EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to be surprised, to find strange
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI am surprised | ||
| إِنْتَyou are surprised (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou are surprised (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe is surprised | ||
| هِيَّshe is surprised | ||
| إِحْنَاwe are surprised | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all are surprised | ||
| هُمَّthey are surprised |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI was surprised | ||
| إِنْتَyou were surprised (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou were surprised (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe was surprised | ||
| هِيَّshe was surprised | ||
| إِحْنَاwe were surprised | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all were surprised | ||
| هُمَّthey were surprised |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will be surprised | ||
| إِنْتَyou will be surprised (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will be surprised (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will be surprised | ||
| هِيَّshe will be surprised | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will be surprised | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will be surprised | ||
| هُمَّthey will be surprised |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I am surprised | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you are surprised (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you are surprised (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he is surprised | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she is surprised | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we are surprised | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all are surprised | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they are surprised |
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَbe surprised! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِbe surprised! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوbe surprised! (to several people) |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
النَّاس بِتِسْتَغْرَب لَمَّا لِيُو بِيِتْكَلِّم عَرَبِي.
People are surprised when Leo speaks Arabic.
اِسْتَغْرَبْت مِن السِّعْر, غَالِي خَالِص.
I was surprised at the price, really expensive.
تِيتَة هَتِسْتَغْرَب لَمَّا تِشُوف شَعْرَك.
Grandma will be surprised when she sees your hair.
مِش لاَزِم تِسْتَغْرَب, دِي مَصْر.
No need to be surprised, this is Egypt.
مَتِسْتَغْرَبْش, الزَّحْمَة هِنَا عَادِي.
Don't be surprised, traffic here is normal.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.