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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

رِجِع

to come back, to return

  • #21 most used
  • Regular verb
  • Active participle: رَاجِع

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

Commands

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

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَcome back! (to a man)
إِنْتِcome back! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوcome back! (to several people)

How to use رِجِع

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

  1. Present

    بَرْجَع مِن الشُّغْل السَّاعَة خَمْسَة.

    I come back from work at five.

  2. Past

    رِجِعْنَا مِن البَلَد أَمْبَارِح بِاللِّيل.

    We came back from the village last night.

  3. Future

    كَرِيم هَيِرْجَع بَعْد سَاعَة.

    Karim will be back in an hour.

  4. After want, must and can

    لاَزِم أَرْجَع شِيكَاغُو فِي الصِّيف?

    Do I have to go back to Chicago in the summer?

  5. Commands

    اِرْجَع بَدْرِي, الدُّنْيَا بَرْد.

    Come back early, it's cold.

Good to know

  • رَاجِع (رَاجْعَة for a woman) is "on the way back": أَنَا رَاجِع البِيت, I'm heading home.

Where you hear رِجِع

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

Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 2

  • كَرِيم بِيِرْجَع السَّاعَة سِتَّة. Karim comes back at six.
  • رِجِعْت البَيْت السَّاعَة خَمْسَة. I came back home at five.
  • هَارْجَع مِن المَحَلّ بِاللَّيْل. I'll come back from the shop at night.

Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 3

  • كَرِيم بِيِرْجَع السَّاعَة سِتَّة. Karim comes back at six.
  • رِجِعْت البَيْت السَّاعَة خَمْسَة. I came back home at five.
  • هَارْجَع مِن المَحَلّ بِاللَّيْل. I'll come back from the shop at night.
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Leo's Day

Beginner Level 2 · بِتِرْجَع السَّاعَة كَام?

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Planning the Weekend

Beginner Level 3 · وِنِرْجَع إِمْتَى?

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The Boat

Beginner Level 3 · عُومُوا لِلشُّعَب, وِارْجَعُوا بَعْد سَاعَة.

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The Lights Go Out

Intermediate Level 1 · النُّور رِجِع لِوَحْدُه.

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How Uncle Mahmoud Met Madame Nadia

Intermediate Level 1 · رِجْعِت تَانِي يَوْم, وِاللِّي بَعْدُه.

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Luxor Again

Intermediate Level 1 · سَافِر الاِتْنِين بِقَطْر اللِّيل, وِارْجَع الجُمْعَة.

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The October Rota

Intermediate Level 2 · لَوْ رِجِعْتِ سِتَّة, هَاسْتَنَّاكِ.

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Window three

Advanced Level 2 · تَلاَت أَيَّام, وِتِرْجَع بِالوَصْل.

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The tray

Advanced Level 2 · الصِّينِيَّة تِرْجَع مَغْسُولَة.

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One and a Half Times

Advanced Level 2 · وِأَرْجَع قَبْل وَاحْدَة.

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18
Once a man

Fluency Level 1 · مَرَّة وَاحِد رِجِع البِيت السَّاعَة اِتْنِين.

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Grandma's House

Fluency Level 2 · رِجْعِت لِشُبَّاكْهَا. · الخُلَاصَة, تِيتَة رِجْعِت لِشُبَّاكْهَا.

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