Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI tie | ||
| إِنْتَyou tie (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou tie (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe ties | ||
| هِيَّshe ties | ||
| إِحْنَاwe tie | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all tie | ||
| هُمَّthey tie |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
رَبَط
to tie
- #402 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: رَابِط
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI tied | ||
| إِنْتَyou tied (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou tied (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe tied | ||
| هِيَّshe tied | ||
| إِحْنَاwe tied | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all tied | ||
| هُمَّthey tied |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will tie | ||
| إِنْتَyou will tie (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will tie (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will tie | ||
| هِيَّshe will tie | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will tie | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will tie | ||
| هُمَّthey will tie |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I tie | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you tie (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you tie (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he ties | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she ties | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we tie | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all tie | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they tie |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَtie! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِtie! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوtie! (to several people) |
How to use رَبَط
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَرْبُط الجَزْمَة قَبْل مَا أَجْرِي.
I tie my shoes before I run.
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Past
رَبَطْت الشَّنْطَة كْوَيِّس قَبْل السَّفَر.
I tied the bag well before the trip.
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Future
هَارْبُط الكَرْتُونَة بِحَبْل عَشَان مَتِفْتَحْش.
I'll tie the box with a rope so it doesn't open.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم تُرْبُط الحِزَام فِي العَرَبِيَّة.
You have to fasten the seatbelt in the car.
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Commands
اُرْبُط جَزْمِتَك, يَا كَرِيم.
Tie your shoes, Karim.
Good to know
- رَبَط is to tie shoes, a bag or a knot; رَبَط الحِزَام is to fasten the seatbelt.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.