Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI catch | ||
| إِنْتَyou catch (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou catch (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe catches | ||
| هِيَّshe catches | ||
| إِحْنَاwe catch | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all catch | ||
| هُمَّthey catch |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
لَقَط
to catch (a ball), to pick up
- #221 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: لَاقِط
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI caught | ||
| إِنْتَyou caught (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou caught (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe caught | ||
| هِيَّshe caught | ||
| إِحْنَاwe caught | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all caught | ||
| هُمَّthey caught |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will catch | ||
| إِنْتَyou will catch (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will catch (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will catch | ||
| هِيَّshe will catch | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will catch | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will catch | ||
| هُمَّthey will catch |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I catch | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you catch (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you catch (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he catches | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she catches | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we catch | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all catch | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they catch |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَcatch! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِcatch! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوcatch! (to several people) |
How to use لَقَط
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
كَرِيم بِيُلْقُط الكُورَة بِإِيد وَاحْدَة.
Karim catches the ball with one hand.
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Past
لَقَطْت كِلْمِتِين عَرَبِي مِن الجِيرَان.
I picked up a couple of Arabic words from the neighbours.
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Future
هَالْقُط الكُورَة لَوْ رَمِيتْهَا لِي.
I'll catch the ball if you throw it to me.
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After want, must and can
عَايْزَة أَلْقُط كُلّ كِلْمَة بِتْقُولْهَا.
I want to catch every word you say.
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Commands
اُلْقُط, يَا كَرِيم, الكُورَة جَايَّة لَك!
Catch, Karim, the ball's coming to you!
Good to know
- اُلْقُط! is what you shout as you throw something to someone, catch!; لَقَط is also to pick up words, لَقَطْت كِلْمِتِين.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.