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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

اِخْتَار

to choose

  • #89 most used
  • Regular verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

Commands

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

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَchoose! (to a man)
إِنْتِchoose! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوchoose! (to several people)

How to use اِخْتَار

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

  1. Present

    بَاخْتَار الفِيلْم وِكَرِيم بِيِخْتَار الأَكْل.

    I choose the film and Karim chooses the food.

  2. Past

    اِخْتَرْت الشَّقَّة اللِّي فِيهَا بَلَكُونَة.

    I chose the flat with the balcony.

  3. Future

    هَنِخْتَار الفُسْتَان مَعَ تِيتَة.

    We'll choose the dress with Grandma.

  4. After want, must and can

    لاَزِم تِخْتَار بِين الاِتْنِين.

    You have to choose between the two.

  5. Commands

    اِخْتَار اللِّي يِعْجِبَك.

    Choose the one you like.

Good to know

  • You choose "between" with بِين: اِخْتَار بِين الاِتْنِين.

Where you hear اِخْتَار

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

Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2

  • بَاخْتَار الفِيلْم كُلّ خَمِيس. I choose the film every Thursday.
  • اِخْتَرْنَا آخِر خَمِيس فِي يِنَايِر. We chose the last Thursday of January.
  • هَاخْتَار الخَشَب بُكْرَة. I'll choose the wood tomorrow.

Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 3

  • بَاخْتَار الفِيلْم كُلّ خَمِيس. I choose the film every Thursday.
  • اِخْتَرْنَا آخِر خَمِيس فِي يِنَايِر. We chose the last Thursday of January.
  • هَاخْتَار الخَشَب بُكْرَة. I'll choose the wood tomorrow.
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The Date

Intermediate Level 2 · اِخْتَرْنَا آخِر خَمِيس فِي يِنَايِر, فِي قَاعَة عَلَى النِّيل.

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The Box of Sweets

Intermediate Level 3 · اِخْتَار بِذُوق حَضْرِتَك. · عِلْبَة كِبِيرَة, هِدِيَّة, اِخْتَار بِذُوق حَضْرِتَك.

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It Isn't Done

Advanced Level 2 · سَلْمَى اِخْتَارِتُه, يَا تِيتَة.

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Two fathers, no shared language

Advanced Level 3 · اِخْتَار قُطْن لِمَامْتَك, وَأَنَا اللُّون.

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Nobody But Me

Advanced Level 3 · اِخْتَارُوا السَّمَك, بِالكِيلُو.

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