Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI smell | ||
| إِنْتَyou smell (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou smell (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe smells | ||
| هِيَّshe smells | ||
| إِحْنَاwe smell | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all smell | ||
| هُمَّthey smell |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
شَمّ
to smell
- #118 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: شَامِم
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI smelled | ||
| إِنْتَyou smelled (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou smelled (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe smelled | ||
| هِيَّshe smelled | ||
| إِحْنَاwe smelled | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all smelled | ||
| هُمَّthey smelled |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will smell | ||
| إِنْتَyou will smell (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will smell (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will smell | ||
| هِيَّshe will smell | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will smell | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will smell | ||
| هُمَّthey will smell |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I smell | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you smell (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you smell (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he smells | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she smells | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we smell | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all smell | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they smell |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَsmell! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِsmell! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوsmell! (to several people) |
How to use شَمّ
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَشِمّ الوَرْد فِي الجِنِينَة كُلّ صُبْح.
I smell the flowers in the garden every morning.
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Past
شَمِّيت البَصَلَة, يَا تِيتَة, وِبَعْدِين?
I smelled the onion, Grandma, and now what?
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Future
هَتْشِمّ الفِسِيخ مِن الشَّارِع!
You'll smell the salted fish from the street!
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم أَشِمّ بَصَلَة الصُّبْح? لِيه?
I have to smell an onion in the morning? Why?
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Commands
شِمّ القَهْوَة دِي, رِيحِتْهَا حِلْوَة!
Smell this coffee, it smells lovely!
Good to know
- شَمّ النِّسِيم, "smelling the breeze", is Egypt's spring holiday, with coloured eggs, green onions and فِسِيخ.
Where you hear شَمّ
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 2
- فِي شَمّ النِّسِيم بِنْشِمّ بَصَل. At Sham el-Nessim we smell onions.
- شَمِّيت البَصَلَة, يَا تِيتَة! I smelled the onion, Grandma!
- هَتِشِمّ الوَرْد فِي الجِنِينَة. You'll smell the flowers in the garden.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1
- فِي شَمّ النِّسِيم بِنْشِمّ بَصَل. At Sham el-Nessim we smell onions.
- شَمِّيت البَصَلَة, يَا تِيتَة! I smelled the onion, Grandma!
- هَتِشِمّ الوَرْد فِي الجِنِينَة. You'll smell the flowers in the garden.
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Salted Fish
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Beginner Level 2 · كِتِير, وِلاَزِم تِشِمّ بَصَلَة. · أَشِمّ بَصَلَة? لِيه?
The First Evening of Ramadan
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Intermediate Level 1 · لَمَّا تِيتَة تِطْبُخ, العِمَارَة بِتْشِمّ.
Boss, Captain, Madame
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Advanced Level 3 · شِمِّي البَحْر, يَا مَدَام نَادْيَة.
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The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.