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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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