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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

اِقْتَرَح

to propose, to suggest

  • #375 most used
  • Regular verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

Commands

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

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَpropose! (to a man)
إِنْتِpropose! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوpropose! (to several people)

How to use اِقْتَرَح

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

  1. Present

    كَرِيم دَايْماً بِيِقْتَرِح مَطَاعِم جِدِيدَة.

    Karim is always suggesting new restaurants.

  2. Past

    اِقْتَرَحْت عَلَى مَامَا نِسَافِر الإِسْكِنْدِرِيَّة.

    I suggested to Mum that we go to Alexandria.

  3. Future

    هَاقْتَرِح عَلَى المُدِير مَعَاد تَانِي.

    I'll propose another time to the manager.

  4. After want, must and can

    مُمْكِن أَقْتَرِح حَاجَة, يَا دُكْتُور?

    May I suggest something, Doctor?

  5. Commands

    اِقْتَرِح اِسْم لِلقُطَّة الجِدِيدَة.

    Suggest a name for the new cat.

Good to know

  • اِقْتَرَح عَلَى is to suggest to someone: اِقْتَرَحْت عَلِيه نَاكُل بَرَّه.

Where you hear اِقْتَرَح

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 2

  • بَاقْتَرِح نِبْدَأ بِالحُوش. I suggest we start with the courtyard.
  • مُونَا اِقْتَرَحِت نِخَلَّص الفِيلْم بِتِيتَة. Mona proposed we end the film with Grandma.
  • هَاقْتَرِح عَلَى أُسْتَاذ فَتْحِي لُون تَانِي لِلسَّقْف. I'll propose another colour for the ceiling to Mr. Fathi.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.