Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI drown | ||
| إِنْتَyou drown (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou drown (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe drowns | ||
| هِيَّshe drowns | ||
| إِحْنَاwe drown | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all drown | ||
| هُمَّthey drown |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
غِرِق
to drown, to be flooded
- #478 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: غَارِق
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI drowned | ||
| إِنْتَyou drowned (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou drowned (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe drowned | ||
| هِيَّshe drowned | ||
| إِحْنَاwe drowned | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all drowned | ||
| هُمَّthey drowned |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will drown | ||
| إِنْتَyou will drown (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will drown (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will drown | ||
| هِيَّshe will drown | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will drown | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will drown | ||
| هُمَّthey will drown |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I drown | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you drown (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you drown (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he drowns | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she drowns | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we drown | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all drown | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they drown |
How to use غِرِق
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
الشَّوَارِع بِتِغْرَق فِي أَوِّل مَطَرَة.
The streets flood at the first rain.
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Past
الحَمَّام غِرِق لَمَّا الحَنَفِيَّة فِضْلِت مَفْتُوحَة.
The bathroom flooded when the tap was left open.
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Future
المَرْكِب الصُّغَيَّرَة هَتِغْرَق فِي المُوج دَه.
The little boat will sink in these waves.
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After want, must and can
الوَلَد مُمْكِن يِغْرَق, خَلِّي عِينَك عَلِيه.
The boy could drown, keep your eye on him.
Good to know
- Said of a street under rain as well as of a person: الشَّارِع غِرِق.
Where you hear غِرِق
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 2
- الرِّيحَان بِيِغْرَق لَمَّا تِصُبّ بِسُرْعَة. The basil drowns when you pour fast.
- الشَّارِع غِرِق مِن المَطَر. The street was flooded by the rain.
- الزَّرْع هَيِغْرَق لَوْ سَقِيتِيه تَانِي. The plants will drown if you water them again.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.