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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

سَاب

to leave, to let go

  • #67 most used
  • Irregular verb
  • Active participle: سَايِب

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

Commands

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

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَleave! (to a man)
إِنْتِleave! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوleave! (to several people)

How to use سَاب

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

  1. Present

    بَسِيب المَفَاتِيح عَنْد البَوَّاب.

    I leave the keys with the doorman.

  2. Past

    سِبْت الشَّنْطَة فِي التَّاكْسِي!

    I left the bag in the taxi!

  3. Future

    هَاسِيب لَك الرُّسُومَات عَلَى المَكْتَب.

    I'll leave the drawings for you on the desk.

  4. After want, must and can

    مُمْكِن تِسِيب البَاب مَفْتُوح شُوَيَّة?

    Can you leave the door open a little?

  5. Commands

    سِيبِي الشُّغْل دَه عَلَيَّا, يَا سَلْمَى.

    Leave that work to me, Salma.

Good to know

  • سَاب is to leave something or someone behind, or to let go; leaving a place on foot is مِشِي.

Where you hear سَاب

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

Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 2

  • أَنَا مَا بَاسِيبْش الشِّبَّاك مَفْتُوح. I don't leave the window open.
  • سِبْت الشِّبَّاك مَفْتُوح فِي الهَوَا. I left the window open in the wind.
  • هَاسِيب الرُّسُومَات عَلَى المَكْتَب. I'll leave the drawings on the desk.

Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 2

  • أَنَا مَا بَاسِيبْش الشِّبَّاك مَفْتُوح. I don't leave the window open.
  • سِبْت الشِّبَّاك مَفْتُوح فِي الهَوَا. I left the window open in the wind.
  • هَاسِيب الرُّسُومَات عَلَى المَكْتَب. I'll leave the drawings on the desk.
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Telling Mister Fathi

Advanced Level 2 · وِتِسِيبْنِي فِي نُصّ الشُّغْل?

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The Viewing

Advanced Level 2 · الأَرْض زَيّ مَا أَبُويَا سَابْهَا.

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Hold the level

Advanced Level 2 · مَا تْسِيبْش.

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Grandma on camera

Fluency Level 2 · وِالعِيلَة سَابِت إِمْتَى?

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The Fountain

Fluency Level 3 · سِيبْهَا عَلَيَّ, يَا أُسْتَاذ فَتْحِي.

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