EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to lie down
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI lie down | ||
| إِنْتَyou lie down (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou lie down (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe lies down | ||
| هِيَّshe lies down | ||
| إِحْنَاwe lie down | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all lie down | ||
| هُمَّthey lie down |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI lied down | ||
| إِنْتَyou lied down (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou lied down (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe lied down | ||
| هِيَّshe lied down | ||
| إِحْنَاwe lied down | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all lied down | ||
| هُمَّthey lied down |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will lie down | ||
| إِنْتَyou will lie down (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will lie down (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will lie down | ||
| هِيَّshe will lie down | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will lie down | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will lie down | ||
| هُمَّthey will lie down |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I lie down | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you lie down (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you lie down (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he lies down | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she lies down | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we lie down | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all lie down | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they lie down |
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَlie down! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِlie down! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوlie down! (to several people) |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
بَعْد الغَدَا بَرْقُد عَلَى الكَنَبَة سَاعَة.
After lunch I lie down on the sofa for an hour.
رَقَدْت شُوَيَّة عَشَان رَاسِي كَان بِيِوْجَعْنِي.
I lay down a while because my head was hurting.
هَارْقُد بَدْرِي النَّهَارْدَه, أَنَا تَعْبَانَة.
I'll lie down early today, I'm tired.
الدُّكْتُور قَال لاَزِم أَرْقُد يُومِين.
The doctor said I have to lie down for two days.
اُرْقُد عَلَى السِّرِير وِاِرْتَاح شُوَيَّة.
Lie down on the bed and rest a little.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.