Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI check | ||
| إِنْتَyou check (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou check (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe checks | ||
| هِيَّshe checks | ||
| إِحْنَاwe check | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all check | ||
| هُمَّthey check |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
رَاجِع
to check, to go over, to revise
- #388 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI checked | ||
| إِنْتَyou checked (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou checked (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe checked | ||
| هِيَّshe checked | ||
| إِحْنَاwe checked | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all checked | ||
| هُمَّthey checked |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will check | ||
| إِنْتَyou will check (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will check (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will check | ||
| هِيَّshe will check | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will check | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will check | ||
| هُمَّthey will check |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I check | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you check (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you check (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he checks | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she checks | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we check | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all check | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they check |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَcheck! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِcheck! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوcheck! (to several people) |
How to use رَاجِع
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَرَاجِع الكِلْمَات الجِدِيدَة كُلّ لِيلَة قَبْل مَا أَنَام.
I go over the new words every night before I sleep.
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Past
مَدَام نَادْيَة رَاجِعِت الطَّلَب بِالرَّاحَة.
Madame Nadia went over the application carefully.
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Future
هَارَاجِع الحِسَاب مَعَ عَمّ مَحْمُود بُكْرَة.
I'll check the bill with Uncle Mahmoud tomorrow.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم أَرَاجِع الوَرَق قَبْل مَا أَقَدِّمُه.
I have to check the papers before I hand them in.
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Commands
رَاجِعِي الفَاتُورَة قَبْل مَا تِدْفَعِي, يَا مَامَا.
Check the bill before you pay, Mum.
Good to know
- A student بِيِرَاجِع his lessons before an exam; a clerk بِيِرَاجِع the papers before stamping them.
Where you hear رَاجِع
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 3
- بَرَاجِع الكِلْمَة قَبْل الحَفْلَة. I go over the speech before the party.
- رَاجِعْت الوَرَق مَرَّتِين. I checked the papers twice.
- هَرَاجِع مَعَاك الكَلاَم بِاللِّيل. I'll go over the words with you tonight.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.