Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI dance | ||
| إِنْتَyou dance (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou dance (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe dances | ||
| هِيَّshe dances | ||
| إِحْنَاwe dance | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all dance | ||
| هُمَّthey dance |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
رَقَص
to dance
- #209 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: رَاقِص
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI danced | ||
| إِنْتَyou danced (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou danced (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe danced | ||
| هِيَّshe danced | ||
| إِحْنَاwe danced | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all danced | ||
| هُمَّthey danced |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will dance | ||
| إِنْتَyou will dance (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will dance (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will dance | ||
| هِيَّshe will dance | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will dance | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will dance | ||
| هُمَّthey will dance |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I dance | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you dance (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you dance (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he dances | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she dances | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we dance | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all dance | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they dance |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَdance! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِdance! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوdance! (to several people) |
How to use رَقَص
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَارْقُص فِي كُلّ فَرَح فِي العِيلَة.
I dance at every wedding in the family.
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Past
رَقَصْت مَعَ تِيتَة فِي فَرَح كَرِيم.
I danced with Grandma at Karim's wedding.
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Future
هَنُرْقُص لَمَّا الطَّبْل يِبْدَأ.
We'll dance when the drums start.
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After want, must and can
مِش عَارِف أَرْقُص بَلَدِي.
I don't know how to dance baladi.
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Commands
اُرْقُص مَعَانَا يَا لِيُو!
Dance with us, Leo!
Good to know
- The present has u in both syllables, يُرْقُص, like يُقْعُد and يُطْلُب.
Where you hear رَقَص
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2
- بَارْقُص فِي كُلّ فَرَح. I dance at every wedding.
- رَقَصْت مَرَّة وَاحْدَة فِي حَيَاتِي. I danced once in my life.
- هَارْقُص لَوْ كَرِيم رَقَص. I'll dance if Karim dances.
Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 1
- بَارْقُص فِي كُلّ فَرَح. I dance at every wedding.
- رَقَصْت مَرَّة وَاحْدَة فِي حَيَاتِي. I danced once in my life.
- هَارْقُص لَوْ كَرِيم رَقَص. I'll dance if Karim dances.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.