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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

وَدَّى

to take someone somewhere, to send

  • #127 most used
  • Irregular verb

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

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

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI take someone somewhere
إِنْتَyou take someone somewhere (to a man)
إِنْتِyou take someone somewhere (to a woman)
هُوَّhe takes someone somewhere
هِيَّshe takes someone somewhere
إِحْنَاwe take someone somewhere
إِنْتُوyou all take someone somewhere
هُمَّthey take someone somewhere

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

Commands

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

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَtake someone somewhere! (to a man)
إِنْتِtake someone somewhere! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوtake someone somewhere! (to several people)

How to use وَدَّى

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

  1. Present

    بَوَدِّي الوِلاَد المَدْرَسَة كُلّ يُوم الصُّبْح.

    I take the kids to school every morning.

  2. Past

    وَدِّيت الهُدُوم لِلمَكْوَجِي الصُّبْح.

    I took the clothes to the ironing man this morning.

  3. Future

    هَاوَدِّي تِيتَة عَنْد الدُّكْتُور بُكْرَة.

    I'll take Grandma to the doctor tomorrow.

  4. After want, must and can

    مُمْكِن تِوَدِّينِي المَحَطَّة بِالعَرَبِيَّة?

    Can you drive me to the station?

  5. Commands

    وَدِّي الشَّنْطَة دِي لِمَدَام نَادْيَة.

    Take this bag to Madame Nadia.

Good to know

  • وَدَّى is to take someone or something to a place; جَاب is to bring it back.

Where you hear وَدَّى

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

Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 2

  • بَوَدِّي لَيْلَى الحَضَانَة الصُّبْح. I take Layla to nursery in the morning.
  • وَدِّيت تِيتَة المُسْتَشْفَى بِالعَرَبِيَّة. I took Grandma to the hospital by car.
  • هَاوَدِّي الرُّسُومَات لِلوَرْشَة بُكْرَة. I'll take the drawings to the workshop tomorrow.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.