Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI oil | ||
| إِنْتَyou oil (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou oil (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe oils | ||
| هِيَّshe oils | ||
| إِحْنَاwe oil | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all oil | ||
| هُمَّthey oil |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
زَيَّت
to oil
- #498 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI oiled | ||
| إِنْتَyou oiled (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou oiled (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe oiled | ||
| هِيَّshe oiled | ||
| إِحْنَاwe oiled | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all oiled | ||
| هُمَّthey oiled |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will oil | ||
| إِنْتَyou will oil (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will oil (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will oil | ||
| هِيَّshe will oil | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will oil | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will oil | ||
| هُمَّthey will oil |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I oil | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you oil (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you oil (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he oils | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she oils | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we oil | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all oil | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they oil |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَoil! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِoil! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوoil! (to several people) |
How to use زَيَّت
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَزَيِّت العَجَلَة كُلّ شَهْر.
I oil the bicycle every month.
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Past
زَيَّتّ المُوتُور قَبْل السَّفَر.
I oiled the engine before the trip.
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Future
هَازَيِّت الشِّبَّاك عَشَان يِفْتَح.
I'll oil the window so it opens.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم تِزَيِّت البَاب, صُوتُه عَالِي.
You have to oil the door, it's loud.
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Commands
زَيِّت المَكَنَة قَبْل مَا تِشَغَّلْهَا.
Oil the machine before you start it.
Where you hear زَيَّت
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 1
- بَازَيِّت الشِّيش كُلّ رَبِيع. I oil the shutters every spring.
- زَيَّتّ بَاب البَلَكُونَة الصُّبْح. I oiled the balcony door this morning.
- هَنْزَيِّت الشِّيش سَوَا يُوم الجُمْعَة. We'll oil the shutters together on Friday.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.