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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

رِكِب

to get on, to ride

  • #129 most used
  • Regular verb
  • Active participle: رَاكِب

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

Commands

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

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَget on! (to a man)
إِنْتِget on! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوget on! (to several people)

How to use رِكِب

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

  1. Present

    بَرْكَب المِتْرُو لِلشُّغْل كُلّ يُوم.

    I take the metro to work every day.

  2. Past

    رِكِبْنَا تَاكْسِي مِن المَطَار.

    We took a taxi from the airport.

  3. Future

    هَارْكَب القَطْر لِلإِسْكِنْدِرِيَّة بُكْرَة.

    I'll take the train to Alexandria tomorrow.

  4. After want, must and can

    عَايِز أَرْكَب جَمَل عَنْد الأَهْرَامَات.

    I want to ride a camel at the pyramids.

  5. Commands

    اِرْكَب بِسُرْعَة, الأُوتُوبِيس هَيِمْشِي!

    Get on quickly, the bus is leaving!

Good to know

  • رِكِب is to take any means of transport: رِكِبْت المِتْرُو, I took the metro.

Where you hear رِكِب

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

Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1

  • بَارْكَب المِتْرُو كُلّ يُوم. I take the metro every day.
  • رِكِبْت القَطْر فِي الأُقْصُر. I got on the train in Luxor.
  • هَارْكَب مَعَ مُنَى بُكْرَة. I will ride with Mona tomorrow.

Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 3

  • بَارْكَب المِتْرُو كُلّ يُوم. I take the metro every day.
  • رِكِبْت القَطْر فِي الأُقْصُر. I got on the train in Luxor.
  • هَارْكَب مَعَ مُنَى بُكْرَة. I will ride with Mona tomorrow.

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