Egyptian Arabic verb

as2al

ask

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

Pronunciation

Past

Affirmative and negative forms for completed actions.

PersonAffirmativeNegative

Iana

Affirmative

I asked

Arabicأنا سألت
With vowelsأَنا سألت
Francoana sa2alt
Negative

I did not ask

Arabicأنا ماسألتش
With vowelsأَنا ماسألتش
Francoana masa2altish

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You asked

Arabicإنت سألت
With vowelsإِنْتَ سألت
Francoenta sa2alt
Negative

You did not ask

Arabicإنت ماسألتش
With vowelsإِنْتَ ماسألتش
Francoenta masa2altish

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You asked

Arabicإنتي سألتي
With vowelsإِنْتي سألتي
Francoenti sa2alti
Negative

You did not ask

Arabicإنتي ماسألتيش
With vowelsإِنْتي ماسألتيش
Francoenti masa2altiish

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He asked

Arabicهو سأل
With vowelsهُوَّ سأل
Francohowwa sa2al
Negative

He did not ask

Arabicهو ماسألش
With vowelsهُوَّ ماسألش
Francohowwa masa2alsh

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She asked

Arabicهي سألت
With vowelsهِيَّ سألت
Francoheyya sa2alet
Negative

She did not ask

Arabicهي ماسألتش
With vowelsهِيَّ ماسألتش
Francoheyya masa2aletsh

Wee7na

Affirmative

We asked

Arabicإحنا سألنا
With vowelsإِحْنا سألنا
Francoe7na sa2alna
Negative

We did not ask

Arabicإحنا ماسألناش
With vowelsإِحْنا ماسألناش
Francoe7na masa2alnaash

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You asked

Arabicإنتو سألتوا
With vowelsإِنْتو سألتوا
Francoento sa2altu
Negative

You did not ask

Arabicإنتو ماسألتوش
With vowelsإِنْتو ماسألتوش
Francoento masa2altoosh

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They asked

Arabicهم سألوا
With vowelsهُمَّ سألوا
Francohomma sa2alu
Negative

They did not ask

Arabicهم ماسألوش
With vowelsهُمَّ ماسألوش
Francohomma masa2aloosh

Present

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

PersonAffirmativeNegative

Iana

Affirmative

I ask

Arabicأنا بسأل
With vowelsأَنا بسأل
Francoana bas2al
Negative

I do not ask

Arabicأنا مابسألش
With vowelsأَنا مابسألش
Francoana mabas2alsh

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You ask

Arabicإنت بتسأل
With vowelsإِنْتَ بتسأل
Francoenta betes2al
Negative

You do not ask

Arabicإنت مابتسألش
With vowelsإِنْتَ مابتسألش
Francoenta mabetes2alsh

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You ask

Arabicإنتي بتسألي
With vowelsإِنْتي بتسألي
Francoenti betes2ali
Negative

You do not ask

Arabicإنتي مابتسأليش
With vowelsإِنْتي مابتسأليش
Francoenti mabetes2aliish

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He asks

Arabicهو بيسأل
With vowelsهُوَّ بيسأل
Francohowwa beyes2al
Negative

He does not ask

Arabicهو مابيسألش
With vowelsهُوَّ مابيسألش
Francohowwa mabeyes2alsh

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She asks

Arabicهي بتسأل
With vowelsهِيَّ بتسأل
Francoheyya betes2al
Negative

She does not ask

Arabicهي مابتسألش
With vowelsهِيَّ مابتسألش
Francoheyya mabetes2alsh

Wee7na

Affirmative

We ask

Arabicإحنا بنسأل
With vowelsإِحْنا بنسأل
Francoe7na benes2al
Negative

We do not ask

Arabicإحنا مابنسألش
With vowelsإِحْنا مابنسألش
Francoe7na mabenes2alsh

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You ask

Arabicإنتو بتسألوا
With vowelsإِنْتو بتسألوا
Francoento betes2alu
Negative

You do not ask

Arabicإنتو مابتسألوش
With vowelsإِنْتو مابتسألوش
Francoento mabetes2aloosh

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They ask

Arabicهم بيسألوا
With vowelsهُمَّ بيسألوا
Francohomma beyes2alu
Negative

They do not ask

Arabicهم مابيسألوش
With vowelsهُمَّ مابيسألوش
Francohomma mabeyes2aloosh

Future

Affirmative and negative forms for future actions.

PersonAffirmativeNegative

Iana

Affirmative

I will ask

Arabicأنا هسأل
With vowelsأَنا هسأل
Francoana has2al
Negative

I will not ask

Arabicأنا مش هسأل
With vowelsأَنا مش هسأل
Francoana mesh has2al

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You will ask

Arabicإنت هتسأل
With vowelsإِنْتَ هتسأل
Francoenta hates2al
Negative

You will not ask

Arabicإنت مش هتسأل
With vowelsإِنْتَ مش هتسأل
Francoenta mesh hates2al

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You will ask

Arabicإنتي هتسألي
With vowelsإِنْتي هتسألي
Francoenti hates2ali
Negative

You will not ask

Arabicإنتي مش هتسألي
With vowelsإِنْتي مش هتسألي
Francoenti mesh hates2ali

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He will ask

Arabicهو هيسأل
With vowelsهُوَّ هيسأل
Francohowwa hayes2al
Negative

He will not ask

Arabicهو مش هيسأل
With vowelsهُوَّ مش هيسأل
Francohowwa mesh hayes2al

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She will ask

Arabicهي هتسأل
With vowelsهِيَّ هتسأل
Francoheyya hates2al
Negative

She will not ask

Arabicهي مش هتسأل
With vowelsهِيَّ مش هتسأل
Francoheyya mesh hates2al

Wee7na

Affirmative

We will ask

Arabicإحنا هنسأل
With vowelsإِحْنا هنسأل
Francoe7na hanes2al
Negative

We will not ask

Arabicإحنا مش هنسأل
With vowelsإِحْنا مش هنسأل
Francoe7na mesh hanes2al

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You will ask

Arabicإنتو هتسألوا
With vowelsإِنْتو هتسألوا
Francoento hates2alu
Negative

You will not ask

Arabicإنتو مش هتسألوا
With vowelsإِنْتو مش هتسألوا
Francoento mesh hates2alu

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They will ask

Arabicهم هيسألوا
With vowelsهُمَّ هيسألوا
Francohomma hayes2alu
Negative

They will not ask

Arabicهم مش هيسألوا
With vowelsهُمَّ مش هيسألوا
Francohomma mesh hayes2alu

Unprefixed forms

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

PersonAffirmative

Iana

Affirmative

I ask

Arabicأسأل
Francoas2al

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You ask

Arabicتسأل
Francotes2al

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You ask

Arabicتسألي
Francotes2ali

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He asks

Arabicيسأل
Francoyes2al

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She asks

Arabicتسأل
Francotes2al

Wee7na

Affirmative

We ask

Arabicنسأل
Francones2al

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You ask

Arabicتسألوا
Francotes2alu

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They ask

Arabicيسألوا
Francoyes2alu

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