EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

دَفَع

to pay

Conjugation

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

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

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

Form	Affirmative	Negative
إِنْتَpay! (to a man)
إِنْتِpay! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوpay! (to several people)

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

Present

بَدْفَع الإِيجَار أَوِّل كُلّ شَهْر.

I pay the rent at the start of every month.
Past

دَفَعْت الحِسَاب كُلُّه إِمْبَارِح.

I paid the whole bill yesterday.
Future

هَادْفَع بِالكَارْت, مَفِيش مَعَايَا كَاش.

I'll pay by card, I have no cash on me.
After want, must and can

لاَزِم نِدْفَع قَبْل مَا نِمْشِي.

We have to pay before we leave.
Commands

اِدْفَع عَنْد الكَاشِير, لَوْ سَمَحْت.

Pay at the cashier, please.

What you pay comes straight after it, no preposition: دَفَعْت الحِسَاب, I paid the bill.

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

بَادْفَع الإِيجَار أَوِّل الشَّهْر. I pay the rent at the start of the month.
دَفَعْت حِسَاب الشَّاي خَلاَص. I already paid for the tea.
هَادْفَع التَّزَاكِر لِلجْرُوب كُلُّه. I'll pay the tickets for the whole group.

بَادْفَع الإِيجَار أَوِّل الشَّهْر. I pay the rent at the start of the month.
دَفَعْت حِسَاب الشَّاي خَلاَص. I already paid for the tea.
هَادْفَع التَّزَاكِر لِلجْرُوب كُلُّه. I'll pay the tickets for the whole group.