Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I posted | 'ana baAattaacnaa baAatt | أنا َ بـَعـَتّ |
We posted | 'ihna baAatnaiicHnaa baAatnaa | إحنا َ بـَعـَتنا |
You(m) posted | 'inta baAattiicnta baAatt | إنت َ بـَعـَتّ |
You(f) posted | 'inti baAattiiicnti baAatty | إنت ِ بـَعـَتّي |
You(pl) posted | 'intu baAattuiicntoo baAattoo | إنتوا بـَعـَتّوا |
He/it(m) posted | huwa baAathuwa baAat | هـُو َ بـَعـَت |
She/it(f) posted | hiya baAatithiya baAatit | هـِي َ بـَعـَتـِت |
They posted | humma baAatuhumma baAatoo | هـُمّ َ بـَعـَتوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might post | 'ana yimkin 'abAataacnaa yimkin aacbAat | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبعـَت |
We might post | 'ihna yimkin nibAatiicHnaa yimkin nibAat | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِبعـَت |
You(m) might post | 'inta yimkin tibAatiicnta yimkin tibAat | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِبعـَت |
You(f) might post | 'inti yimkin tibAatiiicnti yimkin tibAaty | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِبعـَتي |
You(pl) might post | 'intu yimkin tibAatuiicntoo yimkin tibAatoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِبعـَتوا |
He/it(m) might post | huwa yimkin yibAathuwa yimkin yibAat | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِبعـَت |
She/it(f) might post | hiya yimkin tibAathiya yimkin tibAat | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِبعـَت |
They might post | humma yimkin yibAatuhumma yimkin yibAatoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِبعـَتوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I post | 'ana babAataacnaa babAat | أنا َ بـَبعـَت |
We post | 'ihna binibAatiicHnaa binibAat | إحنا َ بـِنـِبعـَت |
You(m) post | 'inta bitibAatiicnta bitibAat | إنت َ بـِتـِبعـَت |
You(f) post | 'inti bitibAatiiicnti bitibAaty | إنت ِ بـِتـِبعـَتي |
You(pl) post | 'intu bitibAatuiicntoo bitibAatoo | إنتوا بـِتـِبعـَتوا |
He/it(m) posts | huwa biyibAathuwa biyibAat | هـُو َ بـِيـِبعـَت |
She/it(f) posts | hiya bitibAathiya bitibAat | هـِي َ بـِتـِبعـَت |
They post | humma biyibAatuhumma biyibAatoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِبعـَتوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will post | 'ana habAataacnaa habAat | أنا َ هـَبعـَت |
We will post | 'ihna hanibAatiicHnaa hanibAat | إحنا َ هـَنـِبعـَت |
You(m) will post | 'inta hatibAatiicnta hatibAat | إنت َ هـَتـِبعـَت |
You(f) will post | 'inti hatibAatiiicnti hatibAaty | إنت ِ هـَتـِبعـَتي |
You(pl) will post | 'intu hatibAatuiicntoo hatibAatoo | إنتوا هـَتـِبعـَتوا |
He/it(m) will post | huwa hayibAathuwa hayibAat | هـُو َ هـَيـِبعـَت |
She/it(f) will post | hiya hatibAathiya hatibAat | هـِي َ هـَتـِبعـَت |
They will post | humma hