Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI visit | ||
| إِنْتَyou visit (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou visit (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe visits | ||
| هِيَّshe visits | ||
| إِحْنَاwe visit | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all visit | ||
| هُمَّthey visit |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
زَار
to visit
- #110 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: زَايِر
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI visited | ||
| إِنْتَyou visited (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou visited (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe visited | ||
| هِيَّshe visited | ||
| إِحْنَاwe visited | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all visited | ||
| هُمَّthey visited |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will visit | ||
| إِنْتَyou will visit (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will visit (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will visit | ||
| هِيَّshe will visit | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will visit | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will visit | ||
| هُمَّthey will visit |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I visit | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you visit (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you visit (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he visits | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she visits | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we visit | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all visit | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they visit |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَvisit! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِvisit! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوvisit! (to several people) |
How to use زَار
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَزُور عَمّ مَحْمُود فِي المَحَلّ كُلّ يُوم.
I visit Uncle Mahmoud at the shop every day.
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Past
زُرْنَا الإِسْكِنْدِرِيَّة فِي الصِّيف اللِّي فَات.
We visited Alexandria last summer.
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Future
هَازُور أَهْلِي فِي شِيكَاغُو فِي دِيسِمْبِر.
I'll visit my family in Chicago in December.
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After want, must and can
عَايْزَة أَزُور الأُقْصُر مَرَّة تَانْيَة.
I want to visit Luxor again.
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Commands
زُور تِيتَة قَبْل مَا تِسَافِر, يَا كَرِيم.
Visit Grandma before you travel, Karim.
Good to know
- زَار takes the person or the place straight, with no "to", "زُرْت تِيتَة"; the participle زَايِر says you are here on a visit.
Where you hear زَار
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 3
- بَزُور تِيتَة كُلّ جُمْعَة. I visit Grandma every Friday.
- زُرْت الأَقْصُر مَعَ سَلْمَى. I visited Luxor with Salma.
- هَنْزُور شِيكَاغُو فِي الصِّيف. We'll visit Chicago in the summer.
Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 2
- بَزُور تِيتَة كُلّ جُمْعَة. I visit Grandma every Friday.
- زُرْت الأَقْصُر مَعَ سَلْمَى. I visited Luxor with Salma.
- هَنْزُور شِيكَاغُو فِي الصِّيف. We'll visit Chicago in the summer.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.