Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI refuse | ||
| إِنْتَyou refuse (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou refuse (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe refuses | ||
| هِيَّshe refuses | ||
| إِحْنَاwe refuse | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all refuse | ||
| هُمَّthey refuse |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
رَفَض
to refuse, to turn down
- #94 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: رَافِض
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI refused | ||
| إِنْتَyou refused (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou refused (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe refused | ||
| هِيَّshe refused | ||
| إِحْنَاwe refused | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all refused | ||
| هُمَّthey refused |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will refuse | ||
| إِنْتَyou will refuse (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will refuse (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will refuse | ||
| هِيَّshe will refuse | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will refuse | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will refuse | ||
| هُمَّthey will refuse |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I refuse | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you refuse (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you refuse (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he refuses | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she refuses | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we refuse | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all refuse | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they refuse |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَrefuse! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِrefuse! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوrefuse! (to several people) |
How to use رَفَض
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
كَرِيم بِيِرْفِض أَيّ مُسَاعْدَة.
Karim refuses any help.
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Past
رَفَضْت الشُّغْل فِي الإِسْكِنْدِرِيَّة.
I turned down the job in Alexandria.
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Future
لَوْ رَفَضُوا الصُّورَة, هَاصَوَّر تَانِي.
If they turn down the photo, I'll shoot again.
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After want, must and can
مِش مُمْكِن أَرْفِض عَزُومَة تِيتَة.
I can't refuse Grandma's invitation.
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Commands
اِرْفِض بِأَدَب, بَس اِرْفِض.
Refuse politely, but refuse.
Good to know
- The thing or the verb refused comes straight after: رَفَض الشُّغْل, رَفَض يِيجِي.
Where you hear رَفَض
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2
- بِيِرْفِضُوا الصُّوَر الزَّرْقَا. They refuse the blue photographs.
- رَفَضُوا الصُّورَة الأُولَى. They turned down the first photograph.
- لَوْ رَفَضُوا, هَاقَدِّم تَانِي. If they refuse, I'll apply again.
Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 1
- بِيِرْفِضُوا الصُّوَر الزَّرْقَا. They refuse the blue photographs.
- رَفَضُوا الصُّورَة الأُولَى. They turned down the first photograph.
- لَوْ رَفَضُوا, هَاقَدِّم تَانِي. If they refuse, I'll apply again.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.