Egyptian Arabic verb

adfa3

pay

Eight persons. Past, present, future, and unprefixed forms.

Pronunciation

Past

Affirmative and negative forms for completed actions.

PersonAffirmativeNegative

Iana

Affirmative

I paid

Arabicأنا دفعت
With vowelsأَنا دَفَعْت
Francoana dafa3t
Negative

I did not pay

Arabicأنا مادفعتش
With vowelsأَنا مادَفَعْتِش
Francoana madafa3tesh

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You paid

Arabicإنت دفعت
With vowelsإِنْتَ دَفَعْت
Francoenta dafa3t
Negative

You did not pay

Arabicإنت مادفعتش
With vowelsإِنْتَ مادَفَعْتِش
Francoenta madafa3tesh

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You paid

Arabicإنتي دفعتي
With vowelsإِنْتي دَفَعْتي
Francoenti dafa3ti
Negative

You did not pay

Arabicإنتي مادفعتيش
With vowelsإِنْتي مادَفَعْتيش
Francoenti madafa3tiish

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He paid

Arabicهو دفع
With vowelsهُوَّ دَفَع
Francohowwa dafa3
Negative

He did not pay

Arabicهو مادفعش
With vowelsهُوَّ مادَفَعْش
Francohowwa madafa3sh

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She paid

Arabicهي دفعت
With vowelsهِيَّ دَفَعِت
Francoheyya dafa3et
Negative

She did not pay

Arabicهي مادفعتش
With vowelsهِيَّ مادَفَعِتْش
Francoheyya madafa3etsh

Wee7na

Affirmative

We paid

Arabicإحنا دفعنا
With vowelsإِحْنا دَفَعْنا
Francoe7na dafa3na
Negative

We did not pay

Arabicإحنا مادفعناش
With vowelsإِحْنا مادَفَعْناش
Francoe7na madafa3naash

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You paid

Arabicإنتو دفعتوا
With vowelsإِنْتو دَفَعْتوا
Francoento dafa3tu
Negative

You did not pay

Arabicإنتو مادفعتوش
With vowelsإِنْتو مادَفَعْتوش
Francoento madafa3toosh

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They paid

Arabicهم دفعوا
With vowelsهُمَّ دَفَعوا
Francohomma dafa3u
Negative

They did not pay

Arabicهم مادفعوش
With vowelsهُمَّ مادَفَعوش
Francohomma madafa3oosh

Present

Use the situation to distinguish a habit from something happening now.

