“Saw” (past) in Egyptian Arabic

In Egyptian Arabic, “Saw” (the verb) is written using the Latin script as:

(I) 4oft

(You) 4oft

(You, plural) 4ofto

(He) 4af

(She) 4afet

(We) 4ofna

(They) 4afo

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

 شوفت (I)

شوفت (You)

شوفتوا (You, plural)

شاف (He)

شافت (She)

شوفنا (We)

شافوا (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I saw a beautiful sunset at the beach.”

Ana 4oft 8oroun al4ams algamil 3la al4ate2.

.انا شفت غروب الشمس الجميل على الشاطئ

 
“I saw you yesterday!”

Ana 4oftak 2mbare7!

!انا شفتك امبارح

 
“You saw the opportunity and seized it.”

Anta 4oft alfursa wa8tanimtaha.

.انت شفت الفرصه واغتنمتها

 
“Can you describe what you saw?”

Anta te2dar tewsief 2ly 4oftuh?

انت تقدر توصف اللي شفته؟

 
“Did you see what I did yesterday?”

Enta 4oft aly enta 3amaltouh 2mbare7?

انت شفت اللي انت عملته امبارح؟

 
“She saw a movie with her friends.”

Heya 4afet film m3 so7abha.

.هي شافت فيلم مع صحابها

 
“He saw his favourite singer yesterday.”

Howa 4af mo8aneh aly bay7eboh 2mbare7.

هو شاف مغنيه اللي بيحبه امبارح

 
“We saw him at a cafe this morning.”

E7na 4ofnah 2nharda alsob7 fi al2ahwa.

.احنا شوفناه النهارده الصبح في القهوه

 
“They didn’t see you come in.”

Homma ma 4afok4 lama da5alt.

.هما ماشوفكش لما دخلت

 
“They saw a movie together.”

Homa 4afo alfilm m3 ba3d.

.هما شافوا الفيلم مع بعض

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Saw” (Past) in Tunisian Arabic

“Saw” (Past in Lebanese Arabic
 

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