EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to bargain, to haggle
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المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI bargain | ||
| إِنْتَyou bargain (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou bargain (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe bargains | ||
| هِيَّshe bargains | ||
| إِحْنَاwe bargain | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all bargain | ||
| هُمَّthey bargain |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI bargained | ||
| إِنْتَyou bargained (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou bargained (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe bargained | ||
| هِيَّshe bargained | ||
| إِحْنَاwe bargained | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all bargained | ||
| هُمَّthey bargained |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will bargain | ||
| إِنْتَyou will bargain (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will bargain (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will bargain | ||
| هِيَّshe will bargain | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will bargain | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will bargain | ||
| هُمَّthey will bargain |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I bargain | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you bargain (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you bargain (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he bargains | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she bargains | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we bargain | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all bargain | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they bargain |
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَbargain! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِbargain! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوbargain! (to several people) |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
بَفَاصِل فِي كُلّ حَاجَة فِي الخَان.
I haggle over everything in the Khan.
فَاصِلْت فِي سِعْر الشَّال وِخَدْتُه بِالنُّصّ.
I haggled over the price of the shawl and got it for half.
هَافَاصِل مَعَ سَوَّاق التَّاكْسِي قَبْل مَا أَرْكَب.
I'll bargain with the taxi driver before I get in.
لاَزِم تِفَاصِل, أَوِّل سِعْر غَالِي.
You have to haggle, the first price is high.
فَاصِل كْوَيِّس وِمَتِدْفَعْش أَوِّل سِعْر.
Haggle well and don't pay the first price.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.