Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI trust | ||
| إِنْتَyou trust (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou trust (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe trusts | ||
| هِيَّshe trusts | ||
| إِحْنَاwe trust | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all trust | ||
| هُمَّthey trust |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
وِثِق
to trust
- #322 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: وَاثِق
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI trusted | ||
| إِنْتَyou trusted (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou trusted (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe trusted | ||
| هِيَّshe trusted | ||
| إِحْنَاwe trusted | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all trusted | ||
| هُمَّthey trusted |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will trust | ||
| إِنْتَyou will trust (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will trust (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will trust | ||
| هِيَّshe will trust | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will trust | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will trust | ||
| هُمَّthey will trust |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I trust | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you trust (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you trust (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he trusts | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she trusts | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we trust | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all trust | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they trust |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَtrust! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِtrust! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوtrust! (to several people) |
How to use وِثِق
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَوْثَق فِي كَرِيم أَكْتَر مِن أَيّ حَدّ.
I trust Karim more than anyone.
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Past
وِثِقْت فِي البَيَّاع وِمَبَصِّيتِش عَلَى الحَاجَة.
I trusted the vendor and didn't look at the goods.
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Future
مِش هَاوْثَق فِي حَدّ بِسُرْعَة تَانِي.
I won't trust anyone quickly again.
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After want, must and can
عَايِز أَوْثَق فِيك, بَسّ مَتِكْدِبْش عَلَيَّ.
I want to trust you, but don't lie to me.
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Commands
اِوْثَق فِي نَفْسَك, إِنْتَ تِقْدَر.
Trust yourself, you can do it.
Good to know
- Egyptians mostly say the participle, أَنَا وَاثِق فِيك, I trust you; the verb goes with فِي too, وِثِق فِي.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.