Egyptian Arabic verb

aghsel

wash

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

Pronunciation

Past

Affirmative and negative forms for completed actions.

PersonAffirmativeNegative

Iana

Affirmative

I washed

Arabicأنا غسلت
With vowelsأَنا غَسَلْت
Francoana ghasalt
Negative

I did not wash

Arabicأنا ماغسلتش
With vowelsأَنا ماغَسَلْتش
Francoana maghasaltish

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You washed

Arabicإنت غسلت
With vowelsإِنْتَ غَسَلْت
Francoenta ghasalt
Negative

You did not wash

Arabicإنت ماغسلتش
With vowelsإِنْتَ ماغَسَلْتش
Francoenta maghasaltish

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You washed

Arabicإنتي غسلتي
With vowelsإِنْتي غَسَلْتي
Francoenti ghasalti
Negative

You did not wash

Arabicإنتي ماغسلتيش
With vowelsإِنْتي ماغَسَلْتيش
Francoenti maghasaltiish

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He washed

Arabicهو غسل
With vowelsهُوَّ غَسَل
Francohowwa ghasal
Negative

He did not wash

Arabicهو ماغسلش
With vowelsهُوَّ ماغَسَلش
Francohowwa maghasalsh

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She washed

Arabicهي غسلت
With vowelsهِيَّ غَسَلِت
Francoheyya ghasalet
Negative

She did not wash

Arabicهي ماغسلتش
With vowelsهِيَّ ماغَسَلِتش
Francoheyya maghasaletsh

Wee7na

Affirmative

We washed

Arabicإحنا غسلنا
With vowelsإِحْنا غَسَلْنا
Francoe7na ghasalna
Negative

We did not wash

Arabicإحنا ماغسلناش
With vowelsإِحْنا ماغَسَلْناش
Francoe7na maghasalnaash

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You washed

Arabicإنتو غسلتوا
With vowelsإِنْتو غَسَلْتوا
Francoento ghasalto
Negative

You did not wash

Arabicإنتو ماغسلتوش
With vowelsإِنْتو ماغَسَلْتوش
Francoento maghasaltoosh

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They washed

Arabicهم غسلوا
With vowelsهُمَّ غَسَلوا
Francohomma ghasalo
Negative

They did not wash

Arabicهم ماغسلوش
With vowelsهُمَّ ماغَسَلوش
Francohomma maghasaloosh

Present

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

PersonAffirmativeNegative

Iana

Affirmative

I wash

Arabicأنا بغسل
With vowelsأَنا بَغْسِل
Francoana baghsel
Negative

I do not wash

Arabicأنا مابغسلش
With vowelsأَنا مابَغْسِلش
Francoana mabaghselsh

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You wash

Arabicإنت بتغسل
With vowelsإِنْتَ بِتِغْسِل
Francoenta beteghsel
Negative

You do not wash

Arabicإنت مابتغسلش
With vowelsإِنْتَ مابِتِغْسِلش
Francoenta mabeteghselsh

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You wash

Arabicإنتي بتغسلي
With vowelsإِنْتي بِتِغْسِلي
Francoenti beteghseli
Negative

You do not wash

Arabicإنتي مابتغسليش
With vowelsإِنْتي مابِتِغْسِليش
Francoenti mabeteghseliish

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He washes

Arabicهو بيغسل
With vowelsهُوَّ بِيِغْسِل
Francohowwa beyeghsel
Negative

He does not wash

Arabicهو مابيغسلش
With vowelsهُوَّ مابِيِغْسِلش
Francohowwa mabeyeghselsh

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She washes

Arabicهي بتغسل
With vowelsهِيَّ بِتِغْسِل
Francoheyya beteghsel
Negative

She does not wash

Arabicهي مابتغسلش
With vowelsهِيَّ مابِتِغْسِلش
Francoheyya mabeteghselsh

Wee7na

Affirmative

We wash

Arabicإحنا بنغسل
With vowelsإِحْنا بِنِغْسِل
Francoe7na beneghsel
Negative

We do not wash

Arabicإحنا مابنغسلش
With vowelsإِحْنا مابِنِغْسِلش
Francoe7na mabeneghselsh

