Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI save | ||
| إِنْتَyou save (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou save (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe saves | ||
| هِيَّshe saves | ||
| إِحْنَاwe save | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all save | ||
| هُمَّthey save |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
وَفَّر
to save (money, time)
- #268 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI saved | ||
| إِنْتَyou saved (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou saved (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe saved | ||
| هِيَّshe saved | ||
| إِحْنَاwe saved | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all saved | ||
| هُمَّthey saved |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will save | ||
| إِنْتَyou will save (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will save (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will save | ||
| هِيَّshe will save | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will save | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will save | ||
| هُمَّthey will save |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I save | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you save (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you save (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he saves | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she saves | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we save | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all save | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they save |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَsave! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِsave! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوsave! (to several people) |
How to use وَفَّر
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَوَفَّر مِيت جِنِيه كُلّ أُسْبُوع.
I save a hundred pounds every week.
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Past
المِتْرُو وَفَّر لِي سَاعَة فِي الزَّحْمَة.
The metro saved me an hour in the traffic.
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Future
هَنْوَفَّر فُلُوس عَشَان نِسَافِر فِي الصِّيف.
We'll save money to travel in the summer.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم أَوَفَّر فِي الكَهْرَبَا الشَّهْر دَه.
I have to save on electricity this month.
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Commands
وَفَّر وَقْتَك وِخُد المِتْرُو.
Save your time and take the metro.
Good to know
- وَفَّر is to save money or time, the opposite of صَرَف; وَفَّر فِي is to economize on something.
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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.