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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

اِسْتَلِم

to receive, to collect

  • #125 most used
  • Regular verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

Commands

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

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَreceive! (to a man)
إِنْتِreceive! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوreceive! (to several people)

How to use اِسْتَلِم

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

  1. Present

    بَسْتِلِم المُرَتَّب آخِر الشَّهْر.

    I get my salary at the end of the month.

  2. Past

    اِسْتَلِمْت البَاكُو مِن المَكْتَب الصُّبْح.

    I collected the parcel from the office this morning.

  3. Future

    هَتِسْتِلِم البَاسْبُور بَعْد أُسْبُوعِين.

    You'll receive your passport in two weeks.

  4. After want, must and can

    لاَزِم أَسْتِلِم الشَّنْطَة مِن المَطَار.

    I have to collect the bag from the airport.

  5. Commands

    اِسْتِلِم المُفْتَاح مِن عَمّ مَحْمُود.

    Collect the key from Uncle Mahmoud.

Good to know

  • اِسْتَلِم is for a parcel, a salary or a passport that you go and get: اِسْتَلِمْت المُرَتَّب, I got my salary.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.