Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI wear | ||
| إِنْتَyou wear (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou wear (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe wears | ||
| هِيَّshe wears | ||
| إِحْنَاwe wear | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all wear | ||
| هُمَّthey wear |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
لِبِس
to wear, to put on
- #120 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: لَابِس
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI wore | ||
| إِنْتَyou wore (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou wore (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe wore | ||
| هِيَّshe wore | ||
| إِحْنَاwe wore | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all wore | ||
| هُمَّthey wore |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will wear | ||
| إِنْتَyou will wear (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will wear (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will wear | ||
| هِيَّshe will wear | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will wear | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will wear | ||
| هُمَّthey will wear |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I wear | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you wear (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you wear (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he wears | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she wears | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we wear | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all wear | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they wear |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَwear! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِwear! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوwear! (to several people) |
How to use لِبِس
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَلْبِس الخُوذَة فِي الوَرْشَة.
I wear the helmet at the workshop.
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Past
لِبِسْت فُسْتَان أَزْرَق لِلفَرَح.
I wore a blue dress to the wedding.
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Future
هَالْبِس جَاكِت, الجَوّ بَرْد.
I'll put on a jacket, it's cold.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم تِلْبِس حَاجَة تِقِيلَة بِاللِّيل.
You have to wear something heavy at night.
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Commands
اِلْبِسُوا الجَاكِت, يَا جَمَاعَة.
Put your jackets on, everyone.
Good to know
- The participle لَابِس is "wearing" right now: هُوَّ لَابِس جَاكِت (a woman: لَابْسَة).
Where you hear لِبِس
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 3
- بَلْبِس الخُوذَة فِي الوَرْشَة. I wear the helmet at the workshop.
- لِبِسْت جَاكِتَّة تِقِيلَة. I put on a heavy jacket.
- هَالْبِس فُسْتَان أَزْرَق بُكْرَة. I'll wear a blue dress tomorrow.
Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 1
- بَلْبِس الخُوذَة فِي الوَرْشَة. I wear the helmet at the workshop.
- لِبِسْت جَاكِتَّة تِقِيلَة. I put on a heavy jacket.
- هَالْبِس فُسْتَان أَزْرَق بُكْرَة. I'll wear a blue dress tomorrow.
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The First Morning at the Workshop
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Beginner Level 3 · وِلاَزِم أَلْبِس الخُوذَة?
The Boat
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Beginner Level 3 · يَا جَمَاعَة! اِلْبِسُوا الجَاكِت. · لَبِسْنَا, يَا كَابْتِن.
The News Wears a Tie
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Fluency Level 1 · الأَخْبَار لَابْسَة كَرَافَتَّة.
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