Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI spend | ||
| إِنْتَyou spend (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou spend (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe spends | ||
| هِيَّshe spends | ||
| إِحْنَاwe spend | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all spend | ||
| هُمَّthey spend |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
صَرَف
to spend, to cash
- #267 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: صَارِف
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI spent | ||
| إِنْتَyou spent (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou spent (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe spent | ||
| هِيَّshe spent | ||
| إِحْنَاwe spent | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all spent | ||
| هُمَّthey spent |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will spend | ||
| إِنْتَyou will spend (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will spend (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will spend | ||
| هِيَّshe will spend | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will spend | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will spend | ||
| هُمَّthey will spend |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I spend | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you spend (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you spend (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he spends | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she spends | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we spend | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all spend | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they spend |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَspend! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِspend! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوspend! (to several people) |
How to use صَرَف
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَصْرِف نُصّ مُرَتَّبِي عَلَى الإِيجَار.
I spend half my salary on the rent.
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Past
صَرَفْت مِيت جِنِيه عَلَى التَّاكْسِي إِمْبَارِح.
I spent a hundred pounds on taxis yesterday.
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Future
هَاصْرِف الشِّيك فِي البَنْك بُكْرَة.
I'll cash the cheque at the bank tomorrow.
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After want, must and can
مِش عَايِز أَصْرِف كِتِير فِي الخَان.
I don't want to spend a lot in the Khan.
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Commands
مَتِصْرِفْش كُلّ فُلُوسَك فِي أَوِّل الشَّهْر.
Don't spend all your money at the start of the month.
Good to know
- صَرَف فُلُوس is to spend, صَرَف الشِّيك to cash it; pocket money is مَصْرُوف.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.