Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI answer | ||
| إِنْتَyou answer (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou answer (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe answers | ||
| هِيَّshe answers | ||
| إِحْنَاwe answer | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all answer | ||
| هُمَّthey answer |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
رَدّ
to answer, to pick up
- #53 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: رَادِد
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI answered | ||
| إِنْتَyou answered (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou answered (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe answered | ||
| هِيَّshe answered | ||
| إِحْنَاwe answered | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all answered | ||
| هُمَّthey answered |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will answer | ||
| إِنْتَyou will answer (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will answer (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will answer | ||
| هِيَّshe will answer | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will answer | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will answer | ||
| هُمَّthey will answer |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I answer | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you answer (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you answer (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he answers | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she answers | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we answer | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all answer | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they answer |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَanswer! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِanswer! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوanswer! (to several people) |
How to use رَدّ
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
كَرِيم بِيِرُدّ عَلَى التِّلِيفُون بِسُرْعَة.
Karim answers the phone quickly.
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Past
رَدِّيت عَلَى عَمّ مَحْمُود مِن البَلَكُونَة.
I answered Uncle Mahmoud from the balcony.
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Future
لَوْ كَلِّمْتِينِي بِاللِّيل, هَارُدّ.
If you call me tonight, I'll answer.
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After want, must and can
مُمْكِن تِرُدّ عَلَى البَاب, لَوْ سَمَحْت?
Can you answer the door, please?
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Commands
رُدِّي عَلَى مَامَا, التِّلِيفُون بِيِرِنّ.
Answer Mum, the phone's ringing.
Good to know
- You answer "on" someone or the phone: رَدّ عَلَى التِّلِيفُون, رَدّ عَلَيَّ.
Where you hear رَدّ
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2
- بَارُدّ عَلَى التِّلِيفُون بِسُرْعَة. I answer the phone quickly.
- مَرَدِّيتْش, كُنْت فِي المَتْحَف. I didn't answer, I was in the museum.
- هَارُدّ عَلَيْكِ حَتَّى مِن السَّقَالَة. I'll answer you even from the scaffold.
Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 3
- بَارُدّ عَلَى التِّلِيفُون بِسُرْعَة. I answer the phone quickly.
- مَرَدِّيتْش, كُنْت فِي المَتْحَف. I didn't answer, I was in the museum.
- هَارُدّ عَلَيْكِ حَتَّى مِن السَّقَالَة. I'll answer you even from the scaffold.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.