Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI dry | ||
| إِنْتَyou dry (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou dry (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe dries | ||
| هِيَّshe dries | ||
| إِحْنَاwe dry | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all dry | ||
| هُمَّthey dry |
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI dried | ||
| إِنْتَyou dried (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou dried (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe dried | ||
| هِيَّshe dried | ||
| إِحْنَاwe dried | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all dried | ||
| هُمَّthey dried |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will dry | ||
| إِنْتَyou will dry (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will dry (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will dry | ||
| هِيَّshe will dry | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will dry | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will dry | ||
| هُمَّthey will dry |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I dry | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you dry (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you dry (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he dries | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she dries | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we dry | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all dry | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they dry |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَdry! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِdry! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوdry! (to several people) |
How to use نَشَّف
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَنَشَّف شَعْرِي بِالفُوطَة بَعْد الدُّش.
I dry my hair with the towel after the shower.
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Past
نَشَّفْت المَوَاعِين وِحَطِّيتْهَا فِي الدُّولاَب.
I dried the dishes and put them in the cupboard.
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Future
الشَّمْس هَتْنَشَّف الغَسِيل فِي سَاعَة.
The sun will dry the washing in an hour.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم أَنَشَّف إِيدِي قَبْل مَا أَمْسِك المُوبَايْل.
I have to dry my hands before I pick up the phone.
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Commands
نَشَّف رِجْلَك كْوَيِّس قَبْل مَا تِلْبِس الجَزْمَة.
Dry your feet well before you put on your shoes.
Good to know
- نَشَّف is to dry something, نَشَّف إِيدَك; when the washing dries by itself, that is نِشِف, الغَسِيل نِشِف.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.