EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to be patient
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI am patient | ||
| إِنْتَyou are patient (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou are patient (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe is patient | ||
| هِيَّshe is patient | ||
| إِحْنَاwe are patient | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all are patient | ||
| هُمَّthey are patient |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI was patient | ||
| إِنْتَyou were patient (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou were patient (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe was patient | ||
| هِيَّshe was patient | ||
| إِحْنَاwe were patient | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all were patient | ||
| هُمَّthey were patient |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will be patient | ||
| إِنْتَyou will be patient (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will be patient (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will be patient | ||
| هِيَّshe will be patient | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will be patient | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will be patient | ||
| هُمَّthey will be patient |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I am patient | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you are patient (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you are patient (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he is patient | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she is patient | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we are patient | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all are patient | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they are patient |
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَbe patient! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِbe patient! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوbe patient! (to several people) |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
تِيتَة بِتُصْبُر عَلَى الوِلاَد كُلّهُم.
Grandma is patient with all the kids.
صَبَرْت سَاعَة فِي الطَّابُور وِخَلَّصْت.
I waited patiently an hour in the queue and got it done.
هَاصْبُر لِحَدّ مَا يِرُدّ عَلَيَّ.
I'll be patient until he answers me.
لاَزِم نُصْبُر شُوَيَّة, الأَكْل جَايّ.
We have to be patient a little, the food is coming.
اُصْبُر, يَا سَيِّد, الكُورَة هَتِبْدَأ دِلْوَقْتِي.
Hang on, Sayed, the match is starting now.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.