EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to be of use, to do (it will do, it won't do)
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المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI am of use | ||
| إِنْتَyou are of use (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou are of use (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe is of use | ||
| هِيَّshe is of use | ||
| إِحْنَاwe are of use | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all are of use | ||
| هُمَّthey are of use |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI was of use | ||
| إِنْتَyou were of use (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou were of use (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe was of use | ||
| هِيَّshe was of use | ||
| إِحْنَاwe were of use | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all were of use | ||
| هُمَّthey were of use |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will be of use | ||
| إِنْتَyou will be of use (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will be of use (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will be of use | ||
| هِيَّshe will be of use | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will be of use | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will be of use | ||
| هُمَّthey will be of use |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I am of use | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you are of use (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you are of use (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he is of use | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she is of use | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we are of use | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all are of use | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they are of use |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
الشَّقَّة دِي بِتِنْفَع لِوَاحِد بَسّ.
This flat does for one person only.
الخَرِيطَة نَفَعِتْنَا كِتِير فِي الدُّقِّي.
The map was very useful to us in Dokki.
المَكْتَب دَه هَيِنْفَع لِلشُّغْل.
This desk will do for work.
مَيِنْفَعْش تِمْشِي دِلْوَقْتِي, اِسْتَنَّى.
You can't leave now, wait.
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Beginner Level 3 · لأ, مَا يِنْفَعْش.
Intermediate Level 2 · وَإِلَّا مَا يِنْفَعْش.
Intermediate Level 2 · الخَلْفِيَّة زَرْقَا, مَا تِنْفَعْش إِلَّا لَوْ بِيضَا. · الصُّوَر دِي تِنْفَع?
Advanced Level 2 · مَا يِنْفَعْش تُقَفِي أَرْبَع سَاعَات.
Advanced Level 2 · لَيْلَى تِنْفَع بِاللُّغَتِين.
Advanced Level 3 · وِمَا يِنْفَعْش تِبْتِسِم.
Fluency Level 3 · لِلْأَسَف مِش هَيِنْفَع, الصُّبْح بَسّ.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.