Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI put on | ||
| إِنْتَyou put on (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou put on (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe puts on | ||
| هِيَّshe puts on | ||
| إِحْنَاwe put on | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all put on | ||
| هُمَّthey put on |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
رَكِّب
to put on, to fit
- #276 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI put on | ||
| إِنْتَyou put on (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou put on (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe put on | ||
| هِيَّshe put on | ||
| إِحْنَاwe put on | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all put on | ||
| هُمَّthey put on |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will put on | ||
| إِنْتَyou will put on (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will put on (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will put on | ||
| هِيَّshe will put on | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will put on | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will put on | ||
| هُمَّthey will put on |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I put on | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you put on (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you put on (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he puts on | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she puts on | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we put on | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all put on | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they put on |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَput on! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِput on! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوput on! (to several people) |
How to use رَكِّب
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
النَّجَّار بِيِرَكِّب الأَبْوَاب فِي يُوم.
The carpenter fits the doors in a day.
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Past
رَكِّبْنَا سِتَارَة جِدِيدَة فِي أُوضِة البِيبِي.
We put up a new curtain in the baby's room.
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Future
هَارَكِّب اللَّمْبَة بَعْد مَا الدِّهَان يِنْشَف.
I'll fit the lamp after the paint dries.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم تِرَكِّب عَجَلَة جِدِيدَة قَبْل السَّفَر.
You have to fit a new wheel before the trip.
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Commands
رَكِّب البَاب تَانِي قَبْل مَا تِمْشِي.
Put the door back on before you leave.
Good to know
- رَكِّب is to fit or install something, a door, a lamp, a wheel; the opposite is فَكّ.
Where you hear رَكِّب
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 2
- بَرَكِّب الأَبْوَاب القَدِيمَة تَانِي. I put old doors back on.
- رَكِّبْنَا البَاب قَبْل الغَدَا. We put the door back on before lunch.
- هَارَكِّب الشِّبَّاك الأُسْبُوع الجَايّ. I'll fit the window next week.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.