Egyptian Arabic verb

ashteri

buy

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

Pronunciation

Past

Affirmative and negative forms for completed actions.

PersonAffirmativeNegative

Iana

Affirmative

I bought

Arabicأنا اشتريت
With vowelsأَنا اِشْتَرِيت
Francoana eshtareet
Negative

I did not buy

Arabicأنا ماشتريتش
With vowelsأَنا مَاشْتَرِيتِش
Francoana mashtareetesh

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You bought

Arabicإنت اشتريت
With vowelsإِنْتَ اِشْتَرِيت
Francoenta eshtareet
Negative

You did not buy

Arabicإنت ماشتريتش
With vowelsإِنْتَ مَاشْتَرِيتِش
Francoenta mashtareetesh

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You bought

Arabicإنتي اشتريتي
With vowelsإِنْتي اِشْتَرِيتي
Francoenti eshtareeti
Negative

You did not buy

Arabicإنتي ماشتريتيش
With vowelsإِنْتي مَاشْتَرِيتيش
Francoenti mashtareetiish

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He bought

Arabicهو اشترى
With vowelsهُوَّ اِشْتَرَى
Francohowwa eshtaraa
Negative

He did not buy

Arabicهو ماشتراش
With vowelsهُوَّ مَاشْتَراش
Francohowwa mashtaraash

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She bought

Arabicهي اشترت
With vowelsهِيَّ اِشْتَرِت
Francoheyya eshtaret
Negative

She did not buy

Arabicهي ماشترتش
With vowelsهِيَّ مَاشْتَرِتِش
Francoheyya mashtaretesh

Wee7na

Affirmative

We bought

Arabicإحنا اشترينا
With vowelsإِحْنا اِشْتَرِينا
Francoe7na eshtareena
Negative

We did not buy

Arabicإحنا ماشتريناش
With vowelsإِحْنا ماشْتَرِيناش
Francoe7na mashtareenaash

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You bought

Arabicإنتو اشتريتوا
With vowelsإِنْتو اِشْتَرِيتوا
Francoento eshtareetu
Negative

