Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI suit | ||
| إِنْتَyou suit (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou suit (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe suits | ||
| هِيَّshe suits | ||
| إِحْنَاwe suit | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all suit | ||
| هُمَّthey suit |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
نَاسِب
to suit, to be convenient for
- #425 most used
- Irregular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI suited | ||
| إِنْتَyou suited (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou suited (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe suited | ||
| هِيَّshe suited | ||
| إِحْنَاwe suited | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all suited | ||
| هُمَّthey suited |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will suit | ||
| إِنْتَyou will suit (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will suit (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will suit | ||
| هِيَّshe will suit | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will suit | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will suit | ||
| هُمَّthey will suit |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I suit | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you suit (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you suit (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he suits | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she suits | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we suit | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all suit | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they suit |
How to use نَاسِب
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
السَّاعَة سِتَّة بِتِنَاسِبْنِي أَكْتَر.
Six o'clock suits me better.
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Past
الشَّقَّة نَاسْبِتْنَا مِن أَوِّل يُوم.
The flat suited us from the first day.
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Future
يُوم الخَمِيس هَيِنَاسِب الجْرُوب كُلُّه.
Thursday will suit the whole group.
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After want, must and can
عَايْزَة مَعَاد يِنَاسِب كَرِيم وِلِيُو.
I want a time that suits Karim and Leo.
Good to know
- Mostly in the third person, of times and places, "الجُمْعَة تِنَاسِبَك?", does Friday work for you?; the adjective is مُنَاسِب, convenient.
Where you hear نَاسِب
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 3
- الجُمْعَة بِتْنَاسِبْنِي. Friday suits me.
- السَّاعَة أَرْبَعَة نَاسْبِت كُلّ النَّاس. Four o'clock suited everyone.
- المَوْعِد دَه هَيِنَاسِب سَلْمَى. This time will suit Salma.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.