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
رَفَع
to raise, to lift
- #223 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: رَافِع
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 رَفَع
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
الوِلاَد بِيِرْفَعُوا إِيدِيهُم فِي الفَصْل.
The kids raise their hands in class.
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Past
رَفَعْت الصُّوت عَشَان أَسْمَع الأَخْبَار.
I turned up the volume to hear the news.
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Future
هَارْفَع الشَّنْطَة, هِيَّ خَفِيفَة.
I'll lift the bag, it's light.
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After want, must and can
مُمْكِن تِرْفَع الكُرْسِي دَه شُوَيَّة?
Can you lift this chair a little?
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Commands
مَتِرْفَعْش صُوتَك عَلَى أُمَّك.
Don't raise your voice at your mother.
Good to know
- رَفَع صُوتُه is to raise one's voice; رَفَع إِيدُه, to raise one's hand.
Where you hear رَفَع
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 2
- بَارْفَع الكَامِيرَا شُوَيَّة عَشَان النُّور. I raise the camera a little for the light.
- رَفَعْنَا البَلَاطَة وِلَقِينَا المَطْبَخ. We lifted the tile and found the kitchen.
- هَنِرْفَع الشُّبَّاك بُكْرَة بِأَرْبَع رِجَّالَة. We'll lift the window tomorrow with four men.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.