Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I dated | 'ana saggiltaacnaa saggilt | أنا َ سـَجّـِلت |
We dated | 'ihna saggilnaiicHnaa saggilnaa | إحنا َ سـَجّـِلنا |
You(m) dated | 'inta saggiltiicnta saggilt | إنت َ سـَجّـِلت |
You(f) dated | 'inti saggiltiiicnti saggilty | إنت ِ سـَجّـِلتي |
You(pl) dated | 'intu saggiltuiicntoo saggiltoo | إنتوا سـَجّـِلتوا |
He/it(m) dated | huwa saggilhuwa saggil | هـُو َ سـَجّـِل |
She/it(f) dated | hiya saggilithiya saggilit | هـِي َ سـَجّـِلـِت |
They dated | humma saggiluhumma saggiloo | هـُمّ َ سـَجّـِلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might date | 'ana yimkin 'asaggilaacnaa yimkin aacsaggil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسـَجّـِل |
We might date | 'ihna yimkin nisaggiliicHnaa yimkin nisaggil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسـَجّـِل |
You(m) might date | 'inta yimkin tisaggiliicnta yimkin tisaggil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَجّـِل |
You(f) might date | 'inti yimkin tisaggiliiicnti yimkin tisaggily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَجّـِلي |
You(pl) might date | 'intu yimkin tisaggiluiicntoo yimkin tisaggiloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسـَجّـِلوا |
He/it(m) might date | huwa yimkin yisaggilhuwa yimkin yisaggil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَجّـِل |
She/it(f) might date | hiya yimkin tisaggilhiya yimkin tisaggil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَجّـِل |
They might date | humma yimkin yisaggiluhumma yimkin yisaggiloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَجّـِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I date | 'ana basaggilaacnaa basaggil | أنا َ بـَسـَجّـِل |
We date | 'ihna binsaggiliicHnaa binsaggil | إحنا َ بـِنسـَجّـِل |
You(m) date | 'inta bitsaggiliicnta bitsaggil | إنت َ بـِتسـَجّـِل |
You(f) date | 'inti bitsaggiliiicnti bitsaggily | إنت ِ بـِتسـَجّـِلي |
You(pl) date | 'intu bitsaggiluiicntoo bitsaggiloo | إنتوا بـِتسـَجّـِلوا |
He/it(m) dates | huwa biyisaggilhuwa biyisaggil | هـُو َ بـِيـِسـَجّـِل |
She/it(f) dates | hiya bitsaggilhiya bitsaggil | هـِي َ بـِتسـَجّـِل |
They date | humma biyisaggiluhumma biyisaggiloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسـَجّـِلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will date | 'ana hasaggilaacnaa hasaggil | أنا َ هـَسـَجّـِل |
We will date | 'ihna hansaggiliicHnaa hansaggil | إحنا َ هـَنسـَجّـِل |
You(m) will date | 'inta hatsaggiliicnta hatsaggil | إنت َ هـَتسـَجّـِل |
You(f) will date | 'inti hatsaggiliiicnti hatsaggily | إنت ِ هـَتسـَجّـِلي |
You(pl) will date | 'intu hatsaggiluiicntoo hatsaggiloo | إنتوا هـَتسـَجّـِلوا |
He/it(m) will date | huwa hayisaggilhuwa hayisaggil | هـُو َ هـَيـِسـَجّـِل |
She/it(f) will date | hiya hatsaggilhiya hatsaggil | هـِي َ هـَتسـَجّـِل |
They will date | humma hayisaggiluhumma hayisaggiloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسـَجّـِلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) date! | saggilsaggil | سـَجّـِل |
You(f) date! | saggilisaggily | سـَجّـِلي |
You(pl) date! | saggilusaggiloo | سـَجّـِلوا |