Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI order | ||
| إِنْتَyou order (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou order (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe orders | ||
| هِيَّshe orders | ||
| إِحْنَاwe order | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all order | ||
| هُمَّthey order |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
وَصَّى
to order (food), to recommend
- #470 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI ordered | ||
| إِنْتَyou ordered (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou ordered (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe ordered | ||
| هِيَّshe ordered | ||
| إِحْنَاwe ordered | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all ordered | ||
| هُمَّthey ordered |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will order | ||
| إِنْتَyou will order (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will order (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will order | ||
| هِيَّshe will order | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will order | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will order | ||
| هُمَّthey will order |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I order | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you order (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you order (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he orders | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she orders | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we order | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all order | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they order |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَorder! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِorder! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوorder! (to several people) |
How to use وَصَّى
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَوَصِّي عَلَى الفِطَار مِن المَحَلّ تَحْت.
I order breakfast from the shop downstairs.
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Past
وَصِّيت عَلَى كُشَرِي لِكُلّ النَّاس.
I ordered koshary for everyone.
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Future
هَاوَصِّي عَلَى العَشَا قَبْل مَا تِرْجَع.
I'll order dinner before you get back.
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After want, must and can
عَايِز أَوَصِّي عَلَى حَمَام مَحْشِي لِلعَشَا.
I want to order stuffed pigeon for dinner.
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Commands
وَصِّي عَلَى شَاي لِلكُلّ, يَا كَرِيم.
Order tea for everyone, Karim.
Good to know
- وَصَّى عَلَى is to order food or to put in a word for something: وَصِّينَا عَلَى كُشَرِي; وَصَّى حَدّ عَلَى حَاجَة is to ask someone to see to something.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.