اِخْتار — "to choose" in Egyptian Arabic
اِخْتار
ixtār [8h]
to choose
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Conjugate اِخْتار
Past, present, future and imperative, affirmative and negative.
اِخْتار in a sentence
Every sentence below is taken from a story on Parallel Arabic, so you can see how the word behaves in real context rather than in isolation.
هي في الآخر سابتني أختار اللي عجبني ودخلنا محل تاني
Heya fel akher sabetny akhtar elly 3agabny we dakhalna mahal tany
In the end, she let me choose what I liked, and we entered another store.
خالتي بتساعدني أختار الفستان
Khalti betsa3edni akhtar el fostan
My maternal aunt is helping me choose the dress.
امي بتساعدني اختار الفستان
Ommi betsa3edni akhtar el fostan
My mother helps me choose the dress.
from Wedding Preparation
يا رب يسمحلي اختار المرة دي
Ya rab yasmahly akhtar el marra de!
I hope he allows me to choose this time!
from Weekend Plan
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