ادعك البقعة، اشطف القميص، وطبقه بعد ما تكويه.

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Breakdown of ادعك البقعة، اشطف القميص، وطبقه بعد ما تكويه.

• قميص: shirt
• البقعة: the stain
• يكوي: to iron

Questions & Answers about ادعك البقعة، اشطف القميص، وطبقه بعد ما تكويه.

What does ادعك mean exactly, and is it a common Egyptian word?

ادعك is the command form of يدعك, meaning to scrub or to rub hard.

In this sentence, ادعك البقعة means scrub the stain. It suggests stronger rubbing than a more general verb like امسح (wipe).

Yes, Egyptians do use دعك for scrubbing/rubbing, especially for stains, dirt, or something that needs friction to remove.

Why are all the verbs commands, and where is you?

This sentence is giving a series of instructions, so the verbs are in the imperative:

• ادعك = scrub
• اشطف = rinse
• طبقه = fold it

In Arabic, you usually do not need to say the subject pronoun you in commands. The verb itself already tells you that it is a command addressed to you.

So Arabic says simply:

• ادعك = Scrub!
• اشطف = Rinse!

There is no separate word for you here, just like in English imperatives.

Why do these command verbs start with ا?

That ا is very common in Arabic imperatives, especially when the verb would otherwise be hard to pronounce at the beginning.

For example: