Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I longed | 'ana hanneetaacnaa Hannyt | أنا َ حـَنّيت |
We longed | 'ihna hanneenaiicHnaa Hannynaa | إحنا َ حـَنّينا |
You(m) longed | 'inta hanneetiicnta Hannyt | إنت َ حـَنّيت |
You(f) longed | 'inti hanneetiiicnti Hannyty | إنت ِ حـَنّيتي |
You(pl) longed | 'intu hanneetuiicntoo Hannytoo | إنتوا حـَنّيتوا |
He/it(m) longed | huwa hannhuwa Hann | هـُو َ حـَنّ |
She/it(f) longed | hiya hannithiya Hannit | هـِي َ حـَنّـِت |
They longed | humma hannuhumma Hannoo | هـُمّ َ حـَنّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might long | 'ana yimkin 'ahinnaacnaa yimkin aacHinn | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحـِنّ |
We might long | 'ihna yimkin nihinniicHnaa yimkin niHinn | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحـِنّ |
You(m) might long | 'inta yimkin tihinniicnta yimkin tiHinn | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحـِنّ |
You(f) might long | 'inti yimkin tihinniiicnti yimkin tiHinny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحـِنّي |
You(pl) might long | 'intu yimkin tihinnuiicntoo yimkin tiHinnoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحـِنّوا |
He/it(m) might long | huwa yimkin yihinnhuwa yimkin yiHinn | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحـِنّ |
She/it(f) might long | hiya yimkin tihinnhiya yimkin tiHinn | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحـِنّ |
They might long | humma yimkin yihinnuhumma yimkin yiHinnoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحـِنّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I long | 'ana bahinnaacnaa baHinn | أنا َ بـَحـِنّ |
We long | 'ihna binhinniicHnaa binHinn | إحنا َ بـِنحـِنّ |
You(m) long | 'inta bithinniicnta bitHinn | إنت َ بـِتحـِنّ |
You(f) long | 'inti bithinniiicnti bitHinny | إنت ِ بـِتحـِنّي |
You(pl) long | 'intu bithinnuiicntoo bitHinnoo | إنتوا بـِتحـِنّوا |
He/it(m) longs | huwa biyihinnhuwa biyiHinn | هـُو َ بـِيـِحـِنّ |
She/it(f) longs | hiya bithinnhiya bitHinn | هـِي َ بـِتحـِنّ |
They long | humma biyihinnuhumma biyiHinnoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِحـِنّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will long | 'ana hahinnaacnaa haHinn | أنا َ هـَحـِنّ |
We will long | 'ihna hanhinniicHnaa hanHinn | إحنا َ هـَنحـِنّ |
You(m) will long | 'inta hathinniicnta hatHinn | إنت َ هـَتحـِنّ |
You(f) will long | 'inti hathinniiicnti hatHinny | إنت ِ هـَتحـِنّي |
You(pl) will long | 'intu hathinnuiicntoo hatHinnoo | إنتوا هـَتحـِنّوا |
He/it(m) will long | huwa hayihinnhuwa hayiHinn | هـُو َ هـَيـِحـِنّ |
She/it(f) will long | hiya hathinnhiya hatHinn | هـِي َ هـَتحـِنّ |
They will long | humma hayihinnuhumma hayiHinnoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحـِنّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) long! | hinnHinn | حـِنّ |
You(f) long! | hinniHinny | حـِنّي |
You(pl) long! | hinnuHinnoo | حـِنّوا |