Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I went | 'ana 'itgannintaacnaa iictgannint | أنا َ إتجـَنّـِنت |
We went | 'ihna 'itganninnaiicHnaa iictganninnaa | إحنا َ إتجـَنّـِنّا |
You(m) went | 'inta 'itgannintiicnta iictgannint | إنت َ إتجـَنّـِنت |
You(f) went | 'inti 'itgannintiiicnti iictganninty | إنت ِ إتجـَنّـِنتي |
You(pl) went | 'intu 'itgannintuiicntoo iictgannintoo | إنتوا إتجـَنّـِنتوا |
He/it(m) went | huwa 'itganninhuwa iictgannin | هـُو َ إتجـَنّـِن |
She/it(f) went | hiya 'itganninithiya iictganninit | هـِي َ إتجـَنّـِنـِت |
They went | humma 'itganninuhumma iictganninoo | هـُمّ َ إتجـَنّـِنوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might go | 'ana yimkin 'atganninaacnaa yimkin aactgannin | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتجـَنّـِن |
We might go | 'ihna yimkin nitganniniicHnaa yimkin nitgannin | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتجـَنّـِن |
You(m) might go | 'inta yimkin titganniniicnta yimkin titgannin | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتجـَنّـِن |
You(f) might go | 'inti yimkin titganniniiicnti yimkin titganniny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتجـَنّـِني |
You(pl) might go | 'intu yimkin titganninuiicntoo yimkin titganninoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتجـَنّـِنوا |
He/it(m) might go | huwa yimkin yitganninhuwa yimkin yitgannin | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتجـَنّـِن |
She/it(f) might go | hiya yimkin titganninhiya yimkin titgannin | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتجـَنّـِن |
They might go | humma yimkin yitganninuhumma yimkin yitganninoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتجـَنّـِنوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I go | 'ana batganninaacnaa batgannin | أنا َ بـَتجـَنّـِن |
We go | 'ihna binitganniniicHnaa binitgannin | إحنا َ بـِنـِتجـَنّـِن |
You(m) go | 'inta bititganniniicnta bititgannin | إنت َ بـِتـِتجـَنّـِن |
You(f) go | 'inti bititganniniiicnti bititganniny | إنت ِ بـِتـِتجـَنّـِني |
You(pl) go | 'intu bititganninuiicntoo bititganninoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتجـَنّـِنوا |
He/it(m) goes | huwa biyitganninhuwa biyitgannin | هـُو َ بـِيـِتجـَنّـِن |
She/it(f) goes | hiya bititganninhiya bititgannin | هـِي َ بـِتـِتجـَنّـِن |
They go | humma biyitganninuhumma biyitganninoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتجـَنّـِنوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will go | 'ana hatganninaacnaa hatgannin | أنا َ هـَتجـَنّـِن |
We will go | 'ihna hanitganniniicHnaa hanitgannin | إحنا َ هـَنـِتجـَنّـِن |
You(m) will go | 'inta hatitganniniicnta hatitgannin | إنت َ هـَتـِتجـَنّـِن |
You(f) will go | 'inti hatitganniniiicnti hatitganniny | إنت ِ هـَتـِتجـَنّـِني |
You(pl) will go | 'intu hatitganninuiicntoo hatitganninoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتجـَنّـِنوا |
He/it(m) will go | huwa hayitganninhuwa hayitgannin | هـُو َ هـَيـِتجـَنّـِن |
She/it(f) will go | hiya hatitganninhiya hatitgannin | هـِي َ هـَتـِتجـَنّـِن |
They will go | humma hayitganninuhumma hayitganninoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتجـَنّـِنوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) go! | 'itganniniictgannin | إتجـَنّـِن |
You(f) go! | 'itganniniiictganniny | إتجـَنّـِني |
You(pl) go! | 'itganninuiictganninoo | إتجـَنّـِنوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
English | Egyptian |
He/it(m) is gone | huwa mitganninhuwa mitgannin | هـُو َ مـِتجـَنّـِن |
She/it(f) is gone | hiya mitganninahiya mitganninaö | هـِي َ مـِتجـَنّـِنـَة |
They are gone | humma mitgannineenhumma mitganninyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتجـَنّـِنين |