Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI try | ||
| إِنْتَyou try (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou try (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe tries | ||
| هِيَّshe tries | ||
| إِحْنَاwe try | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all try | ||
| هُمَّthey try |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
جَرَّب
to try
- #87 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI tried | ||
| إِنْتَyou tried (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou tried (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe tried | ||
| هِيَّshe tried | ||
| إِحْنَاwe tried | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all tried | ||
| هُمَّthey tried |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will try | ||
| إِنْتَyou will try (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will try (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will try | ||
| هِيَّshe will try | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will try | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will try | ||
| هُمَّthey will try |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I try | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you try (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you try (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he tries | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she tries | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we try | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all try | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they try |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَtry! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِtry! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوtry! (to several people) |
How to use جَرَّب
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
كَرِيم بِيجَرَّب كُلّ حَاجَة جِدِيدَة.
Karim tries everything new.
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Past
جَرَّبْت الفِسِيخ, وِمَعَجَبْنِيش!
I tried the salted fish, and I didn't like it!
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Future
هَنْجَرَّب المَطْعَم الجِدِيد اللَّيْلَة.
We'll try the new restaurant tonight.
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After want, must and can
عَايِز أَجَرَّب الفَطِير بِالعَسَل.
I want to try the pie with honey.
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Commands
جَرَّب دَه, لَزِيز أَوِي!
Try this, it's really delicious!
Good to know
- جَرَّب is trying something out, a dish or a jacket; trying hard to do something is another verb, حَاوِل.
Where you hear جَرَّب
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 2
- بَجَرَّب أَكْل جِدِيد كُلّ أُسْبُوع. I try a new dish every week.
- جَرَّبْت الفَطِير عَنْد تِيتَة. I tried the pie at Grandma's.
- هَاجَرَّب الكُشَرِي دَه بُكْرَة. I'll try that koshary tomorrow.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.