يبيع
yabī'u
To sell in Arabic is يبيع (yabī'u).
The verb يبيع means to agree to transfer goods or provide services for payment.
Meaning: to agree to transfer goods or provide services for payment (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
The past tense form of the verb is باع (sold). In the present tense, the verb changes depending on the subject: أبيع is used for I sell, تبيع is used for she sells or for the second-person masculine singular (you sell) and يبيعون is used for the third-person masculine plural (they sell).
How do you pronounce it?
yabī'u
Did you know?
- The term بيعة 'a sale' can also refer to a formal oath of allegiance to a leader, effectively 'selling' one's loyalty to a cause.
- In colloquial Arabic, saying someone 'sold' another person باعه is a common idiom for betraying a friend or abandoning a partner.
- In many Arabic-speaking cultures, the act of بيع 'selling' is traditionally preceded by a ritual of bargaining where the seller intentionally starts with a high price and the buyer with a low one.
Examples in context
- هم يبيعون لنا النحاس.They sell us copper.This sentence shows how to use يبيع to describe selling copper to someone.Tatoeba #11687897 by dididodo, translation #1817083 by Amastan
- قرر توم أن يبيع منزله.Tom has decided to sell his house.This sentence demonstrates using يبيع when talking about a decision to sell a house.Tatoeba #4767956 by Anasb, translation #1093675 by CK
- يريد سامي أن يبيع كلبه من فصيلة الشّيبا إينو.Sami wants to sell his Shiba Inu.This sentence provides an example of using يبيع in the context of selling a pet.Tatoeba #7318556 by OsoHombre, translation #7317700 by OsoHombre
- أنا أرغب في بيع سيارتي.I want to sell my car.
- المؤسسة المالية تبيع أسهم الشركة.The financial institution sells company shares.
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Example conversation
Ahmed and Sarah are talking about an old car.
- أحمد Ahmedهل تريد أن تبيع سيارتك القديمة؟Hal tureedu an tabee'a sayyarataka al-qadeemah?Do you want to sell your old car?
- سارة Saraنعم، أنا أريد أن أبيعها الآن.Na'am, ana ureedu an abee'aha al-aan.Yes, I want to sell it now.
- أحمد Ahmedمن يبيع سيارات في هذا الحي؟Man yabee'u sayyarat fee hadha al-hayy?Who sells cars in this neighborhood?
- سارة Saraهناك معرض صغير يبيع السيارات المستعملة.Hunaka ma'rad sagheer yabee'u al-sayyarat al-musta'malah.There is a small showroom that sells used cars.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
