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
لِحِق
to catch (a bus), to be in time for
- #135 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: لَاحِق
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 لِحِق
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
مَبَلْحَقْش الأُوتُوبِيس أَبَداً فِي الزَّحْمَة.
I never catch the bus in the traffic.
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Past
لِحِقْت القَطْر فِي آخِر دِقِيقَة.
I caught the train at the last minute.
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Future
هَتِلْحَق الغَدَا لَوْ خَدْت تَاكْسِي.
You'll be in time for lunch if you take a taxi.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم أَلْحَق المِتْرُو الأَخِير.
I have to catch the last metro.
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Commands
اِلْحَق, يَا كَرِيم, الأُوتُوبِيس هَيِمْشِي!
Hurry, Karim, the bus is about to leave!
Good to know
- لِحِق is to be in time for a bus, a meeting or a meal; مَلِحِقْتِش, I didn't make it, is the daily excuse in Cairo traffic.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.