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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

سَعَد

to make happy

  • #429 most used
  • Regular verb
  • Active participle: سَاعِد

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

Commands

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

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَmake happy! (to a man)
إِنْتِmake happy! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوmake happy! (to several people)

How to use سَعَد

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

  1. Present

    الشُّغْل مَعَ الوِلاَد بِيِسْعِدْنِي.

    Working with the kids makes me happy.

  2. Past

    الخَبَر دَه سَعَدْنِي قَوِي.

    This news made me very happy.

  3. Future

    الهِدِيَّة دِي هَتِسْعِد تِيتَة.

    This present will make Grandma happy.

  4. After want, must and can

    عَايِز أَسْعِد مَامَا فِي عِيد مِيلاَدْهَا.

    I want to make Mum happy on her birthday.

  5. Commands

    اِسْعِدْهَا يَا كَرِيم, هِيَّ تِسْتَاهِل.

    Make her happy, Karim, she deserves it.

Good to know

  • رَبِّنَا يِسْعِدَك, "may God make you happy", is a warm thank-you; happy is سَعِيد.

Where you hear سَعَد

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

Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2

  • الشُّغْل فِي المَتْحَف بِيِسْعِدْنِي. Working at the museum makes me happy.
  • مُونَا سَعَدِتْنِي مِن أَوِّل يَوْم. Mona made me happy from the first day.
  • رَبِّنَا يِسْعِدْكُم يَا وِلاَدِي. May God make you happy, my children.

Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 3

  • الشُّغْل فِي المَتْحَف بِيِسْعِدْنِي. Working at the museum makes me happy.
  • مُونَا سَعَدِتْنِي مِن أَوِّل يَوْم. Mona made me happy from the first day.
  • رَبِّنَا يِسْعِدْكُم يَا وِلاَدِي. May God make you happy, my children.

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