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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

رَجَّع

to send back, to give back

  • #288 most used
  • Regular verb

Conjugation

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Present

المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI send back
إِنْتَyou send back (to a man)
إِنْتِyou send back (to a woman)
هُوَّhe sends back
هِيَّshe sends back
إِحْنَاwe send back
إِنْتُوyou all send back
هُمَّthey send back

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI sent back
إِنْتَyou sent back (to a man)
إِنْتِyou sent back (to a woman)
هُوَّhe sent back
هِيَّshe sent back
إِحْنَاwe sent back
إِنْتُوyou all sent back
هُمَّthey sent back

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI will send back
إِنْتَyou will send back (to a man)
إِنْتِyou will send back (to a woman)
هُوَّhe will send back
هِيَّshe will send back
إِحْنَاwe will send back
إِنْتُوyou all will send back
هُمَّthey will send back

After want, must and can

المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَا(that) I send back
إِنْتَ(that) you send back (to a man)
إِنْتِ(that) you send back (to a woman)
هُوَّ(that) he sends back
هِيَّ(that) she sends back
إِحْنَا(that) we send back
إِنْتُو(that) you all send back
هُمَّ(that) they send back

Commands

الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَsend back! (to a man)
إِنْتِsend back! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوsend back! (to several people)

How to use رَجَّع

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    بَارَجَّع الكُتُب لِلمَكْتَبَة كُلّ شَهْر.

    I return the books to the library every month.

  2. Past

    رَجَّعْت الجَاكِتَّة لِلمَحَلّ.

    I took the jacket back to the shop.

  3. Future

    هَارَجَّع لَك الفُلُوس يُوم الخَمِيس.

    I'll give you the money back on Thursday.

  4. After want, must and can

    لاَزِم تِرَجَّع العَرَبِيَّة قَبْل اللِّيل.

    You have to return the car before night.

  5. Commands

    رَجَّع الكُرْسِي مَكَانُه.

    Put the chair back in its place.

Good to know

  • رَجَّع, with a shadda, is to give something back; رِجِع is to come back yourself.

Where you hear رَجَّع

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2

  • بِيرَجَّعُوا أَيّ وَرَق نَاقِص. They send back any papers that are incomplete.
  • رَجَّعُونِي مِن الشُّبَّاك. They sent me back from the window.
  • هَارَجَّع لِحَضْرِتَك الأَصْل الخَمِيس. I'll give you back the original on Thursday.

Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 2

  • بِيرَجَّعُوا أَيّ وَرَق نَاقِص. They send back any papers that are incomplete.
  • رَجَّعُونِي مِن الشُّبَّاك. They sent me back from the window.
  • هَارَجَّع لِحَضْرِتَك الأَصْل الخَمِيس. I'll give you back the original on Thursday.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.