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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

شَطَب

to cross out

  • #500 most used
  • Regular verb
  • Active participle: شَاطِب

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

Commands

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

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَcross out! (to a man)
إِنْتِcross out! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوcross out! (to several people)

How to use شَطَب

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

  1. Present

    بَشْطُب كُلّ حَاجَة خَلَّصْتَهَا مِن اللِّسْتَة.

    I cross out everything I've finished from the list.

  2. Past

    شَطَبْت اِسْمِي مِن اللِّسْتَة.

    I crossed my name off the list.

  3. Future

    هَاشْطُب البَنْد دَه مِن العَقْد.

    I'll cross this clause out of the contract.

  4. After want, must and can

    مُمْكِن تِشْطُب الرَّقَم القَدِيم?

    Can you cross out the old number?

  5. Commands

    اِشْطُب السِّعْر دَه وِاكْتِب الجِدِيد.

    Cross out that price and write the new one.

Good to know

  • شَطَب عَلَى is to cross something out, a name on a list or a line in a contract.

Where you hear شَطَب

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 2

  • بَاشْطُب كُلّ بَنْد مِش عَاجِبْنِي. I cross out every clause I don't like.
  • شَطَبْت بَنْد سِتَّة. I crossed out clause six.
  • هَاشْطُب الغَرَامَة, خَلَاص. I'll cross out the fine, done.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.