Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI forbid | ||
| إِنْتَyou forbid (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou forbid (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe forbids | ||
| هِيَّshe forbids | ||
| إِحْنَاwe forbid | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all forbid | ||
| هُمَّthey forbid |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
مَنَع
to forbid, to prevent
- #311 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: مَانِع
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI forbade | ||
| إِنْتَyou forbade (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou forbade (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe forbade | ||
| هِيَّshe forbade | ||
| إِحْنَاwe forbade | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all forbade | ||
| هُمَّthey forbade |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will forbid | ||
| إِنْتَyou will forbid (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will forbid (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will forbid | ||
| هِيَّshe will forbid | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will forbid | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will forbid | ||
| هُمَّthey will forbid |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I forbid | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you forbid (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you forbid (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he forbids | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she forbids | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we forbid | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all forbid | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they forbid |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَforbid! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِforbid! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوforbid! (to several people) |
How to use مَنَع
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
مَامَا بِتِمْنَع الحَلاَوَة قَبْل الغَدَا.
Mum forbids sweets before lunch.
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Past
الزَّحْمَة مَنَعِتْنِي أَوْصَل فِي وَقْتِي.
The traffic stopped me from arriving on time.
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Future
الدُّكْتُور هَيِمْنَع عَنِّي السُّكَّر خَالِص.
The doctor will forbid me sugar completely.
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After want, must and can
مِش عَايِز أَمْنَع الوِلاَد مِن اللِّعْب.
I don't want to stop the kids from playing.
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Commands
اِمْنَع القُطَّة مِن المَطْبَخ, لَوْ سَمَحْت.
Keep the cat out of the kitchen, please.
Good to know
- مَمْنُوع, forbidden, is the sign you see everywhere, مَمْنُوع التَّصْوِير, no photos; مَنَع حَدّ مِن is to stop someone from doing something.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.