Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI insist | ||
| إِنْتَyou insist (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou insist (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe insists | ||
| هِيَّshe insists | ||
| إِحْنَاwe insist | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all insist | ||
| هُمَّthey insist |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
صَمِّم
to insist
- #365 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI insisted | ||
| إِنْتَyou insisted (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou insisted (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe insisted | ||
| هِيَّshe insisted | ||
| إِحْنَاwe insisted | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all insisted | ||
| هُمَّthey insisted |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will insist | ||
| إِنْتَyou will insist (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will insist (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will insist | ||
| هِيَّshe will insist | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will insist | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will insist | ||
| هُمَّthey will insist |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I insist | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you insist (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you insist (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he insists | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she insists | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we insist | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all insist | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they insist |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَinsist! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِinsist! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوinsist! (to several people) |
How to use صَمِّم
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
تِيتَة بِتِصَمِّم عَلَى العَشَا عَنْدَهَا.
Grandma insists on dinner at her place.
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Past
صَاحِب البِيت صَمِّم عَلَى الدِّهَان الأَبْيَض.
The landlord insisted on the white paint.
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Future
كَرِيم هَيِصَمِّم, أَنَا عَارْفَاه.
Karim will insist, I know him.
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After want, must and can
مِش لاَزِم تِصَمِّم عَلَى كُلّ حَاجَة.
You don't have to insist on everything.
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Commands
مَتِصَمِّمْش, خَلِّيهَا تِخْتَار.
Don't insist, let her choose.
Good to know
- You insist "on" a thing: صَمِّم عَلَى; to insist that is صَمِّم إِنّ.
Where you hear صَمِّم
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2
- صَاحِب البَيْت بِيِصَمِّم عَلَى الدِّهَان. The owner insists on the paint.
- صَمِّم, فَبَعَتُّه لِي. He insisted, so he sent him to me.
- هَيِصَمِّم, أَنَا عَارْفُه. He'll insist, I know him.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.