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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

اِسْتَاهِل

to be worth it, to deserve

  • #278 most used
  • Regular verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI am worth it
إِنْتَyou are worth it (to a man)
إِنْتِyou are worth it (to a woman)
هُوَّhe is worth it
هِيَّshe is worth it
إِحْنَاwe are worth it
إِنْتُوyou all are worth it
هُمَّthey are worth it

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI was worth it
إِنْتَyou were worth it (to a man)
إِنْتِyou were worth it (to a woman)
هُوَّhe was worth it
هِيَّshe was worth it
إِحْنَاwe were worth it
إِنْتُوyou all were worth it
هُمَّthey were worth it

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَا(that) I am worth it
إِنْتَ(that) you are worth it (to a man)
إِنْتِ(that) you are worth it (to a woman)
هُوَّ(that) he is worth it
هِيَّ(that) she is worth it
إِحْنَا(that) we are worth it
إِنْتُو(that) you all are worth it
هُمَّ(that) they are worth it

How to use اِسْتَاهِل

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

  1. Present

    الأَكْل هِنَا بِيِسْتَاهِل الزَّحْمَة.

    The food here is worth the crowd.

  2. Past

    الحَفْلَة اِسْتَاهْلِت السَّهَر كُلُّه.

    The concert was worth the whole late night.

  3. Future

    السَّفَر هَيِسْتَاهِل كُلّ التَّعَب.

    The trip will be worth all the trouble.

  4. After want, must and can

    عَايْزَة أَسْتَاهِل الثِّقَة دِي.

    I want to deserve this trust.

Good to know

  • The bare present is enough for "it's worth it": تِسْتَاهِل; يِسْتَاهِل!, "he deserves it!", is said of a punishment too.

Where you hear اِسْتَاهِل

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

Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2

  • البَلَكُونَة تِسْتَاهِل الإِيجَار. The balcony is worth the rent.
  • الشَّقَّة اِسْتَاهْلِت كُلّ التَّعَب. The flat was worth all the trouble.
  • الشَّقَّة هَتِسْتَاهِل كُلّ قِرْش. The flat will be worth every piastre.

Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 3

  • البَلَكُونَة تِسْتَاهِل الإِيجَار. The balcony is worth the rent.
  • الشَّقَّة اِسْتَاهْلِت كُلّ التَّعَب. The flat was worth all the trouble.
  • الشَّقَّة هَتِسْتَاهِل كُلّ قِرْش. The flat will be worth every piastre.

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