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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

شَدّ

to pull

  • #218 most used
  • Irregular verb
  • Active participle: شَادِد

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

Commands

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

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَpull! (to a man)
إِنْتِpull! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوpull! (to several people)

How to use شَدّ

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

  1. Present

    البَاب دَه بِتْشِدُّه, مِش بِتْزُقُّه.

    This door, you pull it, you don't push it.

  2. Past

    شَدِّيت الشَّنْطَة مِن تَحْت الكُرْسِي.

    I pulled the bag from under the chair.

  3. Future

    هَاشِدّ الكُرْسِي جَنْبَك, مَفِيش مَكَان.

    I'll pull a chair next to you, there's no room.

  4. After want, must and can

    لاَزِم تِشِدّ الحَبْل بِالرَّاحَة.

    You have to pull the rope gently.

  5. Commands

    شِدّ حِيلَك, يَا لِيُو, الاِمْتِحَان بُكْرَة.

    Be strong, Leo, the exam is tomorrow.

Good to know

  • شِدّ حِيلَك, pull yourself together, be strong, is said to anyone with a hard day ahead; شَدّ is also to pull a muscle, شَدِّيت عَضَلَة.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.