“Catch” (future) (verb) in Lebanese Arabic

In Lebanese Arabic, “Catch” (the verb, in the future tense) is written using the Latin script as:

(I) Bel2at

(You) (m) 2el2at

(You) (f) 2el2ate

(You, plural) 2el2ato

(He) Byel2at

(She) Btel2at

(We) Mnel2at

(They) Byel2ato

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

بلقات (I)

ألقات (m) (You)

ألقاتي (f) (You)

ألقاتو (You, plural)

بيلقات (He)

بتلقات (She)

منلقات (We)

بيلقاتو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I will catch the ball.”

2ana bel2at 2al tabe.

.أنا بلقات ألتابي

 
“If you throw the coin, I’ll catch it.”

(m) 2eza betkeb 2al coin, 2ana bel2ata.

(f) 2eza betkebe 2al coin, 2ana bel2ata.

.أنا بلاقاتا ،coin أزا بتكب أل (m)

.أنا بلاقاتا ،coin أزا بتكبي أل (f)

 
“My Dad taught me how to catch.”

Baye 3alamne kif mnel2at.

.بي عالامني كيف منلقات

 
“If I toss this water bottle can one of you two catch it?”

2eza bkeb haydal 2aninet may fikon wahad menkoun tel2atouwa?

أزا بكب حايدال أنينت ماي فيكون واحد منكون تلقاتوا؟

 
“He will catch it.”

Huwe byel2ata.

.هو بيلقاتا

 
“She is trying to catch leaves as they fall.”

Hiye 3ambetjarib tel2at lama byou2a3o.

.هي عمبتجاريب تلقات لاما بيوقاعو

 
“Toss the water bottle. We will catch it.”

(m) Keb 2al 2aninet may. Nahna mnel2ata.

(f) Kebe 2al 2aninet may. Nahna mnel2ata.

.كب ألأنينت ماي. ناحنا منلقاتا (m)

.كبي ألأنينت ماي. ناحنا منلقاتا (f)

 
“They will catch the keys.”

Hene byel2ato 2al mafetih.

.حني بيلقاتو ألمافيتيح

 

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