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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

بَارِك

to bless

  • #344 most used
  • Irregular verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

Commands

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

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَbless! (to a man)
إِنْتِbless! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوbless! (to several people)

How to use بَارِك

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

  1. Present

    بِنِبَارِك لِلعَرُوسَة قَبْل الفَرَح.

    We congratulate the bride before the wedding.

  2. Past

    بَارِكْت لِكَرِيم عَلَى الشُّغْل الجِدِيد.

    I congratulated Karim on the new job.

  3. Future

    هَابَارِك لِسَيِّد عَلَى الشَّقَّة.

    I'll congratulate Sayed on the flat.

  4. After want, must and can

    لاَزِم نِبَارِك لِتِيتَة فِي عِيد مِيلاَدْهَا.

    We have to congratulate Grandma on her birthday.

  5. Commands

    بَارِك لِأُخْتَك, خَلَّصِت الجَامْعَة.

    Congratulate your sister, she finished university.

Good to know

  • بَارِك لِحَدّ is to congratulate someone; مَبْرُوك, "congratulations", is answered with الله يِبَارِك فِيك.

Where you hear بَارِك

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2

  • رَبِّنَا بِيبَارِك فِي البَيْت دَه. Our Lord blesses this house.
  • تِيتَة بَارِكِت لِينَا يَوْم الجُمْعَة. Grandma gave us her blessing on Friday.
  • الله يِبَارِك فِيك يَا لِيُو. God bless you, Leo.

Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 3

  • رَبِّنَا بِيبَارِك فِي البَيْت دَه. Our Lord blesses this house.
  • تِيتَة بَارِكِت لِينَا يَوْم الجُمْعَة. Grandma gave us her blessing on Friday.
  • الله يِبَارِك فِيك يَا لِيُو. God bless you, Leo.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.