Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI rest | ||
| إِنْتَyou rest (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou rest (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe rests | ||
| هِيَّshe rests | ||
| إِحْنَاwe rest | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all rest | ||
| هُمَّthey rest |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
اِسْتَرَيَّح
to rest, to take a break
- #160 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: مِسْتَرَيَّح
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI rested | ||
| إِنْتَyou rested (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou rested (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe rested | ||
| هِيَّshe rested | ||
| إِحْنَاwe rested | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all rested | ||
| هُمَّthey rested |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will rest | ||
| إِنْتَyou will rest (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will rest (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will rest | ||
| هِيَّshe will rest | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will rest | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will rest | ||
| هُمَّthey will rest |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I rest | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you rest (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you rest (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he rests | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she rests | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we rest | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all rest | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they rest |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَrest! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِrest! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوrest! (to several people) |
How to use اِسْتَرَيَّح
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَسْتَرَيَّح نُصّ سَاعَة بَعْد الغَدَا.
I rest half an hour after lunch.
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Past
اِسْتَرَيَّحْنَا تَحْت شَجَرَة فِي الطَّرِيق.
We took a break under a tree on the way.
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Future
هَنِسْتَرَيَّح شُوَيَّة وِبَعْدِين نِكَمِّل.
We'll rest a little and then carry on.
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After want, must and can
عَايِز أَسْتَرَيَّح, مِشِينَا كِتِير النَّهَارْدَه.
I want to rest, we walked a lot today.
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Commands
اِسْتَرَيَّح, يَا لِيُو, الشَّاي جَايّ عَلَى طُول.
Sit down and relax, Leo, the tea is coming right away.
Good to know
- مِسْتَرَيَّح, the participle, is comfortable, at ease: إِنْتَ مِسْتَرَيَّح? are you comfortable?; اِسْتَرَيَّح to a guest is sit down, make yourself comfortable.
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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.