Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI intend | ||
| إِنْتَyou intend (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou intend (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe intends | ||
| هِيَّshe intends | ||
| إِحْنَاwe intend | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all intend | ||
| هُمَّthey intend |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
نَوَى
to intend, to plan to
- #418 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: نَاوِي
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI intended | ||
| إِنْتَyou intended (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou intended (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe intended | ||
| هِيَّshe intended | ||
| إِحْنَاwe intended | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all intended | ||
| هُمَّthey intended |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will intend | ||
| إِنْتَyou will intend (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will intend (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will intend | ||
| هِيَّshe will intend | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will intend | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will intend | ||
| هُمَّthey will intend |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I intend | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you intend (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you intend (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he intends | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she intends | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we intend | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all intend | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they intend |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَintend! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِintend! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوintend! (to several people) |
How to use نَوَى
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
أَنَا بَنْوِي أَسَافِر كُلّ سَنَة, وِمَبَسَافِرْش.
Every year I intend to travel, and I don't.
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Past
نَوِيت أَتْعَلِّم عَرَبِي مِن زَمَان.
I decided to learn Arabic a long time ago.
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Future
هَانْوِي أَصْحَى بَدْرِي مِن بُكْرَة.
From tomorrow I'll make up my mind to wake up early.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم تِنْوِي الأَوِّل, وِبَعْدِين تِبْدَأ.
You have to make up your mind first, then start.
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Commands
اِنْوِي النَّهَارْدَه وِاِبْدَأ بُكْرَة.
Decide today and start tomorrow.
Good to know
- Egyptians mostly say the participle: أَنَا نَاوِي (a woman: نَاوْيَة) is "I'm planning to", with a bare verb after it: نَاوِي أَسَافِر.
Where you hear نَوَى
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 3
- أَنَا نَاوِي أَرُوح الدُّقِّي بُكْرَة. I'm planning to go to Dokki tomorrow.
- كُنْت نَاوِي أَشْتَغَل سَنَة بَسّ. I was planning to work for a year only.
- هَانْوِي أَسَافِر فِي الصِّيف. I'll plan to travel in the summer.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 3
- أَنَا نَاوِي أَرُوح الدُّقِّي بُكْرَة. I'm planning to go to Dokki tomorrow.
- كُنْت نَاوِي أَشْتَغَل سَنَة بَسّ. I was planning to work for a year only.
- هَانْوِي أَسَافِر فِي الصِّيف. I'll plan to travel in the summer.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.