Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI add | ||
| إِنْتَyou add (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou add (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe adds | ||
| هِيَّshe adds | ||
| إِحْنَاwe add | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all add | ||
| هُمَّthey add |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
زَوِّد
to add, to increase
- #155 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI added | ||
| إِنْتَyou added (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou added (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe added | ||
| هِيَّshe added | ||
| إِحْنَاwe added | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all added | ||
| هُمَّthey added |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will add | ||
| إِنْتَyou will add (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will add (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will add | ||
| هِيَّshe will add | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will add | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will add | ||
| هُمَّthey will add |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I add | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you add (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you add (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he adds | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she adds | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we add | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all add | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they add |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَadd! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِadd! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوadd! (to several people) |
How to use زَوِّد
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَزَوِّد سُكَّر كِتِير فِي الشَّاي.
I add a lot of sugar to my tea.
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Past
زَوِّدْت المَيَّة فِي الشُّرْبَة, كَانِت مَالْحَة.
I added water to the soup, it was salty.
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Future
صَاحِب البِيت هَيْزَوِّد الإِيجَار السَّنَة الجَايَّة.
The landlord will raise the rent next year.
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After want, must and can
مُمْكِن تِزَوِّد الصُّوت شُوَيَّة?
Can you turn the sound up a little?
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Commands
زَوِّدِي لِي شُوَيَّة رُزّ, يَا تِيتَة.
Give me a bit more rice, Grandma.
Good to know
- زَوِّد is to add more of something: زَوِّد شُوَيَّة مَيَّة, add a little water; a shopkeeper who زَوِّد السِّعْر put the price up.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.