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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

هَرَب

to run off, to flee

  • #477 most used
  • Regular verb
  • Active participle: هَارِب

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

Commands

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

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَrun off! (to a man)
إِنْتِrun off! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوrun off! (to several people)

How to use هَرَب

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

  1. Present

    القُطَّة بِتِهْرَب مِن المَيَّة.

    The cat runs away from water.

  2. Past

    الحَرَامِي هَرَب قَبْل مَا البُولِيس يِيجِي.

    The thief fled before the police came.

  3. Future

    العَصْفُور هَيِهْرَب لَوْ فَتَحْت القَفَص.

    The bird will fly off if you open the cage.

  4. After want, must and can

    مُمْكِن نِهْرَب مِن الزَّحْمَة بَدْرِي?

    Can we escape the traffic early?

  5. Commands

    مَتِهْرَبْش مِن المُشْكِلَة, اِتْكَلِّم.

    Don't run from the problem, talk.

Where you hear هَرَب

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

Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 2

  • القُطَّة بِتِهْرَب مِن لَيْلَى. The cat runs away from Layla.
  • الرَّاجِل هَرَب وِسَاب البَيْت. The man ran off and left the house.
  • مَحَدِّش هَيِهْرَب مِن الآخِر. Nobody will escape the ending.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.