EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to take long, to keep someone long
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 take long | ||
| إِنْتَyou take long (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou take long (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe takes long | ||
| هِيَّshe takes long | ||
| إِحْنَاwe take long | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all take long | ||
| هُمَّthey take long |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI took long | ||
| إِنْتَyou took long (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou took long (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe took long | ||
| هِيَّshe took long | ||
| إِحْنَاwe took long | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all took long | ||
| هُمَّthey took long |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will take long | ||
| إِنْتَyou will take long (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will take long (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will take long | ||
| هِيَّshe will take long | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will take long | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will take long | ||
| هُمَّthey will take long |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I take long | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you take long (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you take long (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he takes long | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she takes long | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we take long | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all take long | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they take long |
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَtake long! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِtake long! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوtake long! (to several people) |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
الدُّكْتُور بِيطَوِّل مَعَ كُلّ مَرِيض.
The doctor takes his time with every patient.
طَوِّلْت فِي السُّوق وِالأَكْل بَرَد.
I took too long at the market and the food went cold.
هَاطَوِّل شُوَيَّة فِي الشُّغْل النَّهَارْدَه.
I'll be a while at work today.
مِش عَايِز أَطَوِّل عَلِيكُو, تِصْبَحُوا عَلَى خِير.
I don't want to keep you long, good night.
طَوِّل بَالَك, الأُوتُوبِيس جَايّ.
Be patient, the bus is coming.
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.