Root Verb

كان عنْدُه

kan 3andu

to have

ع ن د

irregular

In Egyptian Arabic, 'to have' is expressed using the preposition '3and' (at) with possessive pronoun suffixes. For past and future tenses, the 3rd person masculine singular of 'kan' (to be) is added before it. 'He had me' is translated literally as 'I was at him' (kunt 3andu).

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Past Affirmative

أنا

I — "I had"