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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

طَبَع

to print

  • #203 most used
  • Regular verb
  • Active participle: طَابِع

Conjugation

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Present

المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI print
إِنْتَyou print (to a man)
إِنْتِyou print (to a woman)
هُوَّhe prints
هِيَّshe prints
إِحْنَاwe print
إِنْتُوyou all print
هُمَّthey print

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI printed
إِنْتَyou printed (to a man)
إِنْتِyou printed (to a woman)
هُوَّhe printed
هِيَّshe printed
إِحْنَاwe printed
إِنْتُوyou all printed
هُمَّthey printed

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI will print
إِنْتَyou will print (to a man)
إِنْتِyou will print (to a woman)
هُوَّhe will print
هِيَّshe will print
إِحْنَاwe will print
إِنْتُوyou all will print
هُمَّthey will print

After want, must and can

المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَا(that) I print
إِنْتَ(that) you print (to a man)
إِنْتِ(that) you print (to a woman)
هُوَّ(that) he prints
هِيَّ(that) she prints
إِحْنَا(that) we print
إِنْتُو(that) you all print
هُمَّ(that) they print

Commands

الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَprint! (to a man)
إِنْتِprint! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوprint! (to several people)

How to use طَبَع

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    بَطْبَع الصُّوَر فِي مَحَلّ جَنْب البِيت.

    I print the photos at a shop next to the house.

  2. Past

    طَبَعْت العَقْد مَرَّتَيْن فِي الشُّغْل.

    I printed the contract twice at work.

  3. Future

    هَنِطْبَع كُرُوت الفَرَح الأُسْبُوع الجَايّ.

    We'll print the wedding invitations next week.

  4. After want, must and can

    لاَزِم أَطْبَع التَّذْكَرَة قَبْل السَّفَر.

    I have to print the ticket before the trip.

  5. Commands

    اِطْبَع الوَرَقَة دِي, لَوْ سَمَحْت.

    Print this paper, please.

Where you hear طَبَع

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 1

  • بَاطْبَع الجَوَابَات كُلّ يُوم. I print the letters every day.
  • طَبَعْت الرَّسْم مَرَّتَيْن. I printed the drawing twice.
  • هَاطْبَع لَك الصُّورَة. I'll print the photo for you.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.