Egyptian Arabic verb

aakol

eat

Eight persons. Past, present, future, and unprefixed forms.

Pronunciation

Past

Affirmative and negative forms for completed actions.

PersonAffirmativeNegative

Iana

Affirmative

I ate

Arabicأنا أكلت
With vowelsأَنا أكلت
Francoana akalt
Negative

I did not eat

Arabicأنا مأكلتش
With vowelsأَنا مأكلتش
Francoana makaltish

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You ate

Arabicإنت أكلت
With vowelsإِنْتَ أكلت
Francoenta akalt
Negative

You did not eat

Arabicإنت مأكلتش
With vowelsإِنْتَ مأكلتش
Francoenta makaltish

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You ate

Arabicإنتي أكلتي
With vowelsإِنْتي أكلتي
Francoenti akalti
Negative

You did not eat

Arabicإنتي مأكلتيش
With vowelsإِنْتي مأكلتيش
Francoenti makaltiish

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He ate

Arabicهو أكل
With vowelsهُوَّ أكل
Francohowwa akal
Negative

He did not eat

Arabicهو مأكلش
With vowelsهُوَّ مأكلش
Francohowwa makalsh

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She ate

Arabicهي أكلت
With vowelsهِيَّ أكلت
Francoheyya akalet
Negative

She did not eat

Arabicهي مأكلتش
With vowelsهِيَّ مأكلتش
Francoheyya makaletsh

Wee7na

Affirmative

We ate

Arabicإحنا أكلنا
With vowelsإِحْنا أكلنا
Francoe7na akalna
Negative

We did not eat

Arabicإحنا مأكلناش
With vowelsإِحْنا مأكلناش
Francoe7na makalnaash

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You ate

Arabicإنتو أكلتوا
With vowelsإِنْتو أكلتوا
Francoento akaltu
Negative

You did not eat

Arabicإنتو مأكلتوش
With vowelsإِنْتو مأكلتوش
Francoento makaltoosh

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They ate

Arabicهم أكلوا
With vowelsهُمَّ أكلوا
Francohomma akalu
Negative

They did not eat

Arabicهم مأكلوش
With vowelsهُمَّ مأكلوش
Francohomma makaloosh

Present

Use the situation to distinguish a habit from something happening now.

PersonAffirmativeNegative

Iana

Affirmative

I eat

Arabicأنا باكل
With vowelsأَنا باكل
Francoana baakol
Negative

I do not eat

Arabicأنا ماباكلش
With vowelsأَنا ماباكلش
Francoana mabaakolsh

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You eat

Arabicإنت بتاكل
With vowelsإِنْتَ بتاكل
Francoenta betaakol
Negative

You do not eat

Arabicإنت مابتاكلش
With vowelsإِنْتَ مابتاكلش
Francoenta mabetaakolsh

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You eat

Arabicإنتي بتاكلي
With vowelsإِنْتي بتاكلي
Francoenti betaakoli
Negative

You do not eat

Arabicإنتي مابتاكليش
With vowelsإِنْتي مابتاكليش
Francoenti mabetaakoliish

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He eats

Arabicهو بياكل
With vowelsهُوَّ بياكل
Francohowwa beyaakol
Negative

He does not eat

Arabicهو مابياكلش
With vowelsهُوَّ مابياكلش
Francohowwa mabeyaakolsh

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She eats

Arabicهي بتاكل
With vowelsهِيَّ بتاكل
Francoheyya betaakol
Negative

She does not eat

Arabicهي مابتاكلش
With vowelsهِيَّ مابتاكلش
Francoheyya mabetaakolsh

Wee7na

Affirmative

We eat

Arabicإحنا بناكل
With vowelsإِحْنا بناكل
Francoe7na benaakol
Negative

We do not eat

Arabicإحنا مابناكلش
With vowelsإِحْنا مابناكلش
Francoe7na mabenaakolsh

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You eat

Arabicإنتو بتاكلوا
With vowelsإِنْتو بتاكلوا
Francoento betaakolo
Negative

You do not eat

Arabicإنتو مابتاكلوش
With vowelsإِنْتو مابتاكلوش
Francoento mabetaakoloosh

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They eat

Arabicهم بياكلوا
With vowelsهُمَّ بياكلوا
Francohomma beyaakolo
Negative

They do not eat

Arabicهم مابياكلوش
With vowelsهُمَّ مابياكلوش
Francohomma mabeyaakoloosh

Future

Affirmative and negative forms for future actions.

PersonAffirmativeNegative

Iana

Affirmative

I will eat

Arabicأنا هاكل
With vowelsأَنا هَاكُل
Francoana haakol
Negative

I will not eat

Arabicأنا مش هاكل
With vowelsأَنا مِش هَاكُل
Francoana mesh haakol

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You will eat

Arabicإنت هتاكل
With vowelsإِنْتَ هَتَاكُل
Francoenta hataakol
Negative

You will not eat

Arabicإنت مش هتاكل
With vowelsإِنْتَ مِش هَتَاكُل
Francoenta mesh hataakol

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You will eat

Arabicإنتي هتاكلي
With vowelsإِنْتي هَتَاكُلي
Francoenti hataakoli
Negative

You will not eat

Arabicإنتي مش هتاكلي
With vowelsإِنْتي مِش هَتَاكُلي
Francoenti mesh hataakoli

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He will eat

Arabicهو هياكل
With vowelsهُوَّ هَيَاكُل
Francohowwa hayaakol
Negative

He will not eat

Arabicهو مش هياكل
With vowelsهُوَّ مِش هَيَاكُل
Francohowwa mesh hayaakol

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She will eat

Arabicهي هتاكل
With vowelsهِيَّ هَتَاكُل
Francoheyya hataakol
Negative

She will not eat

Arabicهي مش هتاكل
With vowelsهِيَّ مِش هَتَاكُل
Francoheyya mesh hataakol

Wee7na

Affirmative

We will eat

Arabicإحنا هناكل
With vowelsإِحْنا هَنَاكُل
Francoe7na hanaakol
Negative

We will not eat

Arabicإحنا مش هناكل
With vowelsإِحْنا مِش هَنَاكُل
Francoe7na mesh hanaakol

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You will eat

Arabicإنتو هتاكلوا
With vowelsإِنْتو هَتَاكُلوا
Francoento hataakolo
Negative

You will not eat

Arabicإنتو مش هتاكلوا
With vowelsإِنْتو مِش هَتَاكُلوا
Francoento mesh hataakolo

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They will eat

Arabicهم هياكلوا
With vowelsهُمَّ هَيَاكُلوا
Francohomma hayaakolo
Negative

They will not eat

Arabicهم مش هياكلوا
With vowelsهُمَّ مِش هَيَاكُلوا
Francohomma mesh hayaakolo

Unprefixed forms

These forms occur inside larger expressions. Their English meaning depends on the surrounding sentence.

PersonAffirmative

Iana

Affirmative

I eat

Arabicآكل
Francoaakol

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You eat

Arabicتاكل
Francotaakol

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You eat

Arabicتاكلي
Francotaakoli

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He eats

Arabicياكل
Francoyaakol

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She eats

Arabicتاكل
Francotaakol

Wee7na

Affirmative

We eat

Arabicناكل
Franconaakol

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You eat

Arabicتاكلوا
Francotaakolo

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They eat

Arabicياكلوا
Francoyaakolo

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