Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI strike | ||
| إِنْتَyou strike (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou strike (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe strikes | ||
| هِيَّshe strikes | ||
| إِحْنَاwe strike | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all strike | ||
| هُمَّthey strike |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
ضَرَب
to strike, to fire
- #304 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: ضَارِب
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI struck | ||
| إِنْتَyou struck (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou struck (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe struck | ||
| هِيَّshe struck | ||
| إِحْنَاwe struck | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all struck | ||
| هُمَّthey struck |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will strike | ||
| إِنْتَyou will strike (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will strike (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will strike | ||
| هِيَّshe will strike | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will strike | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will strike | ||
| هُمَّthey will strike |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I strike | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you strike (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you strike (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he strikes | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she strikes | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we strike | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all strike | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they strike |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَstrike! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِstrike! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوstrike! (to several people) |
How to use ضَرَب
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
المَدْفَع بِيِضْرَب كُلّ يُوم فِي رَمَضَان.
The cannon fires every day in Ramadan.
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Past
الوَلَد ضَرَب أُخْتُه وِعَيَّطِت.
The boy hit his sister and she cried.
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Future
هَاضْرَب لَك تِلِيفُون بَعْد الشُّغْل.
I'll give you a call after work.
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After want, must and can
مُمْكِن تِضْرَب لِي تِلِيفُون بُكْرَة?
Can you give me a call tomorrow?
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Commands
مَتِضْرَبْش أَخُوك, يَا كَرِيم!
Don't hit your brother, Karim!
Good to know
- ضَرَب is also to hit, and ضَرَب تِلِيفُون is to make a phone call.
Where you hear ضَرَب
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1
- المَدْفَع بِيِضْرَب كُلّ يَوْم فِي رَمَضَان. The cannon fires every day in Ramadan.
- المَدْفَع ضَرَب, يَلَّا نَاكُل. The cannon has fired, let's eat.
- المَدْفَع هَيِضْرَب السَّاعَة سِتَّة. The cannon will fire at six.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.