Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI steal | ||
| إِنْتَyou steal (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou steal (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe steals | ||
| هِيَّshe steals | ||
| إِحْنَاwe steal | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all steal | ||
| هُمَّthey steal |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
سَرَق
to steal
- #300 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: سَارِق
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI stole | ||
| إِنْتَyou stole (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou stole (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe stole | ||
| هِيَّshe stole | ||
| إِحْنَاwe stole | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all stole | ||
| هُمَّthey stole |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will steal | ||
| إِنْتَyou will steal (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will steal (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will steal | ||
| هِيَّshe will steal | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will steal | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will steal | ||
| هُمَّthey will steal |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I steal | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you steal (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you steal (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he steals | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she steals | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we steal | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all steal | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they steal |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَsteal! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِsteal! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوsteal! (to several people) |
How to use سَرَق
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
فِيه نَاس بِتِسْرَق المُوبَايْلاَت فِي الزَّحْمَة.
There are people who steal phones in the crowd.
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Past
حَدّ سَرَق شَنْطِتِي فِي المِتْرُو إِمْبَارِح.
Someone stole my bag on the metro yesterday.
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Future
مَحَدِّش هَيِسْرَق حَاجَة مِن المَحَلّ دَه.
Nobody will steal anything from this shop.
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After want, must and can
مِش مُمْكِن حَدّ يِسْرَق مِن عَمّ مَحْمُود.
Nobody could steal from Uncle Mahmoud.
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Commands
مَتِسْرَقْش حَلاَوَة الوِلاَد, يَا سَيِّد.
Don't steal the kids' sweets, Sayed.
Good to know
- A thief is حَرَامِي; سَرَق مِن is to steal from someone, and اِتْسَرَق is to get stolen: المُوبَايْل اِتْسَرَق.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.