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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

نِزِل

to go down, to get in (the sea), to go out

  • #26 most used
  • Regular verb
  • Active participle: نَازِل

Conjugation

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Present

المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI go down
إِنْتَyou go down (to a man)
إِنْتِyou go down (to a woman)
هُوَّhe goes down
هِيَّshe goes down
إِحْنَاwe go down
إِنْتُوyou all go down
هُمَّthey go down

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI went down
إِنْتَyou went down (to a man)
إِنْتِyou went down (to a woman)
هُوَّhe went down
هِيَّshe went down
إِحْنَاwe went down
إِنْتُوyou all went down
هُمَّthey went down

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI will go down
إِنْتَyou will go down (to a man)
إِنْتِyou will go down (to a woman)
هُوَّhe will go down
هِيَّshe will go down
إِحْنَاwe will go down
إِنْتُوyou all will go down
هُمَّthey will go down

After want, must and can

المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَا(that) I go down
إِنْتَ(that) you go down (to a man)
إِنْتِ(that) you go down (to a woman)
هُوَّ(that) he goes down
هِيَّ(that) she goes down
إِحْنَا(that) we go down
إِنْتُو(that) you all go down
هُمَّ(that) they go down

Commands

الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَgo down! (to a man)
إِنْتِgo down! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوgo down! (to several people)

How to use نِزِل

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    بَنْزِل البَحْر كُلّ يُوم الصُّبْح.

    I get in the sea every morning.

  2. Past

    نِزِلْت مِن الأُوتُوبِيس قَبْل المَتْحَف.

    I got off the bus before the museum.

  3. Future

    هَانْزِل أَجِيب عِيش مِن الفُرْن.

    I'll go down to get bread from the bakery.

  4. After want, must and can

    عَايْزَة أَنْزِل وِسْط البَلَد بِاللِّيل.

    I want to go out Downtown tonight.

  5. Commands

    اِنْزِلُوا مِن هِنَا, وِمَتِنْزِلُوش مِن هِنَاك.

    Go down from here, and don't go down from there.

Good to know

  • نِزِل is also to get off a bus and to go out of the house: نَازِل أَجِيب عِيش, I'm going out to get bread.

Where you hear نِزِل

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 3

  • بَنْزِل البَحْر الصُّبْح. I go into the sea in the morning.
  • نْزِلْنَا مِن المَرْكِب هِنَا. We got off the boat here.
  • هَنْزِل السُّوق بَعْد الظُّهْر. I'll go down to the market in the afternoon.

Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 2

  • بَنْزِل البَحْر الصُّبْح. I go into the sea in the morning.
  • نْزِلْنَا مِن المَرْكِب هِنَا. We got off the boat here.
  • هَنْزِل السُّوق بَعْد الظُّهْر. I'll go down to the market in the afternoon.

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