Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI lend | ||
| إِنْتَyou lend (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou lend (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe lends | ||
| هِيَّshe lends | ||
| إِحْنَاwe lend | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all lend | ||
| هُمَّthey lend |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
سَلِّف
to lend
- #287 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI lent | ||
| إِنْتَyou lent (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou lent (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe lent | ||
| هِيَّshe lent | ||
| إِحْنَاwe lent | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all lent | ||
| هُمَّthey lent |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will lend | ||
| إِنْتَyou will lend (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will lend (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will lend | ||
| هِيَّshe will lend | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will lend | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will lend | ||
| هُمَّthey will lend |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I lend | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you lend (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you lend (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he lends | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she lends | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we lend | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all lend | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they lend |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَlend! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِlend! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوlend! (to several people) |
How to use سَلِّف
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَسَلِّف كَرِيم فُلُوس كُلّ آخِر شَهْر.
I lend Karim money at the end of every month.
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Past
سَلِّفْت عَمّ مَحْمُود مِيتِين جِنِيه.
I lent Uncle Mahmoud two hundred pounds.
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Future
هَاسَلِّفَك الكِتَاب لِحَدّ الأُسْبُوع الجَايّ.
I'll lend you the book until next week.
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After want, must and can
مُمْكِن تِسَلِّفْنِي مِيت جِنِيه لِبُكْرَة?
Can you lend me a hundred pounds till tomorrow?
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Commands
سَلِّفْنِي الشَّاحِن بِتَاعَك خَمْس دَقَايِق.
Lend me your charger for five minutes.
Good to know
- سَلِّف حَدّ حَاجَة is to lend someone something; to borrow is اِسْتَلِف, اِسْتَلِفْت مِنُّه.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.