Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI rest | ||
| إِنْتَyou rest (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou rest (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe rests | ||
| هِيَّshe rests | ||
| إِحْنَاwe rest | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all rest | ||
| هُمَّthey rest |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
اِرْتَاح
to rest
- #159 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI rested | ||
| إِنْتَyou rested (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou rested (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe rested | ||
| هِيَّshe rested | ||
| إِحْنَاwe rested | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all rested | ||
| هُمَّthey rested |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will rest | ||
| إِنْتَyou will rest (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will rest (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will rest | ||
| هِيَّshe will rest | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will rest | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will rest | ||
| هُمَّthey will rest |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I rest | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you rest (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you rest (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he rests | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she rests | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we rest | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all rest | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they rest |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَrest! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِrest! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوrest! (to several people) |
How to use اِرْتَاح
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَرْتَاح شُوَيَّة بَعْد الغَدَا.
I rest a little after lunch.
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Past
اِرْتَحْنَا يُوم الجُمْعَة كُلُّه.
We rested the whole of Friday.
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Future
هَتِرْتَاحِي بَعْد المُوسِم, يَا سَلْمَى.
You'll rest after the season, Salma.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم تِرْتَاح, إِنْتَ تَعْبَان.
You have to rest, you're tired.
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Commands
اِرْتَاحِي, أَنَا هَاغْسِل المَوَاعِين.
Rest, I'll wash the dishes.
Good to know
- The participle مِرْتَاح, "comfortable, at ease", is how you say you feel fine.
Where you hear اِرْتَاح
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2
- بَارْتَاح يَوْم الجُمْعَة. I rest on Fridays.
- اِرْتَحْت شْوَيَّة بَعْد الشُّغْل. I rested a little after work.
- هَتِرْتَاحِي بَعْد المُوسِم. You'll rest after the season.
Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 2
- بَارْتَاح يَوْم الجُمْعَة. I rest on Fridays.
- اِرْتَحْت شْوَيَّة بَعْد الشُّغْل. I rested a little after work.
- هَتِرْتَاحِي بَعْد المُوسِم. You'll rest after the season.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.