Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI live | ||
| إِنْتَyou live (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou live (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe lives | ||
| هِيَّshe lives | ||
| إِحْنَاwe live | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all live | ||
| هُمَّthey live |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
سِكِن
to live, to dwell
- #38 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: سَاكِن
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI lived | ||
| إِنْتَyou lived (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou lived (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe lived | ||
| هِيَّshe lived | ||
| إِحْنَاwe lived | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all lived | ||
| هُمَّthey lived |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will live | ||
| إِنْتَyou will live (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will live (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will live | ||
| هِيَّshe will live | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will live | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will live | ||
| هُمَّthey will live |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I live | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you live (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you live (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he lives | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she lives | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we live | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all live | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they live |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَlive! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِlive! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوlive! (to several people) |
How to use سِكِن
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَسْكُن فِي الدُّقِّي جَنْب المِتْرُو.
I live in Dokki, near the metro.
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Past
سِكِنْت فِي إِسْكِنْدِرِيَّة سَنَتِين.
I lived in Alexandria for two years.
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Future
هَاسْكُن مَعَ كَرِيم فِي الشَّقَّة الجِدِيدَة.
I'll live with Karim in the new flat.
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After want, must and can
عَايْزَة أَسْكُن قُرَيِّب مِن مَامَا.
I want to live close to Mum.
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Commands
اِسْكُن هِنَا, المَكَان هَادِي.
Live here, the place is quiet.
Good to know
- For where someone lives now, Egyptians say the participle: أَنَا سَاكِن فِي الدُّقِّي (a woman: سَاكْنَة).
Where you hear سِكِن
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 3
- بَسْكُن فِي الدُّقِّي جَنْب المِتْرُو. I live in Dokki, near the metro.
- سِكِنْت فِي شِيكَاغُو أَرْبَع سِنِين. I lived in Chicago for four years.
- هَاسْكُن فِي مَصْر الجِدِيدَة. I'll live in Heliopolis.
Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 1
- بَسْكُن فِي الدُّقِّي جَنْب المِتْرُو. I live in Dokki, near the metro.
- سِكِنْت فِي شِيكَاغُو أَرْبَع سِنِين. I lived in Chicago for four years.
- هَاسْكُن فِي مَصْر الجِدِيدَة. I'll live in Heliopolis.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.