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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

تَمَّم

to complete

  • #421 most used
  • Regular verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

Commands

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

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَcomplete! (to a man)
إِنْتِcomplete! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوcomplete! (to several people)

How to use تَمَّم

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

  1. Present

    بَاتَمَّم الوَرَق قَبْل مَا أَمْشِي.

    I complete the paperwork before I leave.

  2. Past

    تَمِّمْت الحَجْز وِدَفَعْت.

    I completed the booking and paid.

  3. Future

    هَاتَمَّم الرَّسْم بُكْرَه الصُّبْح.

    I'll complete the drawing tomorrow morning.

  4. After want, must and can

    لاَزِم نِتَمَّم الاِتِّفَاق مَعَ صَاحِب البِيت.

    We have to complete the agreement with the landlord.

  5. Commands

    تَمَّم عَلَى الوِلاَد قَبْل مَا تِنَام.

    Check on the kids before you sleep.

Good to know

  • تَمَّم عَلَى is to check on someone or something: تَمَّم عَلَى الوِلاَد.

Where you hear تَمَّم

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Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2

  • رَبِّنَا بِيِتَمِّم كُلّ حَاجَة بِخِير. Our Lord completes everything well.
  • تَمِّمْنَا العَقْد يَوْم الجُمْعَة. We completed the contract on Friday.
  • هَاتَمِّم الشُّغْل قَبْل الشِّتَا. I'll finish the work before the winter.

Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 1

  • رَبِّنَا بِيِتَمِّم كُلّ حَاجَة بِخِير. Our Lord completes everything well.
  • تَمِّمْنَا العَقْد يَوْم الجُمْعَة. We completed the contract on Friday.
  • هَاتَمِّم الشُّغْل قَبْل الشِّتَا. I'll finish the work before the winter.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.