Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI hold | ||
| إِنْتَyou hold (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou hold (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe holds | ||
| هِيَّshe holds | ||
| إِحْنَاwe hold | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all hold | ||
| هُمَّthey hold |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
مِسِك
to hold, to catch
- #222 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: مَاسِك
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI held | ||
| إِنْتَyou held (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou held (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe held | ||
| هِيَّshe held | ||
| إِحْنَاwe held | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all held | ||
| هُمَّthey held |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will hold | ||
| إِنْتَyou will hold (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will hold (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will hold | ||
| هِيَّshe will hold | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will hold | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will hold | ||
| هُمَّthey will hold |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I hold | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you hold (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you hold (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he holds | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she holds | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we hold | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all hold | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they hold |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَhold! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِhold! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوhold! (to several people) |
How to use مِسِك
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَمْسِك إِيد البِنْت فِي الشَّارِع.
I hold the girl's hand in the street.
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Past
مِسِكْت السِّلِّمَة لِعَمّ سَيِّد.
I held the ladder for Sayed.
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Future
هَامْسِك الشَّنْطَة وِإِنْتَ تِدْفَع.
I'll hold the bag while you pay.
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After want, must and can
مُمْكِن تِمْسِك دَه شُوَيَّة?
Can you hold this a moment?
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Commands
اِمْسِك إِيدِي كْوَيِّس.
Hold my hand tight.
Good to know
- مِسِك is also to catch a bus or a thief: مِسِكْت الأُوتُوبِيس, I caught the bus.
Where you hear مِسِك
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1
- بَامْسِك السِّلِّمَة بِإِيدِي الاِتْنَيْن. I hold the ladder with both hands.
- مِسِكْت السِّلِّمَة لِعَمّ سَيِّد. I held the ladder for Sayed.
- هَامْسِك السِّلِّمَة. I'll hold the ladder.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2
- بَامْسِك السِّلِّمَة بِإِيدِي الاِتْنَيْن. I hold the ladder with both hands.
- مِسِكْت السِّلِّمَة لِعَمّ سَيِّد. I held the ladder for Sayed.
- هَامْسِك السِّلِّمَة. I'll hold the ladder.
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Sayed's Lanterns
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Intermediate Level 1 · هَامْسِك السِّلِّمَة, وِسَوَا هَنِقْدَر.
The Contract
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Intermediate Level 2 · اِمْسِك الشَّرْبَات بِإِيدِيك الاِتْنِين, وِالسَّنَة الجَايَّة إِنْتَ يَا لِيُو.
The Engagement Party
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Advanced Level 1 · اِمْسِك الصِّينِيَّة وِاِبْتِسِم, مَامَا بِتْصَوَّر.
Hold the level
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Advanced Level 2 · اِمْسِك المِيزَان, يَا بَشْمُهَنْدِس.
Carry her
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Advanced Level 3 · اِمْسِك رَاسْهَا, مَتْخَافْش.
The eyes must be open
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Advanced Level 3 · مَا يِنْفَعْش حَدّ يِمْسِكْهَا. · هَامْسِكْهَا مِن وَرَا القُمَاش.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.