Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI study | ||
| إِنْتَyou study (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou study (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe studies | ||
| هِيَّshe studies | ||
| إِحْنَاwe study | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all study | ||
| هُمَّthey study |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
دَرَس
to study
- #57 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: دَارِس
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI studied | ||
| إِنْتَyou studied (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou studied (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe studied | ||
| هِيَّshe studied | ||
| إِحْنَاwe studied | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all studied | ||
| هُمَّthey studied |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will study | ||
| إِنْتَyou will study (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will study (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will study | ||
| هِيَّshe will study | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will study | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will study | ||
| هُمَّthey will study |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I study | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you study (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you study (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he studies | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she studies | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we study | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all study | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they study |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَstudy! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِstudy! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوstudy! (to several people) |
How to use دَرَس
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَدْرِس تَارِيخ فِي جَامْعَة القَاهِرَة.
I study history at Cairo University.
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Past
دَرَسْت عَرَبِي سَنَة فِي شِيكَاغُو.
I studied Arabic for a year in Chicago.
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Future
هَادْرِس لِلاِمْتِحَان طُول الأُسْبُوع.
I'll study for the exam all week.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم أَدْرِس كُلّ يُوم سَاعَة.
I have to study an hour every day.
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Commands
اِدْرِس الأَوِّل وِبَعْدِين اِلْعَب.
Study first and then play.
Where you hear دَرَس
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1
- بَادْرِس تَارِيخ مَصْر. I study the history of Egypt.
- دَرَسْت عِمَارَة فِي شِيكَاغُو. I studied architecture in Chicago.
- هَادْرِس عَرَبِي كُلّ يُوم. I will study Arabic every day.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.