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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

شَجَّع

to encourage, to support (a team)

  • #362 most used
  • Regular verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

Commands

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

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَencourage! (to a man)
إِنْتِencourage! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوencourage! (to several people)

How to use شَجَّع

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

  1. Present

    كَرِيم بِيشَجَّع الزَّمَالِك وِأَنَا بَشَجَّع الأَهْلِي.

    Karim supports Zamalek and I support Ahly.

  2. Past

    مَامَا شَجَّعِتْنِي أَتْعَلِّم عَرَبِي.

    Mom encouraged me to learn Arabic.

  3. Future

    هَنْشَجَّع الفَرِيق مِن البِيت.

    We'll cheer the team on from home.

  4. After want, must and can

    لاَزِم نِشَجَّع الوِلاَد عَلَى القِرَايَة.

    We have to encourage the kids to read.

  5. Commands

    شَجَّعُوا الفَرِيق, المَاتْش لِسَّه مَخَلَصْش!

    Cheer the team on, the match isn't over yet!

Good to know

  • شَجَّع is also to support a team: بِتْشَجَّع مِين? which team do you support?

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.