EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to be right, to be done (of a custom)
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المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI am right | ||
| إِنْتَyou are right (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou are right (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe is right | ||
| هِيَّshe is right | ||
| إِحْنَاwe are right | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all are right | ||
| هُمَّthey are right |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI was right | ||
| إِنْتَyou were right (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou were right (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe was right | ||
| هِيَّshe was right | ||
| إِحْنَاwe were right | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all were right | ||
| هُمَّthey were right |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will be right | ||
| إِنْتَyou will be right (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will be right (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will be right | ||
| هِيَّshe will be right | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will be right | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will be right | ||
| هُمَّthey will be right |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I am right | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you are right (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you are right (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he is right | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she is right | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we are right | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all are right | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they are right |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
كَلاَم تِيتَة بِيِصَحّ دَايْماً فِي الآخِر.
Grandma's words always turn out right in the end.
الحِسَاب صَحّ مِن أَوِّل مَرَّة.
The sum came out right the first time.
الاِسْم هَيِصَحّ لَمَّا نِكْتِبُه بِالعَرَبِي.
The name will come out right when we write it in Arabic.
مَيِصَحِّش نِرُوح الفَرَح مِن غِير هِدِيَّة.
It isn't done to go to the wedding without a present.
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.