Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI travel | ||
| إِنْتَyou travel (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou travel (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe travels | ||
| هِيَّshe travels | ||
| إِحْنَاwe travel | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all travel | ||
| هُمَّthey travel |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
سَافِر
to travel
- #109 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: مِسَافِر
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI traveled | ||
| إِنْتَyou traveled (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou traveled (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe traveled | ||
| هِيَّshe traveled | ||
| إِحْنَاwe traveled | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all traveled | ||
| هُمَّthey traveled |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will travel | ||
| إِنْتَyou will travel (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will travel (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will travel | ||
| هِيَّshe will travel | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will travel | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will travel | ||
| هُمَّthey will travel |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I travel | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you travel (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you travel (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he travels | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she travels | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we travel | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all travel | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they travel |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَtravel! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِtravel! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوtravel! (to several people) |
How to use سَافِر
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَسَافِر إِسْكِنْدِرِيَّة كُلّ صِيف مَعَ العِيلَة.
I travel to Alexandria every summer with the family.
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Past
سَافِرْت أَسْوَان بِالقَطْر بِاللِّيل.
I travelled to Aswan by night train.
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Future
كَرِيم هَيْسَافِر الأُسْبُوع الجَايّ.
Karim will travel next week.
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After want, must and can
عَايِز أَسَافِر الأَقْصُر قَبْل الصِّيف.
I want to travel to Luxor before the summer.
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Commands
سَافْرُوا بَدْرِي, الطَّرِيق زَحْمَة يُوم الخَمِيس.
Leave early, the road is busy on Thursdays.
Good to know
- مِسَافِر, the participle, is how Egyptians say someone is away or about to leave: كَرِيم مِسَافِر بُكْرَة, Karim leaves tomorrow.
- The place comes straight after سَافِر: سَافِرْت أَسْوَان, I travelled to Aswan.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.