Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I wrapped | 'ana laffeetaacnaa laffyt | أنا َ لـَفّيت |
We wrapped | 'ihna laffeenaiicHnaa laffynaa | إحنا َ لـَفّينا |
You(m) wrapped | 'inta laffeetiicnta laffyt | إنت َ لـَفّيت |
You(f) wrapped | 'inti laffeetiiicnti laffyty | إنت ِ لـَفّيتي |
You(pl) wrapped | 'intu laffeetuiicntoo laffytoo | إنتوا لـَفّيتوا |
He/it(m) wrapped | huwa laffhuwa laff | هـُو َ لـَفّ |
She/it(f) wrapped | hiya laffithiya laffit | هـِي َ لـَفّـِت |
They wrapped | humma laffuhumma laffoo | هـُمّ َ لـَفّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might wrap | 'ana yimkin 'aliffaacnaa yimkin aacliff | أنا َ يـِمكـِن ألـِفّ |
We might wrap | 'ihna yimkin niliffiicHnaa yimkin niliff | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِلـِفّ |
You(m) might wrap | 'inta yimkin tiliffiicnta yimkin tiliff | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِلـِفّ |
You(f) might wrap | 'inti yimkin tiliffiiicnti yimkin tiliffy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِلـِفّي |
You(pl) might wrap | 'intu yimkin tiliffuiicntoo yimkin tiliffoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِلـِفّوا |
He/it(m) might wrap | huwa yimkin yiliffhuwa yimkin yiliff | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِلـِفّ |
She/it(f) might wrap | hiya yimkin tiliffhiya yimkin tiliff | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِلـِفّ |
They might wrap | humma yimkin yiliffuhumma yimkin yiliffoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِلـِفّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I wrap | 'ana baliffaacnaa baliff | أنا َ بـَلـِفّ |
We wrap | 'ihna binliffiicHnaa binliff | إحنا َ بـِنلـِفّ |
You(m) wrap | 'inta bitliffiicnta bitliff | إنت َ بـِتلـِفّ |
You(f) wrap | 'inti bitliffiiicnti bitliffy | إنت ِ بـِتلـِفّي |
You(pl) wrap | 'intu bitliffuiicntoo bitliffoo | إنتوا بـِتلـِفّوا |
He/it(m) wraps | huwa biyiliffhuwa biyiliff | هـُو َ بـِيـِلـِفّ |
She/it(f) wraps | hiya bitliffhiya bitliff | هـِي َ بـِتلـِفّ |
They wrap | humma biyiliffuhumma biyiliffoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِلـِفّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will wrap | 'ana haliffaacnaa haliff | أنا َ هـَلـِفّ |
We will wrap | 'ihna hanliffiicHnaa hanliff | إحنا َ هـَنلـِفّ |
You(m) will wrap | 'inta hatliffiicnta hatliff | إنت َ هـَتلـِفّ |
You(f) will wrap | 'inti hatliffiiicnti hatliffy | إنت ِ هـَتلـِفّي |
You(pl) will wrap | 'intu hatliffuiicntoo hatliffoo | إنتوا هـَتلـِفّوا |
He/it(m) will wrap | huwa hayiliffhuwa hayiliff | هـُو َ هـَيـِلـِفّ |
She/it(f) will wrap | hiya hatliffhiya hatliff | هـِي َ هـَتلـِفّ |
They will wrap | humma hayiliffuhumma hayiliffoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِلـِفّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) wrap! | liffliff | لـِفّ |
You(f) wrap! | liffiliffy | لـِفّي |
You(pl) wrap! | liffuliffoo | لـِفّوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
English | Egyptian |
He/it(m) is wrapped | huwa malfoofhuwa malfwf | هـُو َ مـَلفوف |
She/it(f) is wrapped | hiya malfoofahiya malfwfaö | هـِي َ مـَلفوفـَة |
They are wrapped | humma malfoofeenhumma malfwfyn | هـُمّ َ مـَلفوفين |