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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

وَجَع

to hurt, to ache (something hurts someone)

  • #166 most used
  • Regular verb
  • Active participle: وَاجِع

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

How to use وَجَع

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

  1. Present

    رَاسِي بِيِوْجَعْنِي مِن الحَرّ.

    My head hurts from the heat.

  2. Past

    بَطْنِي وَجَعِتْنِي بَعْد العَشَا.

    My stomach hurt after dinner.

  3. Future

    رِجْلَك هَتِوْجَعَك بُكْرَة, مِشِينَا كِتِير.

    Your leg will hurt tomorrow, we walked a lot.

  4. After want, must and can

    مِش عَايْزَة رِجْلِي تِوْجَعْنِي تَانِي.

    I don't want my leg to hurt again.

Good to know

  • The thing that hurts is the subject and you are the object: رَاسِي بِيِوْجَعْنِي, my head hurts me; a feminine word takes the she-form, بَطْنِي بِتِوْجَعْنِي.

Where you hear وَجَع

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

Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 1

  • رَاسِي بِتِوْجَعْنِي مِن الزَّحْمَة. My head hurts from the traffic.
  • بَطْنِي وَجَعِتْنِي بَعْد الكُشَرِي. My stomach hurt after the koshary.
  • زُورَك هَيِوْجَعَك شُوَيَّة بُكْرَة. Your throat will hurt a little tomorrow.

Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 2

  • رَاسِي بِتِوْجَعْنِي مِن الزَّحْمَة. My head hurts from the traffic.
  • بَطْنِي وَجَعِتْنِي بَعْد الكُشَرِي. My stomach hurt after the koshary.
  • زُورَك هَيِوْجَعَك شُوَيَّة بُكْرَة. Your throat will hurt a little tomorrow.

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