Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI run | ||
| إِنْتَyou run (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou run (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe runs | ||
| هِيَّshe runs | ||
| إِحْنَاwe run | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all run | ||
| هُمَّthey run |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
جِرِي
to run
- #137 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: جَارِي
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI ran | ||
| إِنْتَyou ran (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou ran (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe ran | ||
| هِيَّshe ran | ||
| إِحْنَاwe ran | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all ran | ||
| هُمَّthey ran |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will run | ||
| إِنْتَyou will run (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will run (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will run | ||
| هِيَّshe will run | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will run | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will run | ||
| هُمَّthey will run |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I run | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you run (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you run (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he runs | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she runs | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we run | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all run | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they run |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَrun! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِrun! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوrun! (to several people) |
How to use جِرِي
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَجْرِي عَلَى النِّيل كُلّ يُوم الصُّبْح.
I run along the Nile every morning.
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Past
جِرِينَا عَلَى المَحَطَّة وِلِحِقْنَا القَطْر.
We ran to the station and caught the train.
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Future
هَيِجْرِي وَرَا الأُوتُوبِيس تَانِي.
He'll run after the bus again.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم نِجْرِي, القَطْر هَيِقُوم.
We have to run, the train is leaving.
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Commands
مَتِجْرِيش فِي الشَّارِع, يَا كَرِيم!
Don't run in the street, Karim!
Good to know
- جِرِي عَلَى is to run to a place, or to hurry over to it.
Where you hear جِرِي
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1
- بَاجْرِي عَلَى النِّيل كُلّ يَوْم جُمْعَة. I run along the Nile every Friday.
- جِرِيت فِي طُرُقَات الفُنْدُق وَأَنَا صُغَيَّرَة. I ran in the hotel corridors when I was little.
- هَاجْرِي لِلْقَطْر, اِسْتَنُّونِي. I'll run to the train, wait for me.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.