Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI drip | ||
| إِنْتَyou drip (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou drip (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe drips | ||
| هِيَّshe drips | ||
| إِحْنَاwe drip | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all drip | ||
| هُمَّthey drip |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
نَقَّط
to drip
- #228 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI dripped | ||
| إِنْتَyou dripped (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou dripped (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe dripped | ||
| هِيَّshe dripped | ||
| إِحْنَاwe dripped | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all dripped | ||
| هُمَّthey dripped |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will drip | ||
| إِنْتَyou will drip (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will drip (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will drip | ||
| هِيَّshe will drip | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will drip | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will drip | ||
| هُمَّthey will drip |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I drip | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you drip (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you drip (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he drips | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she drips | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we drip | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all drip | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they drip |
How to use نَقَّط
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
الحَنَفِيَّة بِتِنَقَّط طُول اللِّيل.
The tap drips all night.
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Past
السَّقْف نَقَّط عَلَى السِّرِير إِمْبَارِح.
The ceiling dripped onto the bed yesterday.
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Future
المَاسُورَة هَتِنَقَّط تَانِي لَوْ مَا غَيَّرْنَاهَاش.
The pipe will drip again if we don't change it.
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After want, must and can
مِش عَايْزَة التَّكْيِيف يِنَقَّط عَلَى الكَنَبَة.
I don't want the air conditioner to drip on the sofa.
Good to know
- The thing drips with نَقَّط, a tap, a ceiling, a pipe; a drop is نُقْطَة.
Where you hear نَقَّط
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 2
- السَّقْف بِيِنَقَّط عَلَى المَكْتَب. The ceiling drips onto the desk.
- الخَرْطُوم نَقَّط طُول اللِّيل. The hose dripped all night.
- لَوْ مَا قَفَلْتِيه, هَيِنَقَّط تَانِي. If you don't turn it off, it will drip again.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.