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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

بَان

to show, to be visible, to seem

  • #384 most used
  • Irregular verb
  • Active participle: بَايِن

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

How to use بَان

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

  1. Present

    الأَهْرَام بِتْبَان مِن البَلَكُونَة بِتَاعِتْنَا.

    The pyramids are visible from our balcony.

  2. Past

    التَّعَب بَان عَلَى وِشّ كَرِيم.

    The tiredness showed on Karim's face.

  3. Future

    النِّيل هَيْبَان مِن الأُوضَة دِي.

    The Nile will be visible from this room.

  4. After want, must and can

    عَايِز الصُّورَة تِبَان أَحْسَن.

    I want the picture to show up better.

Good to know

  • The participle بَايِن is the everyday word: بَايِن عَلِيك تَعْبَان, you look tired; بَايِن إِنّ, it seems that.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.