Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI rent | ||
| إِنْتَyou rent (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou rent (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe rents | ||
| هِيَّshe rents | ||
| إِحْنَاwe rent | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all rent | ||
| هُمَّthey rent |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
اِسْتَأْجَر
to rent
- #290 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI rented | ||
| إِنْتَyou rented (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou rented (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe rented | ||
| هِيَّshe rented | ||
| إِحْنَاwe rented | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all rented | ||
| هُمَّthey rented |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will rent | ||
| إِنْتَyou will rent (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will rent (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will rent | ||
| هِيَّshe will rent | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will rent | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will rent | ||
| هُمَّthey will rent |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I rent | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you rent (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you rent (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he rents | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she rents | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we rent | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all rent | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they rent |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَrent! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِrent! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوrent! (to several people) |
How to use اِسْتَأْجَر
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَسْتَأْجَر عَرَبِيَّة كُلّ مَا أَرُوح إِسْكِنْدِرِيَّة.
I rent a car every time I go to Alexandria.
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Past
اِسْتَأْجَرْت شَقَّة صُغَيَّرَة فِي المَعَادِي.
I rented a small flat in Maadi.
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Future
هَنِسْتَأْجَر مَرْكِب فِي النِّيل سَاعَة.
We'll rent a boat on the Nile for an hour.
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After want, must and can
عَايْزَة أَسْتَأْجَر شَقَّة جَنْب الشُّغْل.
I want to rent a flat near work.
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Commands
اِسْتَأْجَر عَجَلَة فِي الزَّمَالِك, أَرْخَص مِن التَّاكْسِي.
Rent a bike in Zamalek, it's cheaper than a taxi.
Good to know
- اِسْتَأْجَر is the tenant's rent, a flat or a car; the landlord's is أَجَّر, and the rent you pay is الإِيجَار.
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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.