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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

وَدَّع

to say goodbye

  • #414 most used
  • Regular verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

Commands

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

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَsay goodbye! (to a man)
إِنْتِsay goodbye! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوsay goodbye! (to several people)

How to use وَدَّع

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

  1. Present

    بَوَدَّع تِيتَة كُلّ مَرَّة وِأَنَا بَعَيَّط.

    Every time I say goodbye to Grandma, I cry.

  2. Past

    وَدَّعْنَا لِيُو فِي المَطَار.

    We said goodbye to Leo at the airport.

  3. Future

    هَاوَدَّع الجِيرَان قَبْل مَا نِنْقِل.

    I'll say goodbye to the neighbours before we move.

  4. After want, must and can

    عَايِز أَوَدَّع كُلّ النَّاس قَبْل السَّفَر.

    I want to say goodbye to everyone before the trip.

  5. Commands

    وَدَّع أَصْحَابَك, القَطْر جَايّ.

    Say goodbye to your friends, the train is coming.

Good to know

  • وَدَّع takes the person directly: وَدَّعْت صَاحْبِي, I said goodbye to my friend.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.