Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI touch | ||
| إِنْتَyou touch (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou touch (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe touches | ||
| هِيَّshe touches | ||
| إِحْنَاwe touch | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all touch | ||
| هُمَّthey touch |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
لَمَس
to touch
- #119 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: لَامِس
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI touched | ||
| إِنْتَyou touched (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou touched (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe touched | ||
| هِيَّshe touched | ||
| إِحْنَاwe touched | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all touched | ||
| هُمَّthey touched |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will touch | ||
| إِنْتَyou will touch (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will touch (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will touch | ||
| هِيَّshe will touch | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will touch | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will touch | ||
| هُمَّthey will touch |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I touch | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you touch (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you touch (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he touches | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she touches | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we touch | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all touch | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they touch |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَtouch! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِtouch! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوtouch! (to several people) |
How to use لَمَس
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
العِيَال بِيِلْمِسُوا كُلّ حَاجَة فِي المَتْحَف.
Children touch everything in the museum.
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Past
لَمَسْت الحِيطَة, لِسَّه سُخْنَة.
I touched the wall, it's still hot.
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Future
مِش هَالْمِس حَاجَة, مَتِقْلَقْش.
I won't touch anything, don't worry.
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After want, must and can
مُمْكِن أَلْمِس التِّمْثَال دَه?
Can I touch this statue?
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Commands
مَتِلْمِسُوش التَّمَاثِيل, يَا جَمَاعَة.
Don't touch the statues, everyone.
Good to know
- مَتِلْمِسْش, don't touch, is what you hear in a museum and on a boat.
Where you hear لَمَس
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 3
- مَحَدِّش بِيِلْمِس الشُّعَب فِي مَرْكِبِي. Nobody touches the reef on my boat.
- لَمَسْت المَيَّة, سُخْنَة! I touched the water, it's hot!
- مِش هَنِلْمِس حَاجَة, يَا كَابْتِن. We won't touch anything, Captain.
Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 2
- مَحَدِّش بِيِلْمِس الشُّعَب فِي مَرْكِبِي. Nobody touches the reef on my boat.
- لَمَسْت المَيَّة, سُخْنَة! I touched the water, it's hot!
- مِش هَنِلْمِس حَاجَة, يَا كَابْتِن. We won't touch anything, Captain.
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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.