Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI forget | ||
| إِنْتَyou forget (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou forget (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe forgets | ||
| هِيَّshe forgets | ||
| إِحْنَاwe forget | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all forget | ||
| هُمَّthey forget |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
نِسِي
to forget
- #30 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: نَاسِي
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI forgot | ||
| إِنْتَyou forgot (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou forgot (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe forgot | ||
| هِيَّshe forgot | ||
| إِحْنَاwe forgot | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all forgot | ||
| هُمَّthey forgot |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will forget | ||
| إِنْتَyou will forget (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will forget (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will forget | ||
| هِيَّshe will forget | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will forget | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will forget | ||
| هُمَّthey will forget |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I forget | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you forget (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you forget (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he forgets | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she forgets | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we forget | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all forget | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they forget |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَforget! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِforget! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوforget! (to several people) |
How to use نِسِي
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
-
Present
بَنْسَى المَفَاتِيح كُلّ يُوم.
I forget the keys every day.
-
Past
نِسِيت الشَّنْطَة فِي التَّاكْسِي.
I forgot the bag in the taxi.
-
Future
مِش هَانْسَى غَدَا الجُمْعَة, يَا مَدَام.
I won't forget Friday lunch, madam.
-
After want, must and can
مُمْكِن تِنْسَى الشُّغْل شُوَيَّة?
Can you forget about work for a bit?
-
Commands
مَتِنْسَاش المَفَاتِيح عَلَى المَكْتَب.
Don't forget the keys on the desk.
Good to know
- The participle نَاسِي is "I've forgotten": أَنَا نَاسِي اِسْمُه (a woman: نَاسْيَة).
Where you hear نِسِي
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Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 3
- بَنْسَى المَفَاتِيح كُلّ يُوم. I forget the keys every day.
- نِسِيت الشَّنْطَة فِي التَّاكْسِي. I forgot the bag in the taxi.
- مِش هَانْسَى غَدَا الجُمْعَة. I won't forget Friday lunch.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1
- بَنْسَى المَفَاتِيح كُلّ يُوم. I forget the keys every day.
- نِسِيت الشَّنْطَة فِي التَّاكْسِي. I forgot the bag in the taxi.
- مِش هَانْسَى غَدَا الجُمْعَة. I won't forget Friday lunch.
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