Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI charge | ||
| إِنْتَyou charge (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou charge (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe charges | ||
| هِيَّshe charges | ||
| إِحْنَاwe charge | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all charge | ||
| هُمَّthey charge |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
شَحَن
to charge (a phone), to ship
- #253 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: شَاحِن
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI charged | ||
| إِنْتَyou charged (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou charged (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe charged | ||
| هِيَّshe charged | ||
| إِحْنَاwe charged | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all charged | ||
| هُمَّthey charged |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will charge | ||
| إِنْتَyou will charge (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will charge (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will charge | ||
| هِيَّshe will charge | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will charge | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will charge | ||
| هُمَّthey will charge |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I charge | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you charge (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you charge (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he charges | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she charges | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we charge | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all charge | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they charge |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَcharge! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِcharge! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوcharge! (to several people) |
How to use شَحَن
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَشْحِن المُوبَايْل كُلّ لِيلَة قَبْل مَا أَنَام.
I charge my phone every night before I sleep.
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Past
شَحَنْت الخَطّ بِخَمْسِين جِنِيه.
I topped up the line with fifty pounds.
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Future
هَاشْحِن الكُمْبْيُوتَر فِي القَهْوَة.
I'll charge the computer at the café.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم أَشْحِن المُوبَايْل, البَطَّارِيَّة خَمْسَة فِي المِيَّة.
I have to charge my phone, the battery is at five percent.
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Commands
اِشْحِن المُوبَايْل قَبْل مَا نِمْشِي.
Charge your phone before we leave.
Good to know
- شَحَن is to charge the phone and to top up its credit, شَحَن الخَطّ; the charger is الشَّاحِن.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.