Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI help | ||
| إِنْتَyou help (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou help (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe helps | ||
| هِيَّshe helps | ||
| إِحْنَاwe help | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all help | ||
| هُمَّthey help |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
سَاعِد
to help
- #71 most used
- Irregular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI helped | ||
| إِنْتَyou helped (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou helped (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe helped | ||
| هِيَّshe helped | ||
| إِحْنَاwe helped | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all helped | ||
| هُمَّthey helped |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will help | ||
| إِنْتَyou will help (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will help (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will help | ||
| هِيَّshe will help | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will help | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will help | ||
| هُمَّthey will help |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I help | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you help (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you help (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he helps | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she helps | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we help | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all help | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they help |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَhelp! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِhelp! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوhelp! (to several people) |
How to use سَاعِد
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَسَاعِد تِيتَة فِي المَطْبَخ كُلّ يُوم.
I help Grandma in the kitchen every day.
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Past
كَرِيم سَاعِدْنِي فِي الشَّنْطَة.
Karim helped me with the bag.
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Future
هَنْسَاعِد عَمّ مَحْمُود فِي المَحَلّ.
We'll help Uncle Mahmoud in the shop.
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After want, must and can
مُمْكِن أَسَاعِد حَضْرِتَك فِي حَاجَة?
Can I help you with anything?
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Commands
سَاعِدْنِي أَفْهَم الكَلاَم دَه, يَا كَرِيم.
Help me understand these words, Karim.
Good to know
- مُمْكِن أَسَاعِد حَضْرِتَك? is the shopkeeper's can I help you, polite with حَضْرِتَك.
Where you hear سَاعِد
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 1
- أَنَا بَسَاعِد النَّاس فِي البِيت كُلّ يُوم. I help the people in the building every day.
- سَاعِدْت تِيتَة فِي المَطْبَخ. I helped Grandma in the kitchen.
- هَاسَاعْدَك فِي الشُّغْل, يَا لِيُو. I'll help you with the work, Leo.
Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 1
- أَنَا بَسَاعِد النَّاس فِي البِيت كُلّ يُوم. I help the people in the building every day.
- سَاعِدْت تِيتَة فِي المَطْبَخ. I helped Grandma in the kitchen.
- هَاسَاعْدَك فِي الشُّغْل, يَا لِيُو. I'll help you with the work, Leo.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.