EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to look like, to resemble
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المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI look like | ||
| إِنْتَyou look like (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou look like (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe looks like | ||
| هِيَّshe looks like | ||
| إِحْنَاwe look like | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all look like | ||
| هُمَّthey look like |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI looked like | ||
| إِنْتَyou looked like (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou looked like (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe looked like | ||
| هِيَّshe looked like | ||
| إِحْنَاwe looked like | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all looked like | ||
| هُمَّthey looked like |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will look like | ||
| إِنْتَyou will look like (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will look like (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will look like | ||
| هِيَّshe will look like | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will look like | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will look like | ||
| هُمَّthey will look like |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I look like | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you look like (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you look like (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he looks like | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she looks like | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we look like | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all look like | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they look like |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
كَرِيم بِيِشْبِه عَمّ مَحْمُود كِتِير.
Karim looks a lot like Uncle Mahmoud.
البِنْت شَبَهِت مَامِتْهَا وِهِيَّ صُغَيَّرَة.
The girl looked like her mother when she was little.
الوَلَد هَيِشْبِه أَبُوه لَمَّا يِكْبَر.
The boy will look like his father when he grows up.
مِش لاَزِم البِيت يِشْبِه بِيت الجِيرَان.
The house doesn't have to look like the neighbours'.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.