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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

زِعِل

to be upset

  • #80 most used
  • Regular verb
  • Active participle: زَعْلاَن

Conjugation

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Present

المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI am upset
إِنْتَyou are upset (to a man)
إِنْتِyou are upset (to a woman)
هُوَّhe is upset
هِيَّshe is upset
إِحْنَاwe are upset
إِنْتُوyou all are upset
هُمَّthey are upset

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI was upset
إِنْتَyou were upset (to a man)
إِنْتِyou were upset (to a woman)
هُوَّhe was upset
هِيَّshe was upset
إِحْنَاwe were upset
إِنْتُوyou all were upset
هُمَّthey were upset

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI will be upset
إِنْتَyou will be upset (to a man)
إِنْتِyou will be upset (to a woman)
هُوَّhe will be upset
هِيَّshe will be upset
إِحْنَاwe will be upset
إِنْتُوyou all will be upset
هُمَّthey will be upset

After want, must and can

المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَا(that) I am upset
إِنْتَ(that) you are upset (to a man)
إِنْتِ(that) you are upset (to a woman)
هُوَّ(that) he is upset
هِيَّ(that) she is upset
إِحْنَا(that) we are upset
إِنْتُو(that) you all are upset
هُمَّ(that) they are upset

Commands

الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَbe upset! (to a man)
إِنْتِbe upset! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوbe upset! (to several people)

How to use زِعِل

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    مَامَا بِتِزْعَل لَمَّا مَبَكَلِّمْهَاش.

    Mum gets upset when I don't call her.

  2. Past

    زِعِلْت لَمَّا كَرِيم نِسِي عِيد مِيلاَدِي.

    I was upset when Karim forgot my birthday.

  3. Future

    تِيتَة هَتِزْعَل لَوْ مَرُحْنَاش.

    Grandma will be upset if we don't go.

  4. After want, must and can

    مِش عَايْزَة أَزْعَل مِنِّك.

    I don't want to be upset with you.

  5. Commands

    مَتِزْعَلِيش, هَاجِي بُكْرَه.

    Don't be upset, I'll come tomorrow.

Good to know

  • زِعِل مِن حَدّ is to be upset with someone; زَعْلاَن, the adjective, is how you say you are upset right now.

Where you hear زِعِل

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2

  • مَبَازْعَلْش مِن الزَّحْمَة. I don't get upset about the traffic.
  • زِعِلْت عَلَى الحَفْلَة. I was upset about the concert.
  • كَرِيم مِش هَيِزْعَل. Karim won't be upset.

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