Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI widen | ||
| إِنْتَyou widen (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou widen (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe widens | ||
| هِيَّshe widens | ||
| إِحْنَاwe widen | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all widen | ||
| هُمَّthey widen |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
وَسَّع
to widen, to make room
- #484 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI widened | ||
| إِنْتَyou widened (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou widened (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe widened | ||
| هِيَّshe widened | ||
| إِحْنَاwe widened | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all widened | ||
| هُمَّthey widened |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will widen | ||
| إِنْتَyou will widen (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will widen (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will widen | ||
| هِيَّshe will widen | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will widen | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will widen | ||
| هُمَّthey will widen |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I widen | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you widen (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you widen (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he widens | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she widens | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we widen | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all widen | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they widen |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَwiden! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِwiden! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوwiden! (to several people) |
How to use وَسَّع
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
النَّاس بِتْوَسَّع لِلعَرَبِيَّة فِي الحَارَة.
People make way for the car in the alley.
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Past
وَسَّعْنَا لِتِيتَة عَلَى الكَنَبَة عَشَان تُقْعُد.
We made room for Grandma on the sofa so she could sit.
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Future
هَيْوَسَّعُوا الشَّارِع دَه السَّنَة الجَايَّة.
They'll widen this street next year.
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After want, must and can
مُمْكِن تِوَسَّع لِي شُوَيَّة, لَوْ سَمَحْت?
Can you make a little room for me, please?
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Commands
وَسَّعُوا, لَوْ سَمَحْتُوا, العَرَبِيَّة جَايَّة.
Make way, please, the car is coming.
Good to know
- وَسَّع! on its own is make way, let me through; وَسَّع لِحَدّ is to make room for someone.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.