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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

جَاب

to bring

  • #12 most used
  • Irregular verb
  • Active participle: جَايِب

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

Commands

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

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَbring! (to a man)
إِنْتِbring! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوbring! (to several people)

How to use جَاب

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

  1. Present

    بَجِيب الخُضَار مِن السُّوق كُلّ جُمْعَة.

    I bring the vegetables from the market every Friday.

  2. Past

    جِبْت لَك هِدِيَّة مِن الأُقْصُر.

    I brought you a present from Luxor.

  3. Future

    هَاجِيب الكَحْك لِتِيتَة بُكْرَة.

    I'll bring Grandma the cookies tomorrow.

  4. After want, must and can

    مُمْكِن تِجِيب لِي كُبَّايَة مَيَّة?

    Can you bring me a glass of water?

  5. Commands

    جِيب الشَّنْطَة مَعَاك, يَا لِيُو.

    Bring the bag with you, Leo.

Good to know

  • جَاب لِـ is to bring someone something: جِبْت لَك هِدِيَّة, I brought you a present.

Where you hear جَاب

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

Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1

  • بَاجِيب الخُضَار مِن السُّوق. I bring the vegetables from the market.
  • جِبْت التَّزَاكِر مِن المَحَطَّة. I brought the tickets from the station.
  • هَاجِيب العَرَبِيَّة بُكْرَة. I'll bring the car tomorrow.

Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2

  • بَاجِيب الخُضَار مِن السُّوق. I bring the vegetables from the market.
  • جِبْت التَّزَاكِر مِن المَحَطَّة. I brought the tickets from the station.
  • هَاجِيب العَرَبِيَّة بُكْرَة. I'll bring the car tomorrow.
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The Sleeper to Luxor

Intermediate Level 1 · وِجِبْت التَّزَاكِر كَمَان.

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The Last Morning in Aswan

Intermediate Level 1 · الفُنْدُق لِسَّه مَا جَابْش الغَسِيل. · لِسَّه, الفُنْدُق لِسَّه مَا جَابْش الغَسِيل.

Needs a subscription 29
A Life in Eight Lines

Intermediate Level 1 · وِإِيه اللِّي جَابَك مَصْر?

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The Move

Intermediate Level 2 · كُنْت جِبْت عَرَبِيَّة كِبِيرَة.

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The Translation Office

Intermediate Level 2 · هَات الأَصْل, وَإِلَّا مَا يِنْفَعْش.

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Setting the Day

Advanced Level 1 · لاَزِم يِجِيب الشَّبْكَة. · وِالعَرِيس لاَزِم يِجِيب الشَّبْكَة. · مِش لاَزِم تِجِيب حَاجَة.

Free 9
The Witnesses

Advanced Level 1 · اللِّي جَابَك مَصْر.

Needs a subscription 30
Grandma's street

Advanced Level 1 · لَمَّا تِفْتَحُه, أَجِيب الشَّاي. · أَجِيب الشَّاي بَرْضُه.

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The accountant

Advanced Level 2 · أَجِيب إِيه مَعَايَا?

Needs a subscription 28
Colder than the Passage

Fluency Level 1 · هَاجِيب وَاحْدَة أَجْدَد بُكْرَة.

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The Story Club

Fluency Level 2 · وِإِيه اللِّي جَاب مُهَنْدِس هِنَا?

Free 5
Goha's Nail

Fluency Level 2 · وِفَجْأَة, جُحَا جَاب خَرُوف!

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