EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to light up, to come on
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المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI light up | ||
| إِنْتَyou light up (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou light up (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe lights up | ||
| هِيَّshe lights up | ||
| إِحْنَاwe light up | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all light up | ||
| هُمَّthey light up |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI lit up | ||
| إِنْتَyou lit up (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou lit up (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe lit up | ||
| هِيَّshe lit up | ||
| إِحْنَاwe lit up | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all lit up | ||
| هُمَّthey lit up |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will light up | ||
| إِنْتَyou will light up (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will light up (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will light up | ||
| هِيَّshe will light up | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will light up | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will light up | ||
| هُمَّthey will light up |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I light up | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you light up (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you light up (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he lights up | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she lights up | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we light up | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all light up | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they light up |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
اللَّمْبَة بِتِوْلَع لِوَحْدَهَا بِاللِّيل.
The light comes on by itself at night.
لَمْبِة المُوتُور وَلَعِت تَانِي.
The engine light came on again.
النُّور هَيِوْلَع بَعْد شُوَيَّة.
The light will come on in a little while.
لاَزِم اللَّمْبَة تِوْلَع لَمَّا تِفْتَح البَاب.
The light has to come on when you open the door.
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.