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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

عِرِف

to know

#8 most used
Regular verb
Active participle: عَارِف

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

Commands

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

Form	Affirmative	Negative
إِنْتَknow! (to a man)
إِنْتِknow! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوknow! (to several people)

How to use عِرِف

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

Present

بَعْرَف أَقْرَا عَرَبِي بِالرَّاحَة.

I know how to read Arabic, slowly.
Past

عِرِفْت الخَبَر مِن كَرِيم.

I found out the news from Karim.
Future

هَتِعْرَف المَكَان مِن الفَنَار.

You'll know the place by the lighthouse.
After want, must and can

عَايْزَة أَعْرَف السِّعْر الأَوِّل.

I want to know the price first.
Commands

اِعْرَف الطَّرِيق قَبْل مَا تِمْشِي.

Know the way before you set off.

Good to know

For "I know" right now Egyptians say the participle: أَنَا عَارِف (a woman: عَارْفَة); the past عِرِفْت is "I found out".

Where you hear عِرِف

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Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 3

بَعْرَف إِسْكِنْدِرِيَّة كْوَيِّس. I know Alexandria well.
عِرِفْت الخَبَر مِن كَرِيم. I learned the news from Karim.
هَتِعْرَف المَكَان مِن الفَنَار. You'll know the place by the lighthouse.

Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1

بَعْرَف إِسْكِنْدِرِيَّة كْوَيِّس. I know Alexandria well.
عِرِفْت الخَبَر مِن كَرِيم. I learned the news from Karim.
هَتِعْرَف المَكَان مِن الفَنَار. You'll know the place by the lighthouse.

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The Fort of Qaitbay

Beginner Level 3 · سَبْعَة وِعِشْرِين, وِإِنْتَ عَارِف.

Beginner Level 3 · بِتِعْرَف تِسْتَعْمِل الإِزْمِيل? · بَعْرَف, شُوَيَّة. · يِقْدَر. بِيِعْرَف يِسْمَع.

Grandma Knows

Beginner Level 3 · يَا تِيتَا, حَضْرِتِك عَارْفَة?

It Turned Out

Intermediate Level 1 · عِرِفْت إِنَّهَا صَاحْبِة سَلْمَى. · وِعِرِفْت إِزَّاي?

The Bride's Gold

Intermediate Level 2 · مِن غِير مَامِت مُونَا, عَارِف مِنِين?

Intermediate Level 2 · قُول لَهَا مَعْرَفْش إِذَا كُنْت هَارْقُص.

Intermediate Level 2 · كُلّ أَزْرَق فِي مَصْر, مَا دَام عَارْفَة اِسْمُه.

Friday Lunch

Intermediate Level 2 · أَعْرَف وَاحْدَة يَا تِيتَة, فِي المَتْحَف.

The Landlord's Notice

Intermediate Level 2 · أَنَا عَارِف سِمْسَار كْوَيِّس.

Intermediate Level 2 · لَوْ كُنْت أَعْرَف. · لَوْ كُنْت أَعْرَف, كُنْت طَلَبْتَهَا.

Intermediate Level 3 · عَارِف, الخَاتِم دَه لِلمَرْكِب بَسّ.

The Box of Sweets

Intermediate Level 3 · مَعْرَفْش أَجِيب إِيه, وَرْد? · وِمَعْرَفْش أَقُول إِيه. · إِنْتَ عَارِف تِقُول إِيه, بَسّ بِالرَّاحَة.

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