Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI fast | ||
| إِنْتَyou fast (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou fast (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe fasts | ||
| هِيَّshe fasts | ||
| إِحْنَاwe fast | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all fast | ||
| هُمَّthey fast |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
صَام
to fast
- #349 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: صَايِم
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI fasted | ||
| إِنْتَyou fasted (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou fasted (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe fasted | ||
| هِيَّshe fasted | ||
| إِحْنَاwe fasted | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all fasted | ||
| هُمَّthey fasted |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will fast | ||
| إِنْتَyou will fast (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will fast (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will fast | ||
| هِيَّshe will fast | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will fast | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will fast | ||
| هُمَّthey will fast |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I fast | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you fast (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you fast (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he fasts | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she fasts | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we fast | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all fast | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they fast |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَfast! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِfast! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوfast! (to several people) |
How to use صَام
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
كَرِيم بِيِصُوم رَمَضَان كُلّ سَنَة.
Karim fasts every Ramadan.
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Past
صُمْت أَوِّل يُوم بَس.
I fasted the first day only.
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Future
هَنِصُوم مَعَ العِيلَة السَّنَة دِي.
We'll fast with the family this year.
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After want, must and can
مِش لاَزِم تِصُوم وِإِنْتَ عَيَّان.
You don't have to fast when you're ill.
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Commands
مَتِصُومْش لَوْ كُنْت تَعْبَان.
Don't fast if you're tired.
Where you hear صَام
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1
- بَاصُوم رَمَضَان كُلّ سَنَة. I fast every Ramadan.
- صُمْت يَوْم وَاحِد. I fasted one day.
- هَاصُوم بُكْرَه إِنْ شَاء الله. I'll fast tomorrow, God willing.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.