Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI push | ||
| إِنْتَyou push (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou push (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe pushes | ||
| هِيَّshe pushes | ||
| إِحْنَاwe push | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all push | ||
| هُمَّthey push |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
زَقّ
to push
- #217 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: زَاقِق
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI pushed | ||
| إِنْتَyou pushed (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou pushed (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe pushed | ||
| هِيَّshe pushed | ||
| إِحْنَاwe pushed | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all pushed | ||
| هُمَّthey pushed |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will push | ||
| إِنْتَyou will push (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will push (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will push | ||
| هِيَّshe will push | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will push | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will push | ||
| هُمَّthey will push |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I push | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you push (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you push (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he pushes | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she pushes | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we push | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all push | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they push |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَpush! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِpush! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوpush! (to several people) |
How to use زَقّ
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
النَّاس بِتْزُقّ فِي المِتْرُو السَّاعَة تَمَانْيَة.
People push on the metro at eight.
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Past
زَقِّيت البَاب بِكُلّ قُوَّتِي وِمَفَتَحْش.
I pushed the door with all my strength and it didn't open.
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Future
هَنْزُقّ العَرَبِيَّة لِحَدّ البَنْزِينَة.
We'll push the car to the petrol station.
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After want, must and can
مِش لاَزِم تِزُقّ, الكُلّ هَيِرْكَب.
You don't have to push, everyone will get on.
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Commands
مَتْزُقِّش, يَا عَمّ, فِيه عِيَال!
Don't push, mister, there are children!
Good to know
- زَقّ is a push with the body, a door, a car or a person in a crowd; مَتْزُقِّش, don't push, is heard on every crowded bus.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.