EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to follow up, to keep an eye on
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المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI follow up | ||
| إِنْتَyou follow up (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou follow up (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe follows up | ||
| هِيَّshe follows up | ||
| إِحْنَاwe follow up | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all follow up | ||
| هُمَّthey follow up |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI followed up | ||
| إِنْتَyou followed up (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou followed up (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe followed up | ||
| هِيَّshe followed up | ||
| إِحْنَاwe followed up | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all followed up | ||
| هُمَّthey followed up |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will follow up | ||
| إِنْتَyou will follow up (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will follow up (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will follow up | ||
| هِيَّshe will follow up | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will follow up | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will follow up | ||
| هُمَّthey will follow up |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I follow up | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you follow up (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you follow up (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he follows up | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she follows up | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we follow up | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all follow up | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they follow up |
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَfollow up! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِfollow up! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوfollow up! (to several people) |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
بَتَابِع الشُّغْل فِي البِيت القَدِيم كُلّ أُسْبُوع.
I follow up the work on the old house every week.
تَابِعْت الأَوْرَاق مَعَ المَكْتَب بِنَفْسِي.
I followed up the papers with the office myself.
الدُّكْتُورَة هَتِتَابِع البِيبِي كُلّ شَهْر.
The doctor will keep an eye on the baby every month.
لاَزِم نِتَابِع مَعَ المُتَرْجِم كُلّ يُوم.
We have to follow up with the translator every day.
تَابِع مَعَ البَوَّاب مَوْضُوع الأَسَانْسِير.
Follow up with the doorman about the elevator.
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.