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The verb ba'a (بَقى) in Egyptian Arabic is tricky. You'll hear this verb in many situations. In general, it is used with a following past tense verb.
Some expressions in Egyptian Arabic can be very tricky. They are all related to the word ma - ما.
When I started learning Egyptian Arabic, there was one word which gave me a headache: lissa -لِسّه; sometimes also written لِسَّى or لِسّة. Let's see why.
The Arabic word ma ما has several meanings. Here is a list of the ten most common applications of ma in Arabic: negation, relative clause, etc.
Both ma ما and lam لَمْ can negate the past tense. How and when should they be used?