Questions & Answers about بعد ما الموظف يشوف اصل البطاقة، ممكن يرجعهالي؟
What does بعد ما mean here?
بعد ما means after or once.
In this sentence, بعد ما الموظف يشوف أصل البطاقة means:
- after the employee sees the original card
- or more naturally, once the employee has seen the original card
In Egyptian Arabic, بعد ما is a very common everyday way to introduce a time clause.
Why is it يشوف and not بيشوف?
That is a very common pattern in Egyptian Arabic.
- بيشوف often expresses a normal present or habitual meaning, like he sees / he usually sees
- يشوف without بـ is often used after words like بعد ما, قبل ما, لما, عشان, and also after modals like ممكن
So here:
- بعد ما الموظف يشوف... = after the employee sees...
- not the employee usually sees...
The bare imperfect يشوف fits the time-clause meaning.
Why is يشوف in the present tense if the English meaning is after he sees or after he has seen?