EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to make smaller
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 make smaller | ||
| إِنْتَyou make smaller (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou make smaller (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe makes smaller | ||
| هِيَّshe makes smaller | ||
| إِحْنَاwe make smaller | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all make smaller | ||
| هُمَّthey make smaller |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI made smaller | ||
| إِنْتَyou made smaller (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou made smaller (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe made smaller | ||
| هِيَّshe made smaller | ||
| إِحْنَاwe made smaller | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all made smaller | ||
| هُمَّthey made smaller |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will make smaller | ||
| إِنْتَyou will make smaller (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will make smaller (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will make smaller | ||
| هِيَّshe will make smaller | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will make smaller | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will make smaller | ||
| هُمَّthey will make smaller |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I make smaller | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you make smaller (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you make smaller (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he makes smaller | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she makes smaller | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we make smaller | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all make smaller | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they make smaller |
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَmake smaller! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِmake smaller! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوmake smaller! (to several people) |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
بَصَغَّر الصُّوَر قَبْل مَا أَبْعَتْهَا.
I make the photos smaller before I send them.
التَّرْزِي صَغَّر الفُسْتَان شُوَيَّة.
The tailor made the dress a bit smaller.
هَاصَغَّر الشِّبَّاك عَشَان الشَّمْس.
I'll make the window smaller because of the sun.
مُمْكِن تِصَغَّر الخَطّ شُوَيَّة?
Can you make the writing a bit smaller?
صَغَّر التَّرَابِيزَة عَشَان تِعَدِّي مِن البَاب.
Make the table smaller so it goes through the door.
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.