Egyptian Arabic verb

addi

give

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

Pronunciation

Past

Affirmative and negative forms for completed actions.

PersonAffirmativeNegative

Iana

Affirmative

I gave

Arabicأنا اديت
With vowelsأَنا اديت
Francoana eddeit
Negative

I did not give

Arabicأنا ماديتش
With vowelsأَنا ماديتش
Francoana meddeitsh

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You gave

Arabicإنت اديت
With vowelsإِنْتَ اديت
Francoenta eddeit
Negative

You did not give

Arabicإنت ماديتش
With vowelsإِنْتَ ماديتش
Francoenta meddeitsh

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You gave

Arabicإنتي اديتي
With vowelsإِنْتي اديتي
Francoenti eddeiti
Negative

You did not give

Arabicإنتي ماديتيش
With vowelsإِنْتي ماديتيش
Francoenti meddeitiish

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He gave

Arabicهو ادى
With vowelsهُوَّ ادى
Francohowwa edda
Negative

He did not give

Arabicهو مادىش
With vowelsهُوَّ مادىش
Francohowwa meddaash

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She gave

Arabicهي ادت
With vowelsهِيَّ ادت
Francoheyya eddet
Negative

She did not give

Arabicهي مادتش
With vowelsهِيَّ مادتش
Francoheyya meddetsh

Wee7na

Affirmative

We gave

Arabicإحنا ادينا
With vowelsإِحْنا ادينا
Francoe7na eddeina
Negative

We did not give

Arabicإحنا ماديناش
With vowelsإِحْنا ماديناش
Francoe7na meddeinaash

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You gave

Arabicإنتو اديتوا
With vowelsإِنْتو اديتوا
Francoento eddeitu
Negative

You did not give

Arabicإنتو ماديتوش
With vowelsإِنْتو ماديتوش
Francoento meddeitoosh

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They gave

Arabicهم ادوا
With vowelsهُمَّ ادوا
Francohomma eddu
Negative

They did not give

Arabicهم مادوش
With vowelsهُمَّ مادوش
Francohomma meddoosh

Present

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

PersonAffirmativeNegative

Iana

Affirmative

I give

Arabicأنا بدي
With vowelsأَنا بدي
Francoana baddi
Negative

I do not give

Arabicأنا مابديش
With vowelsأَنا مابديش
Francoana mabaddiish

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You give

Arabicإنت بتدي
With vowelsإِنْتَ بتدي
Francoenta beteddi
Negative

You do not give

Arabicإنت مابتديش
With vowelsإِنْتَ مابتديش
Francoenta mabeteddiish

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You give

Arabicإنتي بتدي
With vowelsإِنْتي بتدي
Francoenti beteddi
Negative

You do not give

Arabicإنتي مابتديش
With vowelsإِنْتي مابتديش
Francoenti mabeteddiish

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He gives

Arabicهو بيدي
With vowelsهُوَّ بيدي
Francohowwa beyeddi
Negative

He does not give

Arabicهو مابيديش
With vowelsهُوَّ مابيديش
Francohowwa mabeyeddiish

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She gives

Arabicهي بتدي
With vowelsهِيَّ بتدي
Francoheyya beteddi
Negative

She does not give

Arabicهي مابتديش
With vowelsهِيَّ مابتديش
Francoheyya mabeteddiish

Wee7na

Affirmative

We give

Arabicإحنا بندي
With vowelsإِحْنا بندي
Francoe7na beneddi
Negative

We do not give

Arabicإحنا مابنديش
With vowelsإِحْنا مابنديش
Francoe7na mabeneddiish

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You give

Arabicإنتو بتدوا
With vowelsإِنْتو بتدوا
Francoento beteddu
Negative

You do not give

Arabicإنتو مابتدوش
With vowelsإِنْتو مابتدوش
Francoento mabeteddoosh

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They give

Arabicهم بيدوا
With vowelsهُمَّ بيدوا
Francohomma beyeddu
Negative

They do not give

Arabicهم مابيدوش
With vowelsهُمَّ مابيدوش
Francohomma mabeyeddoosh

Future

Affirmative and negative forms for future actions.

PersonAffirmativeNegative

Iana

Affirmative

I will give

Arabicأنا هدي
With vowelsأَنا هدي
Francoana haddi
Negative

I will not give

Arabicأنا مش هدي
With vowelsأَنا مش هدي
Francoana mesh haddi

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You will give

Arabicإنت هتدي
With vowelsإِنْتَ هتدي
Francoenta hateddi
Negative

You will not give

Arabicإنت مش هتدي
With vowelsإِنْتَ مش هتدي
Francoenta mesh hateddi

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You will give

Arabicإنتي هتدي
With vowelsإِنْتي هتدي
Francoenti hateddi
Negative

You will not give

Arabicإنتي مش هتدي
With vowelsإِنْتي مش هتدي
Francoenti mesh hateddi

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He will give

Arabicهو هيدي
With vowelsهُوَّ هيدي
Francohowwa hayeddi
Negative

He will not give

Arabicهو مش هيدي
With vowelsهُوَّ مش هيدي
Francohowwa mesh hayeddi

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She will give

Arabicهي هتدي
With vowelsهِيَّ هتدي
Francoheyya hateddi
Negative

She will not give

Arabicهي مش هتدي
With vowelsهِيَّ مش هتدي
Francoheyya mesh hateddi

Wee7na

Affirmative

We will give

Arabicإحنا هندي
With vowelsإِحْنا هندي
Francoe7na haneddi
Negative

We will not give

Arabicإحنا مش هندي
With vowelsإِحْنا مش هندي
Francoe7na mesh haneddi

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You will give

Arabicإنتو هتدوا
With vowelsإِنْتو هتدوا
Francoento hateddu
Negative

You will not give

Arabicإنتو مش هتدوا
With vowelsإِنْتو مش هتدوا
Francoento mesh hateddu

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They will give

Arabicهم هيدوا
With vowelsهُمَّ هيدوا
Francohomma hayeddu
Negative

They will not give

Arabicهم مش هيدوا
With vowelsهُمَّ مش هيدوا
Francohomma mesh hayeddu

Unprefixed forms

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

PersonAffirmative

Iana

Affirmative

I give

Arabicأدي
Francoaddi

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You give

Arabicتدي
Francoteddi

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You give

Arabicتدي
Francoteddi

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He gives

Arabicيدي
Francoyeddi

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She gives

Arabicتدي
Francoteddi

Wee7na

Affirmative

We give

Arabicندي
Franconeddi

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You give

Arabicتدوا
Francoteddu

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They give

Arabicيدوا
Francoyeddu

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