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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

رَمَى

to throw, to roll

  • #220 most used
  • Irregular verb
  • Active participle: رَامِي

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

Commands

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

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَthrow! (to a man)
إِنْتِthrow! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوthrow! (to several people)

How to use رَمَى

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

  1. Present

    بَرْمِي الزِّبَالَة كُلّ يُوم الصُّبْح.

    I throw the rubbish out every morning.

  2. Past

    رَمِيت الزَّهْر وِطِلِع دُوبَارَة.

    I rolled the dice and got a double.

  3. Future

    مِين هَيِرْمِي الأَوَّل, أَنَا وَلَّا إِنْتَ?

    Who will roll first, me or you?

  4. After want, must and can

    مُمْكِن أَرْمِي الوَرَق دَه?

    Can I throw this paper away?

  5. Commands

    اِرْمِي الكُورَة لِأَخُوكِي, يَا لَيْلَى.

    Throw the ball to your brother, Layla.

Good to know

  • رَمَى الزَّهْر is to roll the dice; رَمَى الزِّبَالَة is to throw out the rubbish.

Where you hear رَمَى

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

Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 1

  • بَارْمِي الزَّهْر وِبَاكْسَب. I roll the dice and I win.
  • رَمِيت سِتَّة وِخَمْسَة. I rolled a six and a five.
  • هَتِرْمِي دُوبَارَة المَرَّة دِي. You'll roll a double this time.

Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 2

  • بَارْمِي الزَّهْر وِبَاكْسَب. I roll the dice and I win.
  • رَمِيت سِتَّة وِخَمْسَة. I rolled a six and a five.
  • هَتِرْمِي دُوبَارَة المَرَّة دِي. You'll roll a double this time.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.