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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

اِسْتَحَمَّى

to take a shower, to bathe

  • #449 most used
  • Regular verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

Commands

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

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَtake a shower! (to a man)
إِنْتِtake a shower! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوtake a shower! (to several people)

How to use اِسْتَحَمَّى

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

  1. Present

    بَسْتَحَمَّى بِمَيَّة سَاقْعَة فِي الصِّيف.

    I shower with cold water in summer.

  2. Past

    اِسْتَحَمِّيت وِلِبِسْت بِسُرْعَة عَشَان الشُّغْل.

    I showered and got dressed quickly for work.

  3. Future

    هَاسْتَحَمَّى بَعْد مَا نِرْجَع مِن البَحْر.

    I'll shower after we get back from the beach.

  4. After want, must and can

    عَايْزَة أَسْتَحَمَّى الأَوِّل قَبْل العَشَا.

    I want to shower first, before dinner.

  5. Commands

    اِسْتَحَمَّى بِسُرْعَة, المَيَّة السُّخْنَة هَتِخْلَص.

    Shower quickly, the hot water will run out.

Good to know

  • اِسْتَحَمَّى is the everyday word for showering or bathing; the bathroom is الحَمَّام and a shower is دُشّ.

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