You did not buy

Arabicإنتو ماشتريتوش
With vowelsإِنْتو ماشْتَرِيتوش
Francoento mashtareetoosh

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They bought

Arabicهم اشتروا
With vowelsهُمَّ اِشْتَرُوا
Francohomma eshtaru
Negative

They did not buy

Arabicهم ماشتروش
With vowelsهُمَّ مَاشْتَرُوش
Francohomma mashtaroosh

Present

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

PersonAffirmativeNegative

Iana

Affirmative

I buy

Arabicأنا بشتري
With vowelsأَنا بَشْتِري
Francoana bashteri
Negative

I do not buy

Arabicأنا مابشتريش
With vowelsأَنا مابَشْتِريش
Francoana mabashteriish

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You buy

Arabicإنت بتشتري
With vowelsإِنْتَ بِتِشْتِري
Francoenta beteshteri
Negative

You do not buy

Arabicإنت مابتشتريش
With vowelsإِنْتَ مابِتِشْتِريش
Francoenta mabeteshteriish

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You buy

Arabicإنتي بتشتري
With vowelsإِنْتي بِتِشْتِري
Francoenti beteshteri
Negative

You do not buy

Arabicإنتي مابتشتريش
With vowelsإِنْتي مابِتِشْتِريش
Francoenti mabeteshteriish

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He buys

Arabicهو بيشتري
With vowelsهُوَّ بِيِشْتِري
Francohowwa beyeshteri
Negative

He does not buy

Arabicهو مابيشتريش
With vowelsهُوَّ مابِيِشْتِريش
Francohowwa mabeyeshteriish

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She buys

Arabicهي بتشتري
With vowelsهِيَّ بِتِشْتِري
Francoheyya beteshteri
Negative

She does not buy

Arabicهي مابتشتريش
With vowelsهِيَّ مابِتِشْتِريش
Francoheyya mabeteshteriish

Wee7na

Affirmative

We buy

Arabicإحنا بنشتري
With vowelsإِحْنا بِنِشْتِري
Francoe7na beneshteri
Negative

We do not buy

Arabicإحنا مابنشتريش
With vowelsإِحْنا مابِنِشْتِريش
Francoe7na mabeneshtereesh

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You buy

Arabicإنتو بتشتروا
With vowelsإِنْتو بِتِشْتِروا
Francoento beteshteru
Negative

You do not buy

Arabicإنتو مابتشتروش
With vowelsإِنْتو مابِتِشْتِروش
Francoento mabeteshteroosh

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They buy

Arabicهم بيشتروا
With vowelsهُمَّ بِيِشْتِروا
Francohomma beyeshteru
Negative

They do not buy

Arabicهم مابيشتروش
With vowelsهُمَّ مابِيِشْتِروش
Francohomma mabeyeshteroosh

Future

Affirmative and negative forms for future actions.

PersonAffirmativeNegative

Iana

Affirmative

I will buy

Arabicأنا هشتري
With vowelsأَنا هَشْتِري
Francoana hashteri
Negative

I will not buy

Arabicأنا مش هشتري
With vowelsأَنا مِش هَشْتِري
Francoana mesh hashteri

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You will buy

Arabicإنت هتشتري
With vowelsإِنْتَ هَتِشْتِري
Francoenta hateshteri
Negative

You will not buy

Arabicإنت مش هتشتري
With vowelsإِنْتَ مِش هَتِشْتِري
Francoenta mesh hateshteri

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You will buy

Arabicإنتي هتشتري
With vowelsإِنْتي هَتِشْتِري
Francoenti hateshteri
Negative

You will not buy

Arabicإنتي مش هتشتري
With vowelsإِنْتي مِش هَتِشْتِري
Francoenti mesh hateshteri

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He will buy

Arabicهو هيشتري
With vowelsهُوَّ هَيِشْتِري
Francohowwa hayeshteri
Negative

He will not buy

Arabicهو مش هيشتري
With vowelsهُوَّ مِش هَيِشْتِري
Francohowwa mesh hayeshteri

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She will buy

Arabicهي هتشتري
With vowelsهِيَّ هَتِشْتِري
Francoheyya hateshteri
Negative

She will not buy

Arabicهي مش هتشتري
With vowelsهِيَّ مِش هَتِشْتِري
Francoheyya mesh hateshteri

Wee7na

Affirmative

We will buy

Arabicإحنا هنشتري
With vowelsإِحْنا هَنِشْتِري
Francoe7na haneshteri
Negative

We will not buy

Arabicإحنا مش هنشتري
With vowelsإِحْنا مِش هَنِشْتِري
Francoe7na mesh haneshteri

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You will buy

Arabicإنتو هتشتروا
With vowelsإِنْتو هَتِشْتِروا
Francoento hateshteru
Negative

You will not buy

Arabicإنتو مش هتشتروا
With vowelsإِنْتو مِش هَتِشْتِروا
Francoento mesh hateshteru

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They will buy

Arabicهم هيشتروا
With vowelsهُمَّ هَيِشْتِروا
Francohomma hayeshteru
Negative

They will not buy

Arabicهم مش هيشتروا
With vowelsهُمَّ مِش هَيِشْتِروا
Francohomma mesh hayeshteru

Unprefixed forms

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

PersonAffirmative

Iana

Affirmative

I buy

Arabicأشتري
With vowelsأَشْتِري
Francoashteri

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You buy

Arabicتشتري
With vowelsتِشْتِري
Francoteshteri

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You buy

Arabicتشتري
With vowelsتِشْتِري
Francoteshteri

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He buys

Arabicيشتري
With vowelsيِشْتِري
Francoyeshteri

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She buys

Arabicتشتري
With vowelsتِشْتِري
Francoteshteri

Wee7na

Affirmative

We buy

Arabicنشتري
With vowelsنِشْتِري
Franconeshteri

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You buy

Arabicتشتروا
With vowelsتِشْتِروا
Francoteshteru

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They buy

Arabicيشتروا
With vowelsيِشْتِروا
Francoyeshteru

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