Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI suit | ||
| إِنْتَyou suit (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou suit (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe suits | ||
| هِيَّshe suits | ||
| إِحْنَاwe suit | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all suit | ||
| هُمَّthey suit |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
لَاق
to suit, to fit
- #424 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: لَايِق
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI suited | ||
| إِنْتَyou suited (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou suited (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe suited | ||
| هِيَّshe suited | ||
| إِحْنَاwe suited | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all suited | ||
| هُمَّthey suited |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will suit | ||
| إِنْتَyou will suit (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will suit (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will suit | ||
| هِيَّshe will suit | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will suit | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will suit | ||
| هُمَّthey will suit |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I suit | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you suit (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you suit (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he suits | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she suits | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we suit | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all suit | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they suit |
How to use لَاق
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
الأَخْضَر بِيِلِيق عَلَيَّ أَكْتَر مِن الأَحْمَر.
Green suits me more than red.
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Past
الجَاكِتَّة لَاقِت عَلَى كَرِيم قَوِي.
The jacket really suited Karim.
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Future
الطَّرْحَة دِي هَتِلِيق عَلَى تِيتَة.
This scarf will suit Grandma.
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After want, must and can
عَايِز لُون يِلِيق عَلَى الجَزْمَة دِي.
I want a colour that goes with these shoes.
Good to know
- Said of clothes and colours with عَلَى, "اللُّون دَه يِلِيق عَلِيك", this colour suits you; the participle لَايِق does the same job, "الفُسْتَان لَايِق عَلَى سَلْمَى".
Where you hear لَاق
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 3
- الأَزْرَق بِيلِيق عَلِيهَا. The blue suits her.
- الفُسْتَان لَاق عَلَيَّ. The dress suited me.
- اللُّون دَه هَيِلِيق عَلِيك. This colour will suit you.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.