Egyptian Arabic verb

arodd

reply

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

Pronunciation

Past

Affirmative and negative forms for completed actions.

PersonAffirmativeNegative

Iana

Affirmative

I replied

Arabicأنا رديت
With vowelsأَنا رَدِّيت
Francoana raddeet
Negative

I did not reply

Arabicأنا مارديتش
With vowelsأَنا مارَدِّيتِش
Francoana maraddeetesh

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You replied

Arabicإنت رديت
With vowelsإِنْتَ رَدِّيت
Francoenta raddeet
Negative

You did not reply

Arabicإنت مارديتش
With vowelsإِنْتَ مارَدِّيتِش
Francoenta maraddeetesh

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You replied

Arabicإنتي رديتي
With vowelsإِنْتي رَدِّيتي
Francoenti raddeeti
Negative

You did not reply

Arabicإنتي مارديتيش
With vowelsإِنْتي مارَدِّيتيش
Francoenti maraddeetiish

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He replied

Arabicهو رد
With vowelsهُوَّ رَدّ
Francohowwa radd
Negative

He did not reply

Arabicهو ماردش
With vowelsهُوَّ مارَدِّش
Francohowwa maraddesh

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She replied

Arabicهي ردت
With vowelsهِيَّ رَدِّت
Francoheyya raddet
Negative

She did not reply

Arabicهي ماردتش
With vowelsهِيَّ مارَدِّتِش
Francoheyya maraddetesh

Wee7na

Affirmative

We replied

Arabicإحنا ردينا
With vowelsإِحْنا رَدِّينا
Francoe7na raddeena
Negative

We did not reply

Arabicإحنا مارديناش
With vowelsإِحْنا مارَدِّيناش
Francoe7na maraddeenaash

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You replied

Arabicإنتو رديتوا
With vowelsإِنْتو رَدِّيتوا
Francoento raddeetu
Negative

You did not reply

Arabicإنتو مارديتوش
With vowelsإِنْتو مارَدِّيتوش
Francoento maraddeetoosh

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They replied

Arabicهم ردوا
With vowelsهُمَّ رَدُّوا
Francohomma raddu
Negative

They did not reply

Arabicهم ماردوش
With vowelsهُمَّ مارَدُّوش
Francohomma maraddoosh

Present

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

PersonAffirmativeNegative

Iana

Affirmative

I reply

Arabicأنا برد
With vowelsأَنا بَرُدّ
Francoana barodd
Negative

I do not reply

Arabicأنا مابردش
With vowelsأَنا مابَرُدِّش
Francoana mabaroddesh

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You reply

Arabicإنت بترد
With vowelsإِنْتَ بِتْرُدّ
Francoenta betrodd
Negative

You do not reply

Arabicإنت مابتردش
With vowelsإِنْتَ مابِتْرُدِّش
Francoenta mabetroddesh

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You reply

Arabicإنتي بتردي
With vowelsإِنْتي بِتْرُدّي
Francoenti betroddi
Negative

You do not reply

Arabicإنتي مابترديش
With vowelsإِنْتي مابِتْرُدّيش
Francoenti mabetroddiish

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He replies

Arabicهو بيرد
With vowelsهُوَّ بِيْرُدّ
Francohowwa beyrodd
Negative

He does not reply

Arabicهو مابيردش
With vowelsهُوَّ مابِيْرُدِّش
Francohowwa mabeyroddesh

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She replies

Arabicهي بترد
With vowelsهِيَّ بِتْرُدّ
Francoheyya betrodd
Negative

She does not reply

Arabicهي مابتردش
With vowelsهِيَّ مابِتْرُدِّش
Francoheyya mabetroddesh

Wee7na

Affirmative

We reply

Arabicإحنا بنرد
With vowelsإِحْنا بِنْرُدّ
Francoe7na benrod
Negative

We do not reply

Arabicإحنا مابنردش
With vowelsإِحْنا مابِنْرُدِّش
Francoe7na mabenroddesh

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You reply

Arabicإنتو بتردوا
With vowelsإِنْتو بِتْرُدّوا
Francoento betroddu
Negative

You do not reply

Arabicإنتو مابتردوش
With vowelsإِنْتو مابِتْرُدّوش
Francoento mabetroddoosh

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They reply

Arabicهم بيردوا
With vowelsهُمَّ بِيْرُدّوا
Francohomma beyroddu
Negative

They do not reply

Arabicهم مابيردوش
With vowelsهُمَّ مابِيْرُدّوش
Francohomma mabeyroddoosh

Future

Affirmative and negative forms for future actions.

PersonAffirmativeNegative

Iana

Affirmative

I will reply

Arabicأنا هرد
With vowelsأَنا هَرُدّ
Francoana harod
Negative

I will not reply

Arabicأنا مش هرد
With vowelsأَنا مِش هَرُدّ
Francoana mesh harod

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You will reply

Arabicإنت هترد
With vowelsإِنْتَ هَتْرُدّ
Francoenta hatrod
Negative

You will not reply

Arabicإنت مش هترد
With vowelsإِنْتَ مِش هَتْرُدّ
Francoenta mesh hatrod

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You will reply

Arabicإنتي هتردي
With vowelsإِنْتي هَتْرُدّي
Francoenti hatroddi
Negative

You will not reply

Arabicإنتي مش هتردي
With vowelsإِنْتي مِش هَتْرُدّي
Francoenti mesh hatroddi

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He will reply

Arabicهو هيرد
With vowelsهُوَّ هَيْرُدّ
Francohowwa hayrod
Negative

He will not reply

Arabicهو مش هيرد
With vowelsهُوَّ مِش هَيْرُدّ
Francohowwa mesh hayrod

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She will reply

Arabicهي هترد
With vowelsهِيَّ هَتْرُدّ
Francoheyya hatrod
Negative

She will not reply

Arabicهي مش هترد
With vowelsهِيَّ مِش هَتْرُدّ
Francoheyya mesh hatrod

Wee7na

Affirmative

We will reply

Arabicإحنا هنرد
With vowelsإِحْنا هَنْرُدّ
Francoe7na hanrod
Negative

We will not reply

Arabicإحنا مش هنرد
With vowelsإِحْنا مِش هَنْرُدّ
Francoe7na mesh hanrod

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You will reply

Arabicإنتو هتردوا
With vowelsإِنْتو هَتْرُدّوا
Francoento hatroddu
Negative

You will not reply

Arabicإنتو مش هتردوا
With vowelsإِنْتو مِش هَتْرُدّوا
Francoento mesh hatroddu

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They will reply

Arabicهم هيردوا
With vowelsهُمَّ هَيْرُدّوا
Francohomma hayroddu
Negative

They will not reply

Arabicهم مش هيردوا
With vowelsهُمَّ مِش هَيْرُدّوا
Francohomma mesh hayroddu

Unprefixed forms

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

PersonAffirmative

Iana

Affirmative

I reply

Arabicأرد
With vowelsأَرُدّ
Francoarodd

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You reply

Arabicترد
With vowelsتِرُدّ
Francoterodd

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You reply

Arabicتردي
With vowelsتِرُدّي
Francoteroddi

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He replies

Arabicيرد
With vowelsيِرُدّ
Francoyerodd

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She replies

Arabicترد
With vowelsتِرُدّ
Francoterodd

Wee7na

Affirmative

We reply

Arabicنرد
With vowelsنِرُدّ
Franconerodd

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You reply

Arabicتردوا
With vowelsتِرُدّوا
Francoteroddu

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They reply

Arabicيردوا
With vowelsيِرُدّوا
Francoyeroddu

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