EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to be safe, to be well (bless your hands is may your hands be safe)
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 am safe | ||
| إِنْتَyou are safe (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou are safe (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe is safe | ||
| هِيَّshe is safe | ||
| إِحْنَاwe are safe | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all are safe | ||
| هُمَّthey are safe |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI was safe | ||
| إِنْتَyou were safe (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou were safe (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe was safe | ||
| هِيَّshe was safe | ||
| إِحْنَاwe were safe | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all were safe | ||
| هُمَّthey were safe |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will be safe | ||
| إِنْتَyou will be safe (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will be safe (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will be safe | ||
| هِيَّshe will be safe | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will be safe | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will be safe | ||
| هُمَّthey will be safe |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I am safe | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you are safe (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you are safe (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he is safe | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she is safe | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we are safe | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all are safe | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they are safe |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
اللِّي بِيِسْمَع كَلاَم تِيتَة بِيِسْلَم.
Whoever listens to Grandma stays out of trouble.
الحَمْدُ لِله, كُلّ النَّاس سِلْمِت.
Thank God, everyone came out safe.
هَتِسْلَم إِنْ شَاء الله, مَتِقْلَقْش.
You'll be fine, God willing, don't worry.
تِسْلَم إِيدِيكِي, يَا تِيتَة, الأَكْل حِلْو!
Bless your hands, Grandma, the food is delicious!
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.