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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

سِهِر

to stay up late

  • #374 most used
  • Regular verb
  • Active participle: سَاهِر

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI stay up late
إِنْتَyou stay up late (to a man)
إِنْتِyou stay up late (to a woman)
هُوَّhe stays up late
هِيَّshe stays up late
إِحْنَاwe stay up late
إِنْتُوyou all stay up late
هُمَّthey stay up late

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI stayed up late
إِنْتَyou stayed up late (to a man)
إِنْتِyou stayed up late (to a woman)
هُوَّhe stayed up late
هِيَّshe stayed up late
إِحْنَاwe stayed up late
إِنْتُوyou all stayed up late
هُمَّthey stayed up late

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI will stay up late
إِنْتَyou will stay up late (to a man)
إِنْتِyou will stay up late (to a woman)
هُوَّhe will stay up late
هِيَّshe will stay up late
إِحْنَاwe will stay up late
إِنْتُوyou all will stay up late
هُمَّthey will stay up late

After want, must and can

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

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَا(that) I stay up late
إِنْتَ(that) you stay up late (to a man)
إِنْتِ(that) you stay up late (to a woman)
هُوَّ(that) he stays up late
هِيَّ(that) she stays up late
إِحْنَا(that) we stay up late
إِنْتُو(that) you all stay up late
هُمَّ(that) they stay up late

Commands

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

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَstay up late! (to a man)
إِنْتِstay up late! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوstay up late! (to several people)

How to use سِهِر

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

  1. Present

    كَرِيم بِيِسْهَر قُدَّام التِّلِفِزْيُون كُلّ لِيلَة.

    Karim stays up late in front of the TV every night.

  2. Past

    سِهِرْنَا لِحَدّ الفَجْر فِي الفَرَح.

    We stayed up until dawn at the wedding.

  3. Future

    هَاسْهَر اللِّيلَة عَشَان الاِمْتِحَان.

    I'll stay up late tonight because of the exam.

  4. After want, must and can

    مِش عَايِز أَسْهَر, عَنْدِي شُغْل بُكْرَة.

    I don't want to stay up late, I have work tomorrow.

  5. Commands

    مَتِسْهَرْش كِتِير, يَا كَرِيم.

    Don't stay up too late, Karim.

Good to know

  • سِهِر is to stay up late at home or stay out late with friends; a سَهْرَة is a night out.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.