Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI light | ||
| إِنْتَyou light (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou light (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe lights | ||
| هِيَّshe lights | ||
| إِحْنَاwe light | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all light | ||
| هُمَّthey light |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
وَلَّع
to light
- #249 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI lit | ||
| إِنْتَyou lit (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou lit (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe lit | ||
| هِيَّshe lit | ||
| إِحْنَاwe lit | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all lit | ||
| هُمَّthey lit |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will light | ||
| إِنْتَyou will light (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will light (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will light | ||
| هِيَّshe will light | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will light | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will light | ||
| هُمَّthey will light |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I light | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you light (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you light (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he lights | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she lights | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we light | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all light | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they light |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَlight! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِlight! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوlight! (to several people) |
How to use وَلَّع
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَوَلَّع الفَانُوس فِي البَلَكُونَة كُلّ لِيلَة.
I light the lantern on the balcony every night.
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Past
وَلَّعْت الشَّمْع وِقَفَلْت النُّور.
I lit the candles and turned off the light.
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Future
هَنِوَلَّع النَّار وِنِشْوِي الذُّرَة.
We'll light the fire and grill the corn.
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After want, must and can
مُمْكِن تِوَلَّع النُّور, مِش شَايْفَة حَاجَة?
Can you turn on the light, I can't see anything?
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Commands
وَلَّعِي الشَّمْعَة, يَا سَلْمَى, الكَهْرَبَا قَطَعِت.
Light the candle, Salma, the power went out.
Good to know
- وَلَّع lights a candle, a stove or the light (وَلَّع النُّور); on its own, البِيت وَلَّع means the house caught fire.
Where you hear وَلَّع
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 3
- بَاوَلَّع الشَّمْع كُلّ لِيلَة فِي رَمَضَان. I light the candles every night in Ramadan.
- وَلَّعْت سَبَع شَمْعَات لِلَيْلَى. I lit seven candles for Layla.
- هَاوَلَّع النُّور, الأُوضَة ضَلْمَة. I'll turn on the light, the room is dark.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.