Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI stand | ||
| إِنْتَyou stand (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou stand (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe stands | ||
| هِيَّshe stands | ||
| إِحْنَاwe stand | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all stand | ||
| هُمَّthey stand |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
وِقِف
to stand, to stop
- #75 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: وَاقِف
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI stood | ||
| إِنْتَyou stood (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou stood (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe stood | ||
| هِيَّshe stood | ||
| إِحْنَاwe stood | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all stood | ||
| هُمَّthey stood |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will stand | ||
| إِنْتَyou will stand (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will stand (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will stand | ||
| هِيَّshe will stand | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will stand | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will stand | ||
| هُمَّthey will stand |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I stand | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you stand (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you stand (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he stands | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she stands | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we stand | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all stand | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they stand |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَstand! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِstand! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوstand! (to several people) |
How to use وِقِف
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
الأُوتُوبِيس بِيُقَف قُدَّام المَدْرَسَة.
The bus stops in front of the school.
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Past
وِقِفْت فِي الطَّابُور سَاعَة.
I stood in the queue for an hour.
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Future
هَاقَف جَنْب البَاب وَأَسْتَنَّاك.
I'll stand next to the door and wait for you.
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After want, must and can
مُمْكِن تُقَف هِنَا, لَوْ سَمَحْت?
Can you stop here, please?
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Commands
اُقَف عَنْد المَحَطَّة, يَا أُسْطَى.
Stop at the station, driver.
Good to know
- The present starts with a u: بِيُقَف, it stops; وَاقِف is the state: أَنَا وَاقِف هِنَا, I'm standing here.
Where you hear وِقِف
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1
- الأُوتُوبِيس بِيُقَف قُدَّام المَتْحَف. The bus stops in front of the museum.
- وِقِفْت عَنْد البَاب سَاعَة. I stood at the gate for an hour.
- هَاقَف جَنْب البَاب. I'll stand next to the door.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2
- الأُوتُوبِيس بِيُقَف قُدَّام المَتْحَف. The bus stops in front of the museum.
- وِقِفْت عَنْد البَاب سَاعَة. I stood at the gate for an hour.
- هَاقَف جَنْب البَاب. I'll stand next to the door.
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Mona at the Table
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Intermediate Level 1 · كَرِيم وَاقِف بِالعِيش مِن عَشَر دَقَايِق.
The Lights Go Out
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Intermediate Level 1 · مَصْر مَبِتُقَفْش, وَلاَ حَتَّى فِي الضَّلْمَة.
The Cancelled Evening
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Intermediate Level 2 · حَقَّك عَلَيَّ, الأُوتُوبِيس وَاقِف. · أَنَا وَاقْفَة فِي الزَّحْمَة.
The procession
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Advanced Level 1 · اُقَفُو وِالمُغَنِّي بِيغَنِّي.
Two Hours and a Half
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Advanced Level 3 · أَوَّل مَا يِقِف فِي طَنْطَا, حَلاَوَة طَنْطَا!
The More You Walk
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Advanced Level 3 · القَلْعَة وَاقْفَة مَكَان الفَنَار.
The lift and the bride
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Fluency Level 2 · وَاقِف تَانِي, زَيّ يُوم العَرُوسَة.
On the stairs
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Fluency Level 3 · عَشَان مَا أَقِفْش فِي الطَّابُور تَانِي.
The Speech on Paper
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Fluency Level 3 · بِالمَصْرِي, البِيت قَدِيم وِوَاقِف.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.