Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI turn | ||
| إِنْتَyou turn (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou turn (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe turns | ||
| هِيَّshe turns | ||
| إِحْنَاwe turn | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all turn | ||
| هُمَّthey turn |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
لَفّ
to turn, to go round
- #440 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: لَافِف
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI turned | ||
| إِنْتَyou turned (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou turned (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe turned | ||
| هِيَّshe turned | ||
| إِحْنَاwe turned | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all turned | ||
| هُمَّthey turned |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will turn | ||
| إِنْتَyou will turn (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will turn (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will turn | ||
| هِيَّshe will turn | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will turn | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will turn | ||
| هُمَّthey will turn |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I turn | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you turn (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you turn (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he turns | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she turns | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we turn | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all turn | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they turn |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَturn! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِturn! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوturn! (to several people) |
How to use لَفّ
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
التَّاكْسِي بِيِلِفّ مِن المِيدَان كُلّ مَرَّة.
The taxi turns off at the square every time.
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Past
لَفِّينَا عَلَى كُلّ المَحَلاَّت فِي الخَان.
We went round all the shops in the Khan.
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Future
هَالِفّ شِمَال بَعْد الجَامِع الكِبِير.
I'll turn left after the big mosque.
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After want, must and can
عَايْزَة أَلِفّ عَلَى الحَارَة قَبْل مَا نِمْشِي.
I want to go round the lane before we leave.
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Commands
لِفّ يِمِين عَنْد الفُرْن, يَا أُسْطَى.
Turn right at the bakery, driver.
Good to know
- لَفّ يِمِين is to turn right; لَفّ عَلَى is to go round a place, shop by shop.
Where you hear لَفّ
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 2
- بَالِفّ مِن المِيدَان عَشَان الزَّحْمَة. I turn off at the square because of the traffic.
- لَفِّينَا الحَارَة كُلَّهَا. We went all round the lane.
- هَتْلِفّ يِمِين بَعْد الجَامِع. You'll turn right after the mosque.
Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 2
- بَالِفّ مِن المِيدَان عَشَان الزَّحْمَة. I turn off at the square because of the traffic.
- لَفِّينَا الحَارَة كُلَّهَا. We went all round the lane.
- هَتْلِفّ يِمِين بَعْد الجَامِع. You'll turn right after the mosque.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.