EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to promise
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المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI promise | ||
| إِنْتَyou promise (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou promise (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe promises | ||
| هِيَّshe promises | ||
| إِحْنَاwe promise | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all promise | ||
| هُمَّthey promise |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI promised | ||
| إِنْتَyou promised (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou promised (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe promised | ||
| هِيَّshe promised | ||
| إِحْنَاwe promised | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all promised | ||
| هُمَّthey promised |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will promise | ||
| إِنْتَyou will promise (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will promise (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will promise | ||
| هِيَّshe will promise | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will promise | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will promise | ||
| هُمَّthey will promise |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I promise | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you promise (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you promise (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he promises | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she promises | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we promise | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all promise | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they promise |
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَpromise! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِpromise! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوpromise! (to several people) |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
بَوْعِد تِيتَة إِنِّي أَزُورْهَا كُلّ جُمْعَة.
I promise Grandma that I'll visit her every Friday.
وَعَدْت مَامَا إِنِّي أَرْجَع بَدْرِي.
I promised Mum I'd come back early.
مِش هَاوْعِدَك بِحَاجَة كِبِيرَة, يَا كَرِيم.
I won't promise you anything big, Karim.
مُمْكِن تِوْعِدْنِي إِنَّك تِكَلِّمْنِي كُلّ يُوم?
Can you promise me you'll call me every day?
اِوْعِدْنِي إِنَّك هَتِيجِي الفَرَح, يَا كَرِيم.
Promise me you'll come to the wedding, Karim.
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Intermediate Level 3 · أَوْعِدَك, وَلَا كِلْمَة.
Intermediate Level 3 · الاِتْنِين, أَنَا وَاعِد حَضْرِتَك.
Intermediate Level 3 · السَّقْف أَوَّل, أَنَا وَاعِد حَضْرِتَك.
Advanced Level 1 · وَعَدْت مِن أَوِّل يُوم.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.