Questions & Answers about اذا وصلتي بكير، استني برا شوي.
Is this sentence being said to a woman?
Yes. This sentence is addressed to one المرأة / one female person.
You can tell from:
- وصلتي = you arrived / you get there addressed to feminine singular
- استني = wait addressed to feminine singular
If you were talking to a man, you would typically say:
- إذا وصلت بكير، استنى برا شوي.
If you were talking to a group, you could say:
- إذا وصلتوا بكير، استنوا برا شوي.
What does the ending -تي in وصلتي mean?
The ending -تي marks you (singular feminine) in the past/perfect form.
So:
- وصل = he arrived
- وصلت = you arrived (masculine) / I arrived / she arrived, depending context and pronunciation
- وصلتي = you arrived to a woman
In Levantine writing, this -تي is very common and useful because it clearly shows the sentence is speaking to a woman.
Why is وصلتي in a past form if the meaning is about the future?
This is very normal in Arabic.
After إذا, Arabic often uses a past/perfect form even when the meaning is future:
- إذا وصلتي بكير =