Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI tidy | ||
| إِنْتَyou tidy (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou tidy (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe tidies | ||
| هِيَّshe tidies | ||
| إِحْنَاwe tidy | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all tidy | ||
| هُمَّthey tidy |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
رَتَّب
to tidy, to arrange
- #405 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI tidied | ||
| إِنْتَyou tidied (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou tidied (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe tidied | ||
| هِيَّshe tidied | ||
| إِحْنَاwe tidied | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all tidied | ||
| هُمَّthey tidied |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will tidy | ||
| إِنْتَyou will tidy (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will tidy (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will tidy | ||
| هِيَّshe will tidy | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will tidy | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will tidy | ||
| هُمَّthey will tidy |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I tidy | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you tidy (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you tidy (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he tidies | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she tidies | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we tidy | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all tidy | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they tidy |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَtidy! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِtidy! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوtidy! (to several people) |
How to use رَتَّب
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَرَتِّب الأُوضَة كُلّ يُوم الصُّبْح.
I tidy the room every morning.
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Past
كَرِيم رَتَّب المَكْتَب قَبْل مَا يِمْشِي.
Karim tidied the desk before leaving.
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Future
هَنْرَتِّب مِيعَاد مَعَ الدُّكْتُور.
We'll arrange an appointment with the doctor.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم أَرَتِّب الكُتُب عَلَى الرَّفّ.
I have to arrange the books on the shelf.
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Commands
رَتِّب أُوضْتَك قَبْل مَا الضُّيُوف يِجُوا.
Tidy your room before the guests come.
Good to know
- رَتَّب is to tidy a room and to arrange a meeting or a plan.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.