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You wash

Arabicإنتو بتغسلوا
With vowelsإِنْتو بِتِغْسِلوا
Francoento beteghselo
Negative

You do not wash

Arabicإنتو مابتغسلوش
With vowelsإِنْتو مابِتِغْسِلوش
Francoento mabeteghseloosh

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They wash

Arabicهم بيغسلوا
With vowelsهُمَّ بِيِغْسِلوا
Francohomma beyeghselo
Negative

They do not wash

Arabicهم مابيغسلوش
With vowelsهُمَّ مابِيِغْسِلوش
Francohomma mabeyeghseloosh

Future

Affirmative and negative forms for future actions.

PersonAffirmativeNegative

Iana

Affirmative

I will wash

Arabicأنا هغسل
With vowelsأَنا هَغْسِل
Francoana haghsel
Negative

I will not wash

Arabicأنا مش هغسل
With vowelsأَنا مِش هَغْسِل
Francoana mesh haghsel

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You will wash

Arabicإنت هتغسل
With vowelsإِنْتَ هَتِغْسِل
Francoenta hateghsel
Negative

You will not wash

Arabicإنت مش هتغسل
With vowelsإِنْتَ مِش هَتِغْسِل
Francoenta mesh hateghsel

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You will wash

Arabicإنتي هتغسلي
With vowelsإِنْتي هَتِغْسِلي
Francoenti hateghseli
Negative

You will not wash

Arabicإنتي مش هتغسلي
With vowelsإِنْتي مِش هَتِغْسِلي
Francoenti mesh hateghseli

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He will wash

Arabicهو هيغسل
With vowelsهُوَّ هَيِغْسِل
Francohowwa hayeghsel
Negative

He will not wash

Arabicهو مش هيغسل
With vowelsهُوَّ مِش هَيِغْسِل
Francohowwa mesh hayeghsel

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She will wash

Arabicهي هتغسل
With vowelsهِيَّ هَتِغْسِل
Francoheyya hateghsel
Negative

She will not wash

Arabicهي مش هتغسل
With vowelsهِيَّ مِش هَتِغْسِل
Francoheyya mesh hateghsel

Wee7na

Affirmative

We will wash

Arabicإحنا هنغسل
With vowelsإِحْنا هَنِغْسِل
Francoe7na haneghsel
Negative

We will not wash

Arabicإحنا مش هنغسل
With vowelsإِحْنا مِش هَنِغْسِل
Francoe7na mesh haneghsel

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You will wash

Arabicإنتو هتغسلوا
With vowelsإِنْتو هَتِغْسِلوا
Francoento hateghselo
Negative

You will not wash

Arabicإنتو مش هتغسلوا
With vowelsإِنْتو مِش هَتِغْسِلوا
Francoento mesh hateghselo

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They will wash

Arabicهم هيغسلوا
With vowelsهُمَّ هَيِغْسِلوا
Francohomma hayeghselo
Negative

They will not wash

Arabicهم مش هيغسلوا
With vowelsهُمَّ مِش هَيِغْسِلوا
Francohomma mesh hayeghselo

Unprefixed forms

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

PersonAffirmative

Iana

Affirmative

I wash

Arabicأغسل
With vowelsأَغْسِل
Francoaghsel

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You wash

Arabicتغسل
With vowelsتِغْسِل
Francoteghsel

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You wash

Arabicتغسلي
With vowelsتِغْسِلي
Francoteghseli

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He washes

Arabicيغسل
With vowelsيِغْسِل
Francoyeghsel

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She washes

Arabicتغسل
With vowelsتِغْسِل
Francoteghsel

Wee7na

Affirmative

We wash

Arabicنغسل
With vowelsنِغْسِل
Franconeghsel

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You wash

Arabicتغسلوا
With vowelsتِغْسِلوا
Francoteghselo

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They wash

Arabicيغسلوا
With vowelsيِغْسِلوا
Francoyeghselo

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