PersonAffirmativeNegative

Iana

Affirmative

I pay

Arabicأنا بدفع
With vowelsأَنا بَدْفَع
Francoana badfa3
Negative

I do not pay

Arabicأنا مابدفعش
With vowelsأَنا مابَدْفَعْش
Francoana mabadfa3sh

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You pay

Arabicإنت بتدفع
With vowelsإِنْتَ بِتِدْفَع
Francoenta betedfa3
Negative

You do not pay

Arabicإنت مابتدفعش
With vowelsإِنْتَ مابِتِدْفَعْش
Francoenta mabetedfa3sh

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You pay

Arabicإنتي بتدفعي
With vowelsإِنْتي بِتِدْفَعي
Francoenti betedfa3i
Negative

You do not pay

Arabicإنتي مابتدفعيش
With vowelsإِنْتي مابِتِدْفَعيش
Francoenti mabetedfa3iish

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He pays

Arabicهو بيدفع
With vowelsهُوَّ بِيِدْفَع
Francohowwa beyedfa3
Negative

He does not pay

Arabicهو مابيدفعش
With vowelsهُوَّ مابِيِدْفَعْش
Francohowwa mabeyedfa3sh

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She pays

Arabicهي بتدفع
With vowelsهِيَّ بِتِدْفَع
Francoheyya betedfa3
Negative

She does not pay

Arabicهي مابتدفعش
With vowelsهِيَّ مابِتِدْفَعْش
Francoheyya mabetedfa3sh

Wee7na

Affirmative

We pay

Arabicإحنا بندفع
With vowelsإِحْنا بِنِدْفَع
Francoe7na benedfa3
Negative

We do not pay

Arabicإحنا مابندفعش
With vowelsإِحْنا مابِنِدْفَعش
Francoe7na mabenedfa3sh

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You pay

Arabicإنتو بتدفعوا
With vowelsإِنْتو بِتِدْفَعوا
Francoento betedfa3u
Negative

You do not pay

Arabicإنتو مابتدفعوش
With vowelsإِنْتو مابِتِدْفَعوش
Francoento mabetedfa3oosh

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They pay

Arabicهم بيدفعوا
With vowelsهُمَّ بِيِدْفَعوا
Francohomma beyedfa3u
Negative

They do not pay

Arabicهم مابيدفعوش
With vowelsهُمَّ مابِيِدْفَعوش
Francohomma mabeyedfa3oosh

Future

Affirmative and negative forms for future actions.

PersonAffirmativeNegative

Iana

Affirmative

I will pay

Arabicأنا هدفع
With vowelsأَنا هَدْفَع
Francoana hadfa3
Negative

I will not pay

Arabicأنا مش هدفع
With vowelsأَنا مِش هَدْفَع
Francoana mesh hadfa3

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You will pay

Arabicإنت هتدفع
With vowelsإِنْتَ هَتِدْفَع
Francoenta hatedfa3
Negative

You will not pay

Arabicإنت مش هتدفع
With vowelsإِنْتَ مِش هَتِدْفَع
Francoenta mesh hatedfa3

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You will pay

Arabicإنتي هتدفعي
With vowelsإِنْتي هَتِدْفَعي
Francoenti hatedfa3i
Negative

You will not pay

Arabicإنتي مش هتدفعي
With vowelsإِنْتي مِش هَتِدْفَعي
Francoenti mesh hatedfa3i

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He will pay

Arabicهو هيدفع
With vowelsهُوَّ هَيِدْفَع
Francohowwa hayedfa3
Negative

He will not pay

Arabicهو مش هيدفع
With vowelsهُوَّ مِش هَيِدْفَع
Francohowwa mesh hayedfa3

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She will pay

Arabicهي هتدفع
With vowelsهِيَّ هَتِدْفَع
Francoheyya hatedfa3
Negative

She will not pay

Arabicهي مش هتدفع
With vowelsهِيَّ مِش هَتِدْفَع
Francoheyya mesh hatedfa3

Wee7na

Affirmative

We will pay

Arabicإحنا هندفع
With vowelsإِحْنا هَنِدْفَع
Francoe7na hanedfa3
Negative

We will not pay

Arabicإحنا مش هندفع
With vowelsإِحْنا مِش هَنِدْفَع
Francoe7na mesh hanedfa3

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You will pay

Arabicإنتو هتدفعوا
With vowelsإِنْتو هَتِدْفَعوا
Francoento hatedfa3u
Negative

You will not pay

Arabicإنتو مش هتدفعوا
With vowelsإِنْتو مِش هَتِدْفَعوا
Francoento mesh hatedfa3u

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They will pay

Arabicهم هيدفعوا
With vowelsهُمَّ هَيِدْفَعوا
Francohomma hayedfa3u
Negative

They will not pay

Arabicهم مش هيدفعوا
With vowelsهُمَّ مِش هَيِدْفَعوا
Francohomma mesh hayedfa3u

Unprefixed forms

These forms occur inside larger expressions. Their English meaning depends on the surrounding sentence.

PersonAffirmative

Iana

Affirmative

I pay

Arabicأدفع
With vowelsأَدْفَع
Francoadfa3

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You pay

Arabicتدفع
With vowelsتِدْفَع
Francotedfa3

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You pay

Arabicتدفعي
With vowelsتِدْفَعي
Francotedfa3i

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He pays

Arabicيدفع
With vowelsيِدْفَع
Francoyedfa3

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She pays

Arabicتدفع
With vowelsتِدْفَع
Francotedfa3

Wee7na

Affirmative

We pay

Arabicندفع
With vowelsنِدْفَع
Franconedfa3

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You pay

Arabicتدفعوا
With vowelsتِدْفَعوا
Francotedfa3u

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They pay

Arabicيدفعوا
With vowelsيِدْفَعوا
Francoyedfa3u

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