Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI thank | ||
| إِنْتَyou thank (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou thank (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe thanks | ||
| هِيَّshe thanks | ||
| إِحْنَاwe thank | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all thank | ||
| هُمَّthey thank |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
شَكَر
to thank
- #107 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: شَاكِر
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI thanked | ||
| إِنْتَyou thanked (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou thanked (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe thanked | ||
| هِيَّshe thanked | ||
| إِحْنَاwe thanked | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all thanked | ||
| هُمَّthey thanked |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will thank | ||
| إِنْتَyou will thank (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will thank (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will thank | ||
| هِيَّshe will thank | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will thank | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will thank | ||
| هُمَّthey will thank |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I thank | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you thank (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you thank (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he thanks | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she thanks | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we thank | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all thank | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they thank |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَthank! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِthank! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوthank! (to several people) |
How to use شَكَر
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
-
Present
سَيِّد بِيِشْكُر النَّاس عَلَى الزِّيَارَة.
Sayed thanks people for the visit.
-
Past
شَكَرْت عَمّ مَحْمُود عَلَى المُسَاعْدَة.
I thanked Uncle Mahmoud for the help.
-
Future
هَاشْكُر الجِيرَان عَلَى الأَكْل بُكْرَة.
I'll thank the neighbours for the food tomorrow.
-
After want, must and can
عَايِز أَشْكُر تِيتَة عَلَى الهِدِيَّة.
I want to thank Grandma for the present.
-
Commands
اُشْكُر مَدَام نَادْيَة عَلَى العَشَا, يَا لِيُو.
Thank Madame Nadia for the dinner, Leo.
Good to know
- The everyday thank you is "مُتْشَكِّر" (a woman says مُتْشَكِّرَة); the verb thanks someone عَلَى something, "شَكَرْتُه عَلَى المُسَاعْدَة".
Where you hear شَكَر
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 3
- بَشْكُر حَضْرِتَك عَلَى كُلّ حَاجَة. I thank you for everything.
- شَكَرْت مَدَام نَادْيَة عَلَى الغَدَا. I thanked Madame Nadia for the lunch.
- هَشْكُر الجَمَاعَة فِي الشُّغْل. I'll thank the people at work.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.