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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

اِشْتَرَى

to buy

  • #61 most used
  • Regular verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

Commands

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

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَbuy! (to a man)
إِنْتِbuy! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوbuy! (to several people)

How to use اِشْتَرَى

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

  1. Present

    بَشْتِرِي الخُضَار مِن السُّوق كُلّ جُمْعَة.

    I buy the vegetables at the market every Friday.

  2. Past

    اِشْتَرِيت شَال حَرِير لِأُمِّي.

    I bought a silk scarf for my mother.

  3. Future

    هَنِشْتِرِي وَرْد لِتِيتَة بُكْرَة.

    We'll buy flowers for Grandma tomorrow.

  4. After want, must and can

    عَايِز أَشْتِرِي شَرِيحَة مَصْرِيَّة.

    I want to buy an Egyptian SIM card.

  5. Commands

    اِشْتِرِي عِيش وِجِبْنَة, لَوْ سَمَحْت.

    Buy bread and cheese, please.

Good to know

  • You buy something from (مِن) a place: اِشْتَرِيت فَانُوس مِن الخَان, I bought a lamp from the Khan.

Where you hear اِشْتَرَى

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

Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 2

  • بَشْتِرِي الخُضَار مِن السُّوق. I buy the vegetables at the market.
  • اِشْتَرِيت فَانُوس مِن الخَان. I bought a lamp from the Khan.
  • هَاشْتِرِي وَرْد لِمَامَا. I'll buy flowers for mum.

Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2

  • بَشْتِرِي الخُضَار مِن السُّوق. I buy the vegetables at the market.
  • اِشْتَرِيت فَانُوس مِن الخَان. I bought a lamp from the Khan.
  • هَاشْتِرِي وَرْد لِمَامَا. I'll buy flowers for mum.

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