Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI plant | ||
| إِنْتَyou plant (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou plant (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe plants | ||
| هِيَّshe plants | ||
| إِحْنَاwe plant | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all plant | ||
| هُمَّthey plant |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
زَرَع
to plant, to grow
- #475 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: زَارِع
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI planted | ||
| إِنْتَyou planted (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou planted (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe planted | ||
| هِيَّshe planted | ||
| إِحْنَاwe planted | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all planted | ||
| هُمَّthey planted |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will plant | ||
| إِنْتَyou will plant (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will plant (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will plant | ||
| هِيَّshe will plant | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will plant | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will plant | ||
| هُمَّthey will plant |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I plant | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you plant (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you plant (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he plants | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she plants | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we plant | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all plant | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they plant |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَplant! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِplant! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوplant! (to several people) |
How to use زَرَع
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
تِيتَة بِتِزْرَع نِعْنَاع عَلَى السَّطْح.
Grandma grows mint on the roof.
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Past
أَبُويَا زَرَع الشَّجَر دَه مِن أَرْبِعِين سَنَة.
My father planted these trees forty years ago.
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Future
السَّنَة الجَايَّة هَنِزْرَع قَمْح كَمَان.
Next year we'll grow wheat too.
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After want, must and can
عَايْزَة أَزْرَع وَرْد فِي البَلَكُونَة.
I want to plant flowers on the balcony.
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Commands
اِزْرَع البَصَل هِنَا, جَنْب المَيَّة.
Plant the onions here, by the water.
Good to know
- زَرَع is planting a tree and growing a crop alike; the farmer is فَلاَّح and the crops are الزَّرْع.
Where you hear زَرَع
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 2
- بَزْرَع بَرْسِيم وِقَمْح. I grow clover and wheat.
- أَبُويَا زَرَع الشَّجَر دَه. My father planted these trees.
- هَازْرَع بُرْتُقَان السَّنَة الجَايَّة. I'll plant oranges next year.
Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 2
- بَزْرَع بَرْسِيم وِقَمْح. I grow clover and wheat.
- أَبُويَا زَرَع الشَّجَر دَه. My father planted these trees.
- هَازْرَع بُرْتُقَان السَّنَة الجَايَّة. I'll plant oranges next year.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.