Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI sell | ||
| إِنْتَyou sell (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou sell (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe sells | ||
| هِيَّshe sells | ||
| إِحْنَاwe sell | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all sell | ||
| هُمَّthey sell |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
بَاع
to sell
- #62 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: بَايِع
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI sold | ||
| إِنْتَyou sold (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou sold (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe sold | ||
| هِيَّshe sold | ||
| إِحْنَاwe sold | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all sold | ||
| هُمَّthey sold |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will sell | ||
| إِنْتَyou will sell (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will sell (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will sell | ||
| هِيَّshe will sell | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will sell | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will sell | ||
| هُمَّthey will sell |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I sell | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you sell (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you sell (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he sells | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she sells | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we sell | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all sell | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they sell |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَsell! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِsell! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوsell! (to several people) |
How to use بَاع
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
سَيِّد بِيبِيع خُضَار فِي السُّوق.
Sayed sells vegetables at the market.
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Past
بِعْت المُوبَايْل القَدِيم لِصَاحْبِتِي.
I sold my old phone to my friend.
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Future
هَنْبِيع البِيت وِنِسْكُن فِي المَعَادِي.
We'll sell the house and live in Maadi.
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After want, must and can
عَايْزَة أَبِيع العَجَلَة دِي.
I want to sell this bike.
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Commands
مَتْبِيعْش الكَامِيرَا, هَتِحْتَاجْهَا بَعْدِين.
Don't sell the camera, you'll need it later.
Good to know
- The participle بَايِع is "having sold": أَنَا بَايِع العَرَبِيَّة, I've sold the car.
Where you hear بَاع
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 2
- بَبِيع قُمَاش مِن أَرْبَعِين سَنَة. I've been selling cloth for forty years.
- جُحَا بَاع بَيْتُه بِشَرْط وَاحِد. Goha sold his house on one condition.
- مِش هَابِيع الكَامِيرَا دِي أَبَداً. I'll never sell this camera.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.