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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

عَرَّف

to introduce, to let someone know

  • #183 most used
  • Regular verb

Conjugation

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Present

المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI introduce
إِنْتَyou introduce (to a man)
إِنْتِyou introduce (to a woman)
هُوَّhe introduces
هِيَّshe introduces
إِحْنَاwe introduce
إِنْتُوyou all introduce
هُمَّthey introduce

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI introduced
إِنْتَyou introduced (to a man)
إِنْتِyou introduced (to a woman)
هُوَّhe introduced
هِيَّshe introduced
إِحْنَاwe introduced
إِنْتُوyou all introduced
هُمَّthey introduced

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI will introduce
إِنْتَyou will introduce (to a man)
إِنْتِyou will introduce (to a woman)
هُوَّhe will introduce
هِيَّshe will introduce
إِحْنَاwe will introduce
إِنْتُوyou all will introduce
هُمَّthey will introduce

After want, must and can

المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَا(that) I introduce
إِنْتَ(that) you introduce (to a man)
إِنْتِ(that) you introduce (to a woman)
هُوَّ(that) he introduces
هِيَّ(that) she introduces
إِحْنَا(that) we introduce
إِنْتُو(that) you all introduce
هُمَّ(that) they introduce

Commands

الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَintroduce! (to a man)
إِنْتِintroduce! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوintroduce! (to several people)

How to use عَرَّف

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    سَلْمَى بِتْعَرَّف لِيُو بِكُلّ أَصْحَابْهَا.

    Salma introduces Leo to all her friends.

  2. Past

    عَرَّفْت لِيُو بِمَامَا وِبَابَا إِمْبَارِح.

    I introduced Leo to Mum and Dad yesterday.

  3. Future

    هَاعَرَّفَك لَمَّا أَعْرَف مَعَاد القَطْر.

    I'll let you know when I know the train time.

  4. After want, must and can

    مُمْكِن تِعَرَّفْنِي بِصَاحْبَك دَه?

    Can you introduce me to this friend of yours?

  5. Commands

    عَرَّفْنِي لَمَّا تِوْصَل البِيت.

    Let me know when you get home.

Good to know

  • You introduce someone to someone with بِ, عَرَّفْت لِيُو بِسَلْمَى; and عَرَّفْنِي, let me know, asks to be told.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.