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== Present Tense ==
<div class="pg_page_title">How to Use the Modal Verb "Must" in Egyptian Arabic</div>
 
In today's lesson, we will learn how to use the modal verb "must" in Egyptian Arabic. 
 
Modal verbs in Egyptian Arabic, also known as "helping verbs", are used to express necessity, obligation, or possibility. They provide additional information about the main verb in a sentence
 
The equivalent of the modal verb "must" in Egyptian Arabic is "لازم" (lazem). "لازم" is used to express a strong obligation or necessity.
 
<span link>Don't miss the chance to check out these pages as you wrap up this lesson:</span> [[Language/Egyptian-arabic/Grammar|Egyptian-arabic Grammar]], [[Language/Egyptian-arabic/Grammar/Adjectives|Adjectives]], [[Language/Egyptian-arabic/Grammar/Plural|Plural]] & [[Language/Egyptian-arabic/Grammar/Common-Prepositions|Common Prepositions]].
==Examples of Using "Must" in Egyptian Arabic==
Here are some examples of using "لازم" in Egyptian Arabic:
 
* لازم أذهب إلى المدرسة الآن. (I must go to school now.)
* لازم أتعلم اللغة العربية. (I must learn Arabic.)
* لازم أتناول الغداء كل يوم. (I must have lunch every day.)
* لازم أصلي الصلاة خمس مرات في اليوم. (I must pray five times a day.)
 
==Tips for Using "Must" in Egyptian Arabic==
Here are some tips to help you use "لازم" correctly in Egyptian Arabic:
 
* "لازم" is always followed by the infinitive form of the main verb.
* "لازم" can be used in negative sentences by adding the word "ليس" (lies) before it.
* In spoken Egyptian Arabic, the word "كل" (kol) can be added before "لازم" to express a stronger obligation. For example: كل لازم أذهب إلى المدرسة الآن. (I absolutely must go to school now.)
 
==Example: Use "must" with the verb to Speak (Affirmative and Negative)==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Egyptian  Arabic
!English
!Egyptian Arabic
!English
|-
|انا محتاج اكلم
|انا محتاج اكلم
|I must speak
|I must speak
|انا مش محتاج اكلم
|I must not speak
|-
|-
|انت محتاج  تكلم
|انت محتاج  تكلم
|You must speak
|You must speak
|انت مش  محتاج تكلم
|You must not speak
|-
|-
|هو محتاج  يكلم
|هو محتاج  يكلم
|He  must speak
|He  must speak
|هو مش محتاج  يكلم
|He  must not speak
|-
|-
|احنا محتاجين  نكلم
|احنا محتاجين  نكلم
|We must speak
|We must speak
|احنا مش  محتاجين نكلم
|We must not speak
|-
|-
|انتو محتاجين  تكلموا
|انتو محتاجين  تكلموا
|You (plur.) must speak
|You (plur.) must speak
|انتو مش  محتاجين تكلموا
|You (plur.) must not speak   
|-
|-
|هم محتاجين  يكلموا
|هم محتاجين  يكلموا
|They must speak
|They must speak
|هم مش  محتاجين يكلموا
|They must not speak  
|}
|}


 
==Other Lessons==
== Present Tense - Negation ==
* [[Language/Egyptian-arabic/Grammar/Questions-Words|Questions Words]]
{| class="wikitable"
* [[Language/Egyptian-arabic/Grammar/Negation|Negation]]
|انا مش محتاج اكلم
* [[Language/Egyptian-arabic/Grammar/Nouns|Nouns]]
|I must not speak
* [[Language/Egyptian-arabic/Grammar/How-to-Use-Have|How to Use Have]]
|-
* [[Language/Egyptian-arabic/Grammar/Adjectives|Adjectives]]
|انت مش محتاج  تكلم
* [[Language/Egyptian-arabic/Grammar/Indefinite-and-definite-articles|Indefinite and definite articles]]
|You must not speak
* [[Language/Egyptian-arabic/Grammar/Phrases-for-everyday-life|Phrases for everyday life]]
|-
* [[Language/Egyptian-arabic/Grammar/Possession|Possession]]
|هو مش محتاج  يكلم
* [[Language/Egyptian-arabic/Grammar/Past-Tense|Past Tense]]
|He  must not speak
* [[Language/Egyptian-arabic/Grammar/Prepositions|Prepositions]]
|-
<span links></span>
|احنا مش  محتاجين نكلم
|We must not speak
|-
|انتو مش  محتاجين تكلموا
|You (plur.) must not  speak  
|-
|هم مش  محتاجين يكلموا
|They must not  speak  
|}

Latest revision as of 23:12, 26 March 2023

Egyptian Arabic Modal verb (Must)
Egyptian Arabic Modal verb (Must)
How to Use the Modal Verb "Must" in Egyptian Arabic

In today's lesson, we will learn how to use the modal verb "must" in Egyptian Arabic.

Modal verbs in Egyptian Arabic, also known as "helping verbs", are used to express necessity, obligation, or possibility. They provide additional information about the main verb in a sentence

The equivalent of the modal verb "must" in Egyptian Arabic is "لازم" (lazem). "لازم" is used to express a strong obligation or necessity.

Don't miss the chance to check out these pages as you wrap up this lesson: Egyptian-arabic Grammar, Adjectives, Plural & Common Prepositions.

Examples of Using "Must" in Egyptian Arabic[edit | edit source]

Here are some examples of using "لازم" in Egyptian Arabic:

  • لازم أذهب إلى المدرسة الآن. (I must go to school now.)
  • لازم أتعلم اللغة العربية. (I must learn Arabic.)
  • لازم أتناول الغداء كل يوم. (I must have lunch every day.)
  • لازم أصلي الصلاة خمس مرات في اليوم. (I must pray five times a day.)

Tips for Using "Must" in Egyptian Arabic[edit | edit source]

Here are some tips to help you use "لازم" correctly in Egyptian Arabic:

  • "لازم" is always followed by the infinitive form of the main verb.
  • "لازم" can be used in negative sentences by adding the word "ليس" (lies) before it.
  • In spoken Egyptian Arabic, the word "كل" (kol) can be added before "لازم" to express a stronger obligation. For example: كل لازم أذهب إلى المدرسة الآن. (I absolutely must go to school now.)

Example: Use "must" with the verb to Speak (Affirmative and Negative)[edit | edit source]

Egyptian Arabic English Egyptian Arabic English
انا محتاج اكلم I must speak انا مش محتاج اكلم I must not speak
انت محتاج تكلم You must speak انت مش محتاج تكلم You must not speak
هو محتاج يكلم He  must speak هو مش محتاج يكلم He  must not speak
احنا محتاجين نكلم We must speak احنا مش محتاجين نكلم We must not speak
انتو محتاجين تكلموا You (plur.) must speak انتو مش محتاجين تكلموا You (plur.) must not speak  
هم محتاجين يكلموا They must speak هم مش محتاجين يكلموا They must not speak  

Other Lessons[edit | edit source]

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