Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI think | ||
| إِنْتَyou think (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou think (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe thinks | ||
| هِيَّshe thinks | ||
| إِحْنَاwe think | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all think | ||
| هُمَّthey think |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
ظَنّ
to think, to suppose
- #98 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: ظَانِن
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI thought | ||
| إِنْتَyou thought (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou thought (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe thought | ||
| هِيَّshe thought | ||
| إِحْنَاwe thought | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all thought | ||
| هُمَّthey thought |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will think | ||
| إِنْتَyou will think (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will think (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will think | ||
| هِيَّshe will think | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will think | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will think | ||
| هُمَّthey will think |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I think | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you think (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you think (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he thinks | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she thinks | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we think | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all think | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they think |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَthink! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِthink! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوthink! (to several people) |
How to use ظَنّ
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
-
Present
بَظُنّ إِنّ المَتْحَف مَقْفُول يَوْم الاِتْنِين.
I think the museum is closed on Monday.
-
Past
ظَنِّيت إِنَّك مِش جَايّ النَّهَارْدَه.
I thought you weren't coming today.
-
Future
النَّاس هَتِظُنّ إِنِّي مَصْرِي بَعْد سَنَة.
People will think I'm Egyptian in a year.
-
After want, must and can
مِش عَايْزَة أَظُنّ حَاجَة وِحْشَة فِي حَدّ.
I don't want to think badly of anyone.
-
Commands
مَتِظُنِّش إِنِّي نِسِيت المَعَاد.
Don't think I forgot the appointment.
Good to know
- "أَظُنّ" is I suppose, a guess you are not sure of; for an opinion you hold, Egyptians say "أَفْتِكِر", I think.
Where you hear ظَنّ
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 3
- بَظُنّ إِنّ الهَوَا كْوَيِّس. I think the wind is good.
- ظَنّ إِنَّك مَصْرِي. He thought you were Egyptian.
- هَتْظُنّ إِنِّي نِسِيت. You will think I forgot.
Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 1
- بَظُنّ إِنّ الهَوَا كْوَيِّس. I think the wind is good.
- ظَنّ إِنَّك مَصْرِي. He thought you were Egyptian.
- هَتْظُنّ إِنِّي نِسِيت. You will think I forgot.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.