Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I was | 'ana 'itwaffartaacnaa iictwaffart | أنا َ إتو َفّـَرت |
We was | 'ihna 'itwaffarnaiicHnaa iictwaffarnaa | إحنا َ إتو َفّـَرنا |
You(m) was | 'inta 'itwaffartiicnta iictwaffart | إنت َ إتو َفّـَرت |
You(f) was | 'inti 'itwaffartiiicnti iictwaffarty | إنت ِ إتو َفّـَرتي |
You(pl) was | 'intu 'itwaffartuiicntoo iictwaffartoo | إنتوا إتو َفّـَرتوا |
He/it(m) was | huwa 'itwaffarhuwa iictwaffar | هـُو َ إتو َفّـَر |
She/it(f) was | hiya 'itwaffarithiya iictwaffarit | هـِي َ إتو َفّـَر ِت |
They was | humma 'itwaffaruhumma iictwaffaroo | هـُمّ َ إتو َفّـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atwaffaraacnaa yimkin aactwaffar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتو َفّـَر |
We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitwaffariicHnaa yimkin nitwaffar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتو َفّـَر |
You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titwaffariicnta yimkin titwaffar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتو َفّـَر |
You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titwaffariiicnti yimkin titwaffary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتو َفّـَري |
You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titwaffaruiicntoo yimkin titwaffaroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتو َفّـَروا |
He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitwaffarhuwa yimkin yitwaffar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتو َفّـَر |
She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titwaffarhiya yimkin titwaffar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتو َفّـَر |
They might be | humma yimkin yitwaffaruhumma yimkin yitwaffaroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتو َفّـَروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I be | 'ana batwaffaraacnaa batwaffar | أنا َ بـَتو َفّـَر |
We be | 'ihna binitwaffariicHnaa binitwaffar | إحنا َ بـِنـِتو َفّـَر |
You(m) be | 'inta bititwaffariicnta bititwaffar | إنت َ بـِتـِتو َفّـَر |
You(f) be | 'inti bititwaffariiicnti bititwaffary | إنت ِ بـِتـِتو َفّـَري |
You(pl) be | 'intu bititwaffaruiicntoo bititwaffaroo | إنتوا بـِتـِتو َفّـَروا |
He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitwaffarhuwa biyitwaffar | هـُو َ بـِيـِتو َفّـَر |
She/it(f) bes | hiya bititwaffarhiya bititwaffar | هـِي َ بـِتـِتو َفّـَر |
They be | humma biyitwaffaruhumma biyitwaffaroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتو َفّـَروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will be | 'ana hatwaffaraacnaa hatwaffar | أنا َ هـَتو َفّـَر |
We will be | 'ihna hanitwaffariicHnaa hanitwaffar | إحنا َ هـَنـِتو َفّـَر |
You(m) will be | 'inta hatitwaffariicnta hatitwaffar | إنت َ هـَتـِتو َفّـَر |
You(f) will be | 'inti hatitwaffariiicnti hatitwaffary | إنت ِ هـَتـِتو َفّـَري |
You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitwaffaruiicntoo hatitwaffaroo | إنتوا هـَتـِتو َفّـَروا |
He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitwaffarhuwa hayitwaffar | هـُو َ هـَيـِتو َفّـَر |
She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitwaffarhiya hatitwaffar | هـِي َ هـَتـِتو َفّـَر |
They will be | humma hayitwaffaruhumma hayitwaffaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتو َفّـَروا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
English | Egyptian |
I(m) am bing | 'ana mitwaffaraacnaa mitwaffar | أنا َ مـِتو َفّـَر |
I(f) am bing | 'ana mitwaffaraaacnaa mitwaffaraö | أنا َ مـِتو َفّـَر َة |
We are bing | 'ihna mitwaffareeniicHnaa mitwaffaryn | إحنا َ مـِتو َفّـَرين |
You(m) are bing | 'inta mitwaffariicnta mitwaffar | إنت َ مـِتو َفّـَر |
You(f) are bing | 'inti mitwaffaraiicnti mitwaffaraö | إنت ِ مـِتو َفّـَر َة |
You(pl) are bing | 'intu mitwaffareeniicntoo mitwaffaryn | إنتوا مـِتو َفّـَرين |
He/it(m) is bing | huwa mitwaffarhuwa mitwaffar | هـُو َ مـِتو َفّـَر |
She/it(f) is bing | hiya mitwaffarahiya mitwaffaraö | هـِي َ مـِتو َفّـَر َة |
They are bing | humma mitwaffareenhumma mitwaffaryn | هـُمّ َ مـِتو َفّـَرين |