Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI upset | ||
| إِنْتَyou upset (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou upset (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe upsets | ||
| هِيَّshe upsets | ||
| إِحْنَاwe upset | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all upset | ||
| هُمَّthey upset |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
زَعَّل
to upset
- #332 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI upset | ||
| إِنْتَyou upset (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou upset (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe upset | ||
| هِيَّshe upset | ||
| إِحْنَاwe upset | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all upset | ||
| هُمَّthey upset |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will upset | ||
| إِنْتَyou will upset (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will upset (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will upset | ||
| هِيَّshe will upset | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will upset | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will upset | ||
| هُمَّthey will upset |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I upset | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you upset (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you upset (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he upsets | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she upsets | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we upset | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all upset | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they upset |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَupset! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِupset! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوupset! (to several people) |
How to use زَعَّل
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
الكَلاَم دَه بِيزَعَّل مَامَا.
That kind of talk upsets Mum.
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Past
زَعَّلْت صَاحْبِي مِن غِير قَصْد.
I upset my friend without meaning to.
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Future
لَوْ مَجِيتْش, هَتْزَعَّل تِيتَة.
If you don't come, you'll upset Grandma.
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After want, must and can
مِش عَايِز أَزَعَّل حَدّ النَّهَارْدَه.
I don't want to upset anyone today.
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Commands
مَتْزَعَّلْهَاش, هِيَّ تَعْبَانَة النَّهَارْدَه.
Don't upset her, she's tired today.
Good to know
- زَعَّل is to upset someone; زِعِل is to get upset, and زَعْلاَن is the person who is upset.
Where you hear زَعَّل
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 1
- الكَلاَم دَه بِيزَعَّل سَلْمَى. That kind of talk upsets Salma.
- هُوَّ مَا زَعَّلْنِيش, أَنَا تَعْبَانَة بَس. He didn't upset me, I'm just tired.
- مِش هَازَعَّلْهَا أَبَداً, يَا تِيتَة. I'll never upset her, Grandma.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.