Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI lean | ||
| إِنْتَyou lean (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou lean (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe leans | ||
| هِيَّshe leans | ||
| إِحْنَاwe lean | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all lean | ||
| هُمَّthey lean |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
مَال
to lean, to slope
- #487 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: مَايِل
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI leaned | ||
| إِنْتَyou leaned (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou leaned (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe leaned | ||
| هِيَّshe leaned | ||
| إِحْنَاwe leaned | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all leaned | ||
| هُمَّthey leaned |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will lean | ||
| إِنْتَyou will lean (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will lean (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will lean | ||
| هِيَّshe will lean | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will lean | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will lean | ||
| هُمَّthey will lean |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I lean | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you lean (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you lean (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he leans | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she leans | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we lean | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all lean | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they lean |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَlean! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِlean! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوlean! (to several people) |
How to use مَال
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
الصُّورَة بِتِمِيل كُلّ مَا أَعَدِّلْهَا.
The picture leans every time I straighten it.
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Past
الشَّجَرَة مَالِت بَعْد الهَوَا.
The tree leaned over after the wind.
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Future
الحِيطَة هَتِمِيل لَوْ مَا رَكِّبْنَاش عَامُود.
The wall will lean if we don't put in a post.
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After want, must and can
مِش عَايْزَة التَّرَابِيزَة تِمِيل تَانِي.
I don't want the table to lean again.
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Commands
مِيل شِمَال شُوَيَّة عَشَان الصُّورَة.
Lean left a little for the photo.
Good to know
- مَايِل describes anything that is leaning or not straight, a wall, a picture, a table.
Where you hear مَال
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 2
- الأَرْض بِتْمِيل نَاحْيِة الحَارَة. The floor slopes toward the lane.
- الحِيطَة مَالِت شُوَيَّة بَعْد المَطَر. The wall leaned a little after the rain.
- التَّرَابِيزَة هَتْمِيل لَوْ الأَرْض مِش عَدْل. The table will lean if the floor isn't level.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.