Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI fail | ||
| إِنْتَyou fail (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou fail (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe fails | ||
| هِيَّshe fails | ||
| إِحْنَاwe fail | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all fail | ||
| هُمَّthey fail |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
سَقَط
to fail (an exam), to fall
- #192 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: سَاقِط
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI failed | ||
| إِنْتَyou failed (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou failed (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe failed | ||
| هِيَّshe failed | ||
| إِحْنَاwe failed | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all failed | ||
| هُمَّthey failed |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will fail | ||
| إِنْتَyou will fail (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will fail (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will fail | ||
| هِيَّshe will fail | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will fail | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will fail | ||
| هُمَّthey will fail |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I fail | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you fail (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you fail (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he fails | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she fails | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we fail | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all fail | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they fail |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَfail! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِfail! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوfail! (to several people) |
How to use سَقَط
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
اللِّي مَبِيذَاكِرْش بِيُسْقُط فِي الاِمْتِحَان.
Whoever doesn't study fails the exam.
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Past
كَرِيم سَقَط فِي اِمْتِحَان السَّوَاقَة مَرَّتِين.
Karim failed the driving test twice.
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Future
مِش هَاسْقُط السَّنَة دِي, وَعْد.
I won't fail this year, promise.
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After want, must and can
مِش عَايْزَة أَسْقُط فِي مَادَّة وَاحْدَة.
I don't want to fail a single subject.
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Commands
مَتُسْقُطْش فِي العَرَبِي, يَا كَرِيم, ذَاكِر!
Don't fail Arabic, Karim, study!
Good to know
- سَقَط فِي الاِمْتِحَان is to fail an exam, the opposite of نَجَح; for a person falling down Egyptians say وِقِع.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.