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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

لَغَى

to cancel

  • #368 most used
  • Irregular verb
  • Active participle: لَاغِي

Conjugation

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Present

المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI cancel
إِنْتَyou cancel (to a man)
إِنْتِyou cancel (to a woman)
هُوَّhe cancels
هِيَّshe cancels
إِحْنَاwe cancel
إِنْتُوyou all cancel
هُمَّthey cancel

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI canceled
إِنْتَyou canceled (to a man)
إِنْتِyou canceled (to a woman)
هُوَّhe canceled
هِيَّshe canceled
إِحْنَاwe canceled
إِنْتُوyou all canceled
هُمَّthey canceled

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI will cancel
إِنْتَyou will cancel (to a man)
إِنْتِyou will cancel (to a woman)
هُوَّhe will cancel
هِيَّshe will cancel
إِحْنَاwe will cancel
إِنْتُوyou all will cancel
هُمَّthey will cancel

After want, must and can

المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَا(that) I cancel
إِنْتَ(that) you cancel (to a man)
إِنْتِ(that) you cancel (to a woman)
هُوَّ(that) he cancels
هِيَّ(that) she cancels
إِحْنَا(that) we cancel
إِنْتُو(that) you all cancel
هُمَّ(that) they cancel

Commands

الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَcancel! (to a man)
إِنْتِcancel! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوcancel! (to several people)

How to use لَغَى

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    بَلْغِي المِيعَاد لَمَّا أَكُون تَعْبَانَة.

    I cancel the appointment when I'm not feeling well.

  2. Past

    الشِّرْكَة لَغِت الرِّحْلَة بِسَبَب الجَوّ.

    The airline cancelled the flight because of the weather.

  3. Future

    هَالْغِي الحَجْز لَوْ السِّعْر زَاد.

    I'll cancel the booking if the price goes up.

  4. After want, must and can

    مُمْكِن أَلْغِي الطَّلَب دَه?

    Can I cancel this order?

  5. Commands

    مَتِلْغِيش الاِجْتِمَاع, كُلّ النَّاس جَاهْزَة.

    Don't cancel the meeting, everyone is ready.

Good to know

  • لَغَى is what you do to a booking, a flight or a meeting; اِتْلَغَى is to be cancelled, المَاتْش اِتْلَغَى.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.