Verbs and adjectival verbs are used interchangeably in Kuwaiti. What this means is that there are two ways of saying any sentence. This is quite nice, if only because you have double the chances of actually getting the sentence right.
So when someone asks you what you're up to hadhaa l-wiikind, you can reply with "I'm chilling" by either using:
So when someone asks you what you're up to hadhaa l-wiikind, you can reply with "I'm chilling" by either using:
(i) the verb atakkii
(ii) the adjectival verb imtakkii
What's the difference? Not much. But it might be worth knowing that there are eight separate forms of every verb to learn whereas there are only three forms of each adjectival verb.
Check out the table below for details.
Arabic
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Pronounced?
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English
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متكي
|
imtakkii
|
I’m/ you’re / he’s chilling (m)
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متكية
|
imtakkyah
|
I’m/ you’re / she’s chilling (f)
|
متكيين
|
imtakkiin
|
we’re / they’re chilling (pl)
|
اتكي
|
atakkii
|
I'm chilling
|
تتكي
|
titakkii
|
You’re chilling (m)
|
تتكين
|
titakkiin
|
You’re chilling (f)
|
تتكون
|
titakkuun
|
You’re chilling (pl)
|
يتكي
|
yitakkii
|
He’s chilling
|
تتكي
|
titakkii
|
She’s chilling
|
نتكي
|
nitakkii
|
We’re chilling
|
يتكون
|
yitakkuun
|
They’re chilling
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هذا الويكند
|
hadhaa l-wiikind
|
this weekend
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