The Verb " bgha" To Love and To Want.

1) The verb « bgha » is translated into english by « to want » and  « to love »  « to like » depending on the context.

- When we use the verb « bgha» in the past tense it means « to want » .

Example

Ana bghit	I want
Nta bghiti	You want
Howa bgha	He wants
Hiya bghat	She wants
Ntuma bghitu	You want
Huma bghaw	They want
Hna bghina	We want

2) when the verb (bgha) is used with the object pronouns in the present tense, it means “ to like” or “ to love” someone  or something.

-ka-nbghik      I love you

-ka-nbghiha    I love her

-ka-nbghih     I love him

-ka-nbghikum   I love you (plur.)

-ka-nbghihum    I love them

3) when this verb is followed by another verb, the second verb is always conjugated in the present tense without the prefix (ka) or (ta).

Ana kanbghik        i like you.

Nta/nti katbghi      you like

Huwa kaybghi       he likes

Hiya katbghi          she likes

Ntuma  katbghiw    you like

Huma kaybghiw   they like

Hna kanbghiw       we like

Example

-Kanbghi nshrb l-qhwa f-sbah .   i like ti drink coffee in the morning.

- Kanbghi nshrb l-qhwa f-sbah .   i like ti drink coffee in the morning.

-Kaybghi yqra b-lil .   he likes to read at night.

3) Since the past tense of  the verb“bgha”  refers to present tense meaning  of “to want”to expresse a past tense meaning of “to want” you must first use a past tense conjugated form of the verb (to be) followed by the past tense form of ( bgha).

Past tense (to be)	Past tense (kan)
I was	Ana kunt
He was	Huwa kan
She was	Hiya kant
You were	ntuma kuntu
They were	Huma kanu
We were	Hna kunna

-Example/

* kunt bghit na3raf feen nta . i wanted to know where are you.

* kant baghya tgul’li shi haja. she wanted to tell me something.

·         Question form: bgha= want

a) shnu/ash bghiti?    what do you want ?

b) ana bghit qhwa.     I want cafee.

a)  wash bghiti l’qhwa b skkar?  do u want cafee with sugar?

b) m3ilqa wa7da 3afak.    just one spoon plz.

b) Ali bgha atay u fatima bghat 7lib b choclate. Ali wants  tea and fatima wants milk with chocolate.

·         Question form: bgha= love

a) wash katbghiha?  do you love her?

b) l’la.  No

a)  wash katbghini ?  do you love me ?

b) ah/ wah .  yes

a) kddab, nta kddab.  liar, you are a liar.

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