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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

رَسَم

to draw

  • #206 most used
  • Regular verb
  • Active participle: رَاسِم

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

Commands

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

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَdraw! (to a man)
إِنْتِdraw! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوdraw! (to several people)

How to use رَسَم

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

  1. Present

    بَرْسِم البُيُوت القَدِيمَة فِي وِسْط البَلَد.

    I draw the old houses Downtown.

  2. Past

    كَرِيم رَسَم النِّيل وِهُوَّ صُغَيَّر.

    Karim drew the Nile when he was small.

  3. Future

    هَارْسِم لِك البِيت دَه.

    I'll draw this house for you.

  4. After want, must and can

    عَايْزَة أَرْسِم زَيَّك, يَا لِيُو.

    I want to draw like you, Leo.

  5. Commands

    اِرْسِمِي الشَّبَّاك دَه, يَا سَلْمَى.

    Draw this window, Salma.

Good to know

  • رَسَّام is the painter or draughtsman, and رَسْمَة one drawing.

Where you hear رَسَم

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

Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 2

  • بَرْسِم البَيْت القَدِيم. I draw the old house.
  • رَسَمْت المَتْحَف وَأَنَا صُغَيَّرَة. I drew the museum when I was small.
  • هَارْسِم السَّقْف بُكْرَة. I'll draw the roof tomorrow.

Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 3

  • بَرْسِم البَيْت القَدِيم. I draw the old house.
  • رَسَمْت المَتْحَف وَأَنَا صُغَيَّرَة. I drew the museum when I was small.
  • هَارْسِم السَّقْف بُكْرَة. I'll draw the roof tomorrow.
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Leo's Day

Beginner Level 2 · خَمْسَة, وِبَعْدِين بَرْسِم.

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The Evening Table

Beginner Level 3 · عَشَان أَرْسِم. · عَشَان أَرْسِم بَيْت وَاحِد. لِشَهْر.

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The Bowl with the Fish

Intermediate Level 1 · مِين اللِّي بِيِرْسِمْهَا?

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Hold the level

Advanced Level 2 · اِرْسِم لِي مَطْبَخ بِنْتِي, وِخَلاَص.

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