Egyptian Arabic verb

ashrab

drink

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

Pronunciation

Past

Affirmative and negative forms for completed actions.

PersonAffirmativeNegative

Iana

Affirmative

I drank

Arabicأنا شربت
With vowelsأَنا شربت
Francoana shrebt
Negative

I did not drink

Arabicأنا ماشربتش
With vowelsأَنا ماشربتش
Francoana mashrebtish

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You drank

Arabicإنت شربت
With vowelsإِنْتَ شربت
Francoenta shrebt
Negative

You did not drink

Arabicإنت ماشربتش
With vowelsإِنْتَ ماشربتش
Francoenta mashrebtish

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You drank

Arabicإنتي شربتي
With vowelsإِنْتي شربتي
Francoenti shrebti
Negative

You did not drink

Arabicإنتي ماشربتيش
With vowelsإِنْتي ماشربتيش
Francoenti mashrebtiish

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He drank

Arabicهو شرب
With vowelsهُوَّ شرب
Francohowwa shereb
Negative

He did not drink

Arabicهو ماشربش
With vowelsهُوَّ ماشربش
Francohowwa masherebsh

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She drank

Arabicهي شربت
With vowelsهِيَّ شربت
Francoheyya sherbet
Negative

She did not drink

Arabicهي ماشربتش
With vowelsهِيَّ ماشربتش
Francoheyya masherbetsh

Wee7na

Affirmative

We drank

Arabicإحنا شربنا
With vowelsإِحْنا شربنا
Francoe7na shrebna
Negative

We did not drink

Arabicإحنا ماشربناش
With vowelsإِحْنا ماشربناش
Francoe7na mashrebnaash

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You drank

Arabicإنتو شربتوا
With vowelsإِنْتو شربتوا
Francoento shrebtu
Negative

You did not drink

Arabicإنتو ماشربتوش
With vowelsإِنْتو ماشربتوش
Francoento mashrebtoosh

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They drank

Arabicهم شربوا
With vowelsهُمَّ شربوا
Francohomma sherebu
Negative

They did not drink

Arabicهم ماشربوش
With vowelsهُمَّ ماشربوش
Francohomma mashereboosh

Present

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

PersonAffirmativeNegative

Iana

Affirmative

I drink

Arabicأنا بشرب
With vowelsأَنا بشرب
Francoana bashrab
Negative

I do not drink

Arabicأنا مابشربش
With vowelsأَنا مابشربش
Francoana mabashrabsh

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You drink

Arabicإنت بتشرب
With vowelsإِنْتَ بتشرب
Francoenta beteshrab
Negative

You do not drink

Arabicإنت مابتشربش
With vowelsإِنْتَ مابتشربش
Francoenta mabeteshrabsh

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You drink

Arabicإنتي بتشربي
With vowelsإِنْتي بتشربي
Francoenti beteshrabi
Negative

You do not drink

Arabicإنتي مابتشربيش
With vowelsإِنْتي مابتشربيش
Francoenti mabeteshrabiish

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He drinks

Arabicهو بيشرب
With vowelsهُوَّ بيشرب
Francohowwa beyeshrab
Negative

He does not drink

Arabicهو مابيشربش
With vowelsهُوَّ مابيشربش
Francohowwa mabeyeshrabsh

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She drinks

Arabicهي بتشرب
With vowelsهِيَّ بتشرب
Francoheyya beteshrab
Negative

She does not drink

Arabicهي مابتشربش
With vowelsهِيَّ مابتشربش
Francoheyya mabeteshrabsh

Wee7na

Affirmative

We drink

Arabicإحنا بنشرب
With vowelsإِحْنا بنشرب
Francoe7na beneshrab
Negative

We do not drink

Arabicإحنا مابنشربش
With vowelsإِحْنا مابنشربش
Francoe7na mabeneshrabsh

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You drink

Arabicإنتو بتشربوا
With vowelsإِنْتو بتشربوا
Francoento beteshrabu
Negative

You do not drink

Arabicإنتو مابتشربوش
With vowelsإِنْتو مابتشربوش
Francoento mabeteshraboosh

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They drink

Arabicهم بيشربوا
With vowelsهُمَّ بيشربوا
Francohomma beyeshrabu
Negative

They do not drink

Arabicهم مابيشربوش
With vowelsهُمَّ مابيشربوش
Francohomma mabeyeshraboosh

Future

Affirmative and negative forms for future actions.

PersonAffirmativeNegative

Iana

Affirmative

I will drink

Arabicأنا هشرب
With vowelsأَنا هشرب
Francoana hashrab
Negative

I will not drink

Arabicأنا مش هشرب
With vowelsأَنا مش هشرب
Francoana mesh hashrab

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You will drink

Arabicإنت هتشرب
With vowelsإِنْتَ هتشرب
Francoenta hateshrab
Negative

You will not drink

Arabicإنت مش هتشرب
With vowelsإِنْتَ مش هتشرب
Francoenta mesh hateshrab

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You will drink

Arabicإنتي هتشربي
With vowelsإِنْتي هتشربي
Francoenti hateshrabi
Negative

You will not drink

Arabicإنتي مش هتشربي
With vowelsإِنْتي مش هتشربي
Francoenti mesh hateshrabi

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He will drink

Arabicهو هيشرب
With vowelsهُوَّ هيشرب
Francohowwa hayeshrab
Negative

He will not drink

Arabicهو مش هيشرب
With vowelsهُوَّ مش هيشرب
Francohowwa mesh hayeshrab

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She will drink

Arabicهي هتشرب
With vowelsهِيَّ هتشرب
Francoheyya hateshrab
Negative

She will not drink

Arabicهي مش هتشرب
With vowelsهِيَّ مش هتشرب
Francoheyya mesh hateshrab

Wee7na

Affirmative

We will drink

Arabicإحنا هنشرب
With vowelsإِحْنا هنشرب
Francoe7na haneshrab
Negative

We will not drink

Arabicإحنا مش هنشرب
With vowelsإِحْنا مش هنشرب
Francoe7na mesh haneshrab

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You will drink

Arabicإنتو هتشربوا
With vowelsإِنْتو هتشربوا
Francoento hateshrabu
Negative

You will not drink

Arabicإنتو مش هتشربوا
With vowelsإِنْتو مش هتشربوا
Francoento mesh hateshrabu

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They will drink

Arabicهم هيشربوا
With vowelsهُمَّ هيشربوا
Francohomma hayeshrabu
Negative

They will not drink

Arabicهم مش هيشربوا
With vowelsهُمَّ مش هيشربوا
Francohomma mesh hayeshrabu

Unprefixed forms

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

PersonAffirmative

Iana

Affirmative

I drink

Arabicأشرب
Francoashrab

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You drink

Arabicتشرب
Francoteshrab

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You drink

Arabicتشربي
Francoteshrabi

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He drinks

Arabicيشرب
Francoyeshrab

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She drinks

Arabicتشرب
Francoteshrab

Wee7na

Affirmative

We drink

Arabicنشرب
Franconeshrab

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You drink

Arabicتشربوا
Francoteshrabu

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They drink

Arabicيشربوا
Francoyeshrabu

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