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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

مَضَى

to sign

  • #392 most used
  • Irregular verb
  • Active participle: مَاضِي

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

Commands

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

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَsign! (to a man)
إِنْتِsign! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوsign! (to several people)

How to use مَضَى

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

  1. Present

    بَامْضِي عَلَى الوَرَق أَوِّل كُلّ شَهْر.

    I sign the papers at the start of every month.

  2. Past

    مَضِيت عَلَى العَقْد الجِدِيد.

    I signed the new contract.

  3. Future

    هَامْضِي بُكْرَه قُدَّام المُحَامِي.

    I'll sign tomorrow in front of the lawyer.

  4. After want, must and can

    لاَزِم تِمْضِي هِنَا وِهِنَا.

    You have to sign here and here.

  5. Commands

    اِمْضِي تَحْت, لَوْ سَمَحْتِ.

    Sign at the bottom, please.

Good to know

  • You sign "on" a paper: مَضَى عَلَى العَقْد; your signature is إِمْضَا.

Where you hear مَضَى

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Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2

  • النَّاس بِتِمْضِي هِنَا تَحْت. People sign here at the bottom.
  • مَضِيت الاِسْتِمَارَة. I signed the form.
  • حَضْرِتَك هَتِمْضِي مَرَّتِين. You'll sign twice.

Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 1

  • النَّاس بِتِمْضِي هِنَا تَحْت. People sign here at the bottom.
  • مَضِيت الاِسْتِمَارَة. I signed the form.
  • حَضْرِتَك هَتِمْضِي مَرَّتِين. You'll sign twice.
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Window Four

Intermediate Level 2 · اِمْضِي هِنَا, مِن فَضْلِك.

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The Witnesses

Advanced Level 1 · اللِّي جَابَك مَصْر يِمْضِي الأَوِّل, طَبْعاً.

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The rent and the lease

Advanced Level 1 · نِمْضِي فِين?

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The employment contract

Advanced Level 1 · اِمْضِي كُلّ صَفْحَة.

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The bank

Advanced Level 1 · أَيْوَه, وِاِمْضِي زَيّ الجَوَاز.

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The Small Print

Advanced Level 2 · مَتِمْضِيش قَبْل مَا يِمْضِي هُوَّ.

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The Lady Upstairs

Advanced Level 2 · مَضِينَا, اِتْفَضَّل المَفَاتِيح.

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The Rent Rise That Wasn't

Advanced Level 2 · وِمَضَاه اِتْنِين. البَنْد تِسْعَة.

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Carry her

Advanced Level 3 · اِمْضِي هِنَا, لَوْ سَمَحْت.

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The certificate, read aloud

Advanced Level 3 · اِمْضِي هِنَا, وِمَبْرُوك.

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The file

Fluency Level 3 · السِّجِلّ مَمْضِي, وِالبِطَاقَة الضَّرِيبِيَّة مَدْفُوعَة.

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Ready

Fluency Level 3 · مِيتْشِل, اِمْضِي هِنَا وِهِنَا.

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