Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI catch | ||
| إِنْتَyou catch (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou catch (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe catches | ||
| هِيَّshe catches | ||
| إِحْنَاwe catch | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all catch | ||
| هُمَّthey catch |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
صَاد
to catch, to fish
- #474 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: صَايِد
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI caught | ||
| إِنْتَyou caught (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou caught (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe caught | ||
| هِيَّshe caught | ||
| إِحْنَاwe caught | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all caught | ||
| هُمَّthey caught |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will catch | ||
| إِنْتَyou will catch (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will catch (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will catch | ||
| هِيَّshe will catch | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will catch | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will catch | ||
| هُمَّthey will catch |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I catch | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you catch (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you catch (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he catches | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she catches | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we catch | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all catch | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they catch |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَcatch! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِcatch! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوcatch! (to several people) |
How to use صَاد
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
عَمّ سَيِّد بِيِصِيد سَمَك كُلّ يُوم الصُّبْح.
Sayed fishes every morning.
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Past
صِدْنَا تَلاَت سَمَكَات كُبَار.
We caught three big fish.
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Future
هَنِصِيد مِن المَرْكِب بُكْرَة.
We'll fish from the boat tomorrow.
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After want, must and can
عَايْزَة أَتْعَلِّم أَصِيد.
I want to learn to fish.
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Commands
صِيد مَعَانَا يُوم الجُمْعَة.
Come fishing with us on Friday.
Good to know
- صَاد سَمَك is to fish; the fisherman is the صَيَّاد.
Where you hear صَاد
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1
- بَاصِيد كُلّ يُوم الصُّبْح. I fish every morning.
- صِدْت السَّمَك دَه الصُّبْح. I caught this fish this morning.
- هَاصِيد تَانِي بُكْرَة. I will fish again tomorrow.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.