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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

ظَهَر

to appear, to show up

  • #382 most used
  • Regular verb
  • Active participle: ظَاهِر

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

How to use ظَهَر

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

  1. Present

    سَيِّد بِيِظْهَر لَمَّا يِكُون عَايِز حَاجَة.

    Sayed shows up when he wants something.

  2. Past

    النَّتِيجَة ظَهَرِت النَّهَارْدَه الصُّبْح.

    The results came out this morning.

  3. Future

    الصُّوَر هَتِظْهَر عَلَى المُوبَايْل بَعْد شُوَيَّة.

    The photos will appear on the phone in a bit.

  4. After want, must and can

    مُمْكِن المُشْكِلَة تِظْهَر تَانِي.

    The problem might appear again.

Good to know

  • ظَهَر is also to come out, said of results and photos: النَّتِيجَة ظَهَرِت, the results are out.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.