Verb To Have in Levantine Arabic

Learn the conjugation of the verb to have in Levantine Arabic.

This post includes full conjugation of the verb for the present, past and future tense. At the end of this post take a quick conjugation quiz to check what you’ve learned.

Note that this verb is a pseudo (semi) verb so its conjugation is not the same as for regular verbs.

The verb to have and to want are probably the most basic and important two verbs that you should know if you want to start speaking Levantine Arabic. We advise to memorize the conjugation of this verbs very well as you would need them in almost every conversation.

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How to say I have in Levantine Arabic

To say I have in Levantine Arabic you need to use the Present Tense of the pseudo verb to have, so:

عِنْدي [i3indi ]

Present Tense

Remember that you don’t need to add the pronoun each time as it is obvious from the look of the verb. We added the pronoun here to make it easier for beginners to learn.

English	Arabic	Pronunciation
I have	أنا عِنْدي	ana 3indi
You (m.) have	اِنْتَ عِنْدَك	inta 3indak
You (f.) have	اِنْتِ عِنْدِك	inti 3indik
He has	هُوّ عِنْدُه	huwweh 3indo
She has	هِيّ عِنْدْها	hiyyeh 3indhaa
We have	اِحْنا عِنّا	iHna 3innaa
You (pl.) have	اِنْتوا عِنْدْكُم	intoo 3indkom
They have	هُمّ عِنْدْهُم	hummeh 3indhom

Past Tense

The verb to have stays the same like in the present tense but you need to add كان [kaan] before the verb.

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English	Arabic	Pronunciation
I had	أنا كان عِنْدي	ana kaan 3indi
You (m.) had	اِنْتَ كان عِنْدَك	inta kaan 3indak
You (f.) had	اِنْتِ كان عِنْدِك	inti kaan 3indik
He had	هُوّ كان عِنْدُه	huwweh kaan 3indo
She had	هِيّ كان عِنْدْها	hiyyeh kaan 3indhaa
We had	اِحْنا كان عِنّا	iHna kaan 3innaa
You (pl.) had	اِنْتوا كان عِنْدْكُم	intoo kaan 3indkom
They had	هُمّ كان عِنْدْهُم	hummeh kaan 3indhom

To Have in Levantine Arabic – Future Tense

Again, the verb itself stays the same but you need to add رح يكون [raH ikoon] before it.

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English	Arabic	Pronunciation
I will have	أنا رَح يكون عِنْدي	ana raH ikoon 3indi
You (m.) will have	اِنْتَ رَح يكون عِنْدَك	inta raH ikoon 3indak
You (f.) will have	اِنْتِ رَح يكون عِنْدِك	inti raH ikoon 3indik
He will have	هُوّ رَح يكون عِنْدُه	huwweh raH ikoon 3indo
She will have	هِيّ رَح يكون عِنْدْها	hiyyeh raH ikoon 3indhaa
We will have	اِحْنا رَح يكون عِنّا	iHna raH ikoon 3innaa
You (pl.) will have	اِنْتوا رَح يكون عِنْدْكُم	intoo raH ikoon 3indkom
They will have	هُمّ رَح يكون عِنْدْهُم	hummeh raH ikoon 3indhom

Negation

To negate the verb to have you need to add ما [maa] before the verb.

English	Arabic	Pronunciation
I don’t have	أنا ما عِنْدي	ana maa 3indi
You (m.) don’t have	اِنْتَ ما عِنْدَك	inta maa 3indak
You (f.) don’t have	اِنْتِ ما عِنْدِك	inti maa 3indik
He doesn’t have	هُوّ ما عِنْدُه	huwweh maa 3indo
She doesn’t have	هِيّ ما عِنْدْها	hiyyeh maa 3indhaa
We don’t have	اِحْنا ما عِنّا	iHna maa 3innaa
You (pl.) don’t have	اِنْتوا ما عِنْدْكُم	intoo maa 3indkom
They don’t have	هُمّ ما عِنْدْهُم	hummeh maa 3indhom

Examples

عِنْدي بِسِّة جْديدِة

[3indi bisseh jdeedeh]

I have a new cat

عِنْدُه سَيّارَة؟

[3indo sayyaara?]

Does he have a car?

ما كان عِنْدي فْلوس أشْتْريه

[maa kaan 3indi fluus ashtriih]

I didn’t have money to buy it

مَتى رَح يكون عِنْدَك وَقِت تْشوفْني؟

[mataa rah ikoon 3indak waqit tshuufni?]

When will you have time to see me?

ما عِنْدي فِكْرَة

[maa eindi fikrah]

I have no idea

عِنْدُه بيت مَع صالون كْبير

[3indo beit ma3 Saaloon kbeer]

He has a house with a big salon

عِنْدَك رُخْصِة سْواقِة؟

[3indak rukhSet swaaqa?]

Do you have driving license?

عِنْدي اِجْتِماع بَعْد ساعَة

[3indi ijtimaa3 ba3d saa3a]

I have a meeting after one hour

عِنْدْهُم شُغُل كْتير

[3indhom shughul kteer]

They have a lot of work

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