Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI borrow | ||
| إِنْتَyou borrow (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou borrow (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe borrows | ||
| هِيَّshe borrows | ||
| إِحْنَاwe borrow | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all borrow | ||
| هُمَّthey borrow |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
اِسْتَلَف
to borrow
- #286 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI borrowed | ||
| إِنْتَyou borrowed (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou borrowed (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe borrowed | ||
| هِيَّshe borrowed | ||
| إِحْنَاwe borrowed | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all borrowed | ||
| هُمَّthey borrowed |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will borrow | ||
| إِنْتَyou will borrow (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will borrow (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will borrow | ||
| هِيَّshe will borrow | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will borrow | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will borrow | ||
| هُمَّthey will borrow |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I borrow | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you borrow (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you borrow (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he borrows | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she borrows | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we borrow | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all borrow | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they borrow |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَborrow! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِborrow! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوborrow! (to several people) |
How to use اِسْتَلَف
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَسْتِلِف كُتُب مِن المَكْتَبَة.
I borrow books from the library.
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Past
اِسْتَلَفْت عَرَبِيَّة كَرِيم يُوم الجُمْعَة.
I borrowed Karim's car on Friday.
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Future
هَاسْتِلِف شَاحِن مِن مُنَى.
I'll borrow a charger from Mona.
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After want, must and can
مُمْكِن أَسْتِلِف قَلَمَك شُوَيَّة?
Can I borrow your pen for a moment?
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Commands
مَتِسْتِلِفْش فُلُوس مِن حَدّ.
Don't borrow money from anyone.
Good to know
- اِسْتَلَف مِن: اِسْتَلَفْت فُلُوس مِن كَرِيم, I borrowed money from Karim.
Where you hear اِسْتَلَف
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1
- بَاسْتِلِف كُتُب مِن سَلْمَى. I borrow books from Salma.
- اِسْتَلَفْت مُوبَايْل مِن الوَرْشَة. I borrowed a phone from the workshop.
- هَاسْتِلِف عَرَبِيَّة بَابَا. I'll borrow my father's car.
Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 2
- بَاسْتِلِف كُتُب مِن سَلْمَى. I borrow books from Salma.
- اِسْتَلَفْت مُوبَايْل مِن الوَرْشَة. I borrowed a phone from the workshop.
- هَاسْتِلِف عَرَبِيَّة بَابَا. I'll borrow my father's car.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.