Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI raise | ||
| إِنْتَyou raise (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou raise (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe raises | ||
| هِيَّshe raises | ||
| إِحْنَاwe raise | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all raise | ||
| هُمَّthey raise |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
رَبَّى
to raise, to bring up
- #188 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI raised | ||
| إِنْتَyou raised (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou raised (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe raised | ||
| هِيَّshe raised | ||
| إِحْنَاwe raised | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all raised | ||
| هُمَّthey raised |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will raise | ||
| إِنْتَyou will raise (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will raise (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will raise | ||
| هِيَّshe will raise | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will raise | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will raise | ||
| هُمَّthey will raise |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I raise | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you raise (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you raise (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he raises | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she raises | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we raise | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all raise | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they raise |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَraise! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِraise! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوraise! (to several people) |
How to use رَبَّى
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
تِيتَة بِتْرَبِّي قُطَّة صُغَيَّرَة عَلَى السَّطْح.
Grandma is raising a little cat on the roof.
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Past
عَمّ مَحْمُود رَبَّى تَلاَت أَوْلاَد فِي الشَّقَّة دِي.
Uncle Mahmoud raised three children in this flat.
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Future
هَنْرَبِّي وِلاَدْنَا عَلَى الصِّدْق.
We'll raise our children on honesty.
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After want, must and can
صَعْب تِرَبِّي كَلْب فِي شَقَّة صُغَيَّرَة.
It's hard to raise a dog in a small flat.
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Commands
رَبِّي الحَمَام عَلَى السَّطْح, مِش فِي البَلَكُونَة.
Keep the pigeons on the roof, not on the balcony.
Good to know
- رَبَّى is for children and animals alike: بِيرَبِّي عِيَال, he's raising kids; بِيرَبِّي حَمَام, he keeps pigeons.
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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.