe find | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all find | ||
| هُمَّthey find |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
لَقَى
to find
- #34 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: لَاقِي
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI found | ||
| إِنْتَyou found (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou found (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe found | ||
| هِيَّshe found | ||
| إِحْنَاwe found | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all found | ||
| هُمَّthey found |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will find | ||
| إِنْتَyou will find (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will find (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will find | ||
| هِيَّshe will find | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will find | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will find | ||
| هُمَّthey will find |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I find | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you find (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you find (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he finds | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she finds | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we find | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all find | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they find |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَfind! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِfind! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوfind! (to several people) |
How to use لَقَى
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَلاَقِي تَاكْسِي بِسُرْعَة قُدَّام المَحَطَّة.
I find a taxi quickly in front of the station.
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Past
لَقِيت المَفَاتِيح تَحْت الكَنَبَة.
I found the keys under the sofa.
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Future
هَنِلاَقِي مَطْعَم كْوَيِّس هِنَا.
We'll find a good restaurant here.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم أَلاَقِي شَقَّة قَبْل الشَّهْر الجَاي.
I have to find a flat before next month.
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Commands
اِلاَقِي لِي المُوبَايْل, لَوْ سَمَحْتِ.
Find my phone for me, please.
Where you hear لَقَى
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1
- بَالاَقِي الجْرُوب فِي اللُّوبِي كُلّ صُبْح. I find the group in the lobby every morning.
- لَقِيت الشَّاحِن فِي الشَّنْطَة. I found the charger in the bag.
- هَالاَقِي تَاكْسِي قُدَّام المَحَطَّة. I'll find a taxi in front of the station.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2
- بَالاَقِي الجْرُوب فِي اللُّوبِي كُلّ صُبْح. I find the group in the lobby every morning.
- لَقِيت الشَّاحِن فِي الشَّنْطَة. I found the charger in the bag.
- هَالاَقِي تَاكْسِي قُدَّام المَحَطَّة. I'll find a taxi in front of the station.
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Intermediate Level 1 · وِبَعْدِين مُرْشِد لَقَانِي. · فِي الآخِر بَابَا لَقَانِي, وَأَنَا قَرَّرْت.
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Intermediate Level 2 · لَوْ لَقِيت خَشَب بَايِظ, مَتْلِمْسُوش.
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Intermediate Level 2 · هَاضْطَرّ أَلَاقِي شَقَّة فِي شَهْر.
But I did tell you
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Advanced Level 2 · هَتْلاَقِي مِيَّة مُشْكِلَة.
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Fluency Level 2 · وَأَسَد فِي بِير, وِقُطَّة لَقِت مَطْبَخ.
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Fluency Level 3 · لَقِيت اللَّقْطَة, يَا كَرِيم.
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