Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I struck | 'ana 'aAgabtaacnaa aacAgabt | أنا َ أعجـَبت |
We struck | 'ihna 'aAgabnaiicHnaa aacAgabnaa | إحنا َ أعجـَبنا |
You(m) struck | 'inta 'aAgabtiicnta aacAgabt | إنت َ أعجـَبت |
You(f) struck | 'inti 'aAgabtiiicnti aacAgabty | إنت ِ أعجـَبتي |
You(pl) struck | 'intu 'aAgabtuiicntoo aacAgabtoo | إنتوا أعجـَبتوا |
He/it(m) struck | huwa 'aAgabhuwa aacAgab | هـُو َ أعجـَب |
She/it(f) struck | hiya 'aAgabithiya aacAgabit | هـِي َ أعجـَبـِت |
They struck | humma 'aAgabuhumma aacAgaboo | هـُمّ َ أعجـَبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might strike | 'ana yimkin 'aAgibaacnaa yimkin aacAgib | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أعجـِب |
We might strike | 'ihna yimkin niAgibiicHnaa yimkin niAgib | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِعجـِب |
You(m) might strike | 'inta yimkin tiAgibiicnta yimkin tiAgib | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِعجـِب |
You(f) might strike | 'inti yimkin tiAgibiiicnti yimkin tiAgiby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِعجـِبي |
You(pl) might strike | 'intu yimkin tiAgibuiicntoo yimkin tiAgiboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِعجـِبوا |
He/it(m) might strike | huwa yimkin yiAgibhuwa yimkin yiAgib | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِعجـِب |
She/it(f) might strike | hiya yimkin tiAgibhiya yimkin tiAgib | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِعجـِب |
They might strike | humma yimkin yiAgibuhumma yimkin yiAgiboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِعجـِبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I strike | 'ana baAgibaacnaa baAgib | أنا َ بـَعجـِب |
We strike | 'ihna biniAgibiicHnaa biniAgib | إحنا َ بـِنـِعجـِب |
You(m) strike | 'inta bitiAgibiicnta bitiAgib | إنت َ بـِتـِعجـِب |
You(f) strike | 'inti bitiAgibiiicnti bitiAgiby | إنت ِ بـِتـِعجـِبي |
You(pl) strike | 'intu bitiAgibuiicntoo bitiAgiboo | إنتوا بـِتـِعجـِبوا |
He/it(m) strikes | huwa biyiAgibhuwa biyiAgib | هـُو َ بـِيـِعجـِب |
She/it(f) strikes | hiya bitiAgibhiya bitiAgib | هـِي َ بـِتـِعجـِب |
They strike | humma biyiAgibuhumma biyiAgiboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِعجـِبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will strike | 'ana haAgibaacnaa haAgib | أنا َ هـَعجـِب |
We will strike | 'ihna haniAgibiicHnaa haniAgib | إحنا َ هـَنـِعجـِب |
You(m) will strike | 'inta hatiAgibiicnta hatiAgib | إنت َ هـَتـِعجـِب |
You(f) will strike | 'inti hatiAgibiiicnti hatiAgiby | إنت ِ هـَتـِعجـِبي |
You(pl) will strike | 'intu hatiAgibuiicntoo hatiAgiboo | إنتوا هـَتـِعجـِبوا |
He/it(m) will strike | huwa hayiAgibhuwa hayiAgib | هـُو َ هـَيـِعجـِب |
She/it(f) will strike | hiya hatiAgibhiya hatiAgib | هـِي َ هـَتـِعجـِب |
They will strike | humma hayiAgibuhumma hayiAgiboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِعجـِبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) strike! | 'iAgibiicAgib | إعجـِب |
You(f) strike! | 'iAgibiiicAgiby | إعجـِبي |
You(pl) strike! | 'iAgibuiicAgiboo | إعجـِبوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
English | Egyptian |
He/it(m) is struck | huwa muAgabhuwa muAgab | هـُو َ مـُعجـَب |
She/it(f) is struck | hiya muAgabahiya muAgabaö | هـِي َ مـُعجـَبـَة |
They are struck | humma muAgabeenhumma muAgabyn | هـُمّ َ مـُعجـَبين |