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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

شَاوِر

to consult, to point

  • #354 most used
  • Regular verb

Conjugation

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Present

المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI consult
إِنْتَyou consult (to a man)
إِنْتِyou consult (to a woman)
هُوَّhe consults
هِيَّshe consults
إِحْنَاwe consult
إِنْتُوyou all consult
هُمَّthey consult

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI consulted
إِنْتَyou consulted (to a man)
إِنْتِyou consulted (to a woman)
هُوَّhe consulted
هِيَّshe consulted
إِحْنَاwe consulted
إِنْتُوyou all consulted
هُمَّthey consulted

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI will consult
إِنْتَyou will consult (to a man)
إِنْتِyou will consult (to a woman)
هُوَّhe will consult
هِيَّshe will consult
إِحْنَاwe will consult
إِنْتُوyou all will consult
هُمَّthey will consult

After want, must and can

المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَا(that) I consult
إِنْتَ(that) you consult (to a man)
إِنْتِ(that) you consult (to a woman)
هُوَّ(that) he consults
هِيَّ(that) she consults
إِحْنَا(that) we consult
إِنْتُو(that) you all consult
هُمَّ(that) they consult

Commands

الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَconsult! (to a man)
إِنْتِconsult! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوconsult! (to several people)

How to use شَاوِر

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    بَشَاوِر عَمّ مَحْمُود قَبْل أَيّ قَرَار.

    I consult Uncle Mahmoud before any decision.

  2. Past

    الرَّاجِل شَاوِر عَلَى الشَّارِع وِقَال هِنَاك.

    The man pointed at the street and said over there.

  3. Future

    هَاشَاوِر بَابَا قَبْل مَا أَشْتِرِي العَرَبِيَّة.

    I'll consult Dad before I buy the car.

  4. After want, must and can

    لاَزِم تِشَاوِر الدُّكْتُور قَبْل الدَّوَا دَه.

    You have to consult the doctor before taking this medicine.

  5. Commands

    شَاوِر لِلتَّاكْسِي, هُوَّ شَافَك.

    Wave at the taxi, he's seen you.

Good to know

  • شَاوِر حَدّ is to ask someone's advice; شَاوِر عَلَى is to point at something, شَاوِر لِحَدّ to wave at someone.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.