Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI honour | ||
| إِنْتَyou honour (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou honour (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe honours | ||
| هِيَّshe honours | ||
| إِحْنَاwe honour | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all honour | ||
| هُمَّthey honour |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
شَرَّف
to honour (with a visit)
- #345 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI honoured | ||
| إِنْتَyou honoured (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou honoured (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe honoured | ||
| هِيَّshe honoured | ||
| إِحْنَاwe honoured | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all honoured | ||
| هُمَّthey honoured |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will honour | ||
| إِنْتَyou will honour (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will honour (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will honour | ||
| هِيَّshe will honour | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will honour | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will honour | ||
| هُمَّthey will honour |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I honour | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you honour (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you honour (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he honours | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she honours | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we honour | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all honour | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they honour |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَhonour! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِhonour! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوhonour! (to several people) |
How to use شَرَّف
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
عَمّ مَحْمُود بِيِشَرَّفْنَا كُلّ خَمِيس.
Uncle Mahmoud honours us with a visit every Thursday.
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Past
الجِيرَان كُلُّهُم شَرَّفُونَا فِي الفَرَح.
All the neighbours honoured us at the wedding.
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Future
هَتِشَرَّفُونَا عَلَى الغَدَا يُوم الجُمْعَة?
Will you all honour us for lunch on Friday?
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم تِشَرَّفْنَا فِي البِيت الجِدِيد, يَا سَيِّد.
You must come and honour us in the new house, Sayed.
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Commands
شَرَّفُونَا عَلَى العَشَا بُكْرَة, يَا جَمَاعَة.
Come and honour us at dinner tomorrow, everyone.
Good to know
- "شَرَّفْتُونَا", you have honoured us, is what a host says as the guests come in; "شَرَّفْنَا" is the invitation, come and see us.
Where you hear شَرَّف
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 3
- الضُّيُوف بِيشَرَّفُونَا كُلّ جُمْعَة. Guests honour us every Friday.
- شَرَّفْتُونَا فِي بِيتْنَا. You honoured us in our home.
- هَتْشَرَّفُونَا فِي الخُطُوبَة, إِنْ شَاء الله. You'll honour us at the engagement, God willing.
Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 1
- الضُّيُوف بِيشَرَّفُونَا كُلّ جُمْعَة. Guests honour us every Friday.
- شَرَّفْتُونَا فِي بِيتْنَا. You honoured us in our home.
- هَتْشَرَّفُونَا فِي الخُطُوبَة, إِنْ شَاء الله. You'll honour us at the engagement, God willing.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.