Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI do | ||
| إِنْتَyou do (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou do (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe does | ||
| هِيَّshe does | ||
| إِحْنَاwe do | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all do | ||
| هُمَّthey do |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
نِفِع
to do, to serve, to be of use
- #420 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: نَافِع
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI did | ||
| إِنْتَyou did (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou did (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe did | ||
| هِيَّshe did | ||
| إِحْنَاwe did | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all did | ||
| هُمَّthey did |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will do | ||
| إِنْتَyou will do (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will do (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will do | ||
| هِيَّshe will do | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will do | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will do | ||
| هُمَّthey will do |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I do | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you do (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you do (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he does | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she does | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we do | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all do | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they do |
How to use نِفِع
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
الجَزْمَة دِي مَا بِتِنْفَعْش لِلمَطَر.
These shoes are no good for the rain.
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Past
الخَرِيطَة القَدِيمَة نِفْعِت فِي الآخِر.
The old map came in handy in the end.
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Future
المُفْتَاح دَه هَيِنْفَع لِلبَاب التَّانِي?
Will this key do for the other door?
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After want, must and can
مَا يِنْفَعْش تِسِيب الشَّنْطَة هِنَا.
You can't leave the bag here.
Good to know
- مَا يِنْفَعْش means "that won't do" or "you can't": مَا يِنْفَعْش تِدْخُل مِن غِير تَذْكَرَة.
Where you hear نِفِع
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 2
- الآخِر دَه مَا بِيِنْفَعْش, الفِيلْم مَلُوش نِهَايَة. This ending won't do; the film has no end.
- الكَامِيرَا الصُّغَيَّرَة نَفَعِت فِي الشَّارِع. The small camera did the job in the street.
- بَاب عَبْدُه هَيِنْفَع لِلبِيت القَدِيم. Abdo's door will do for the old house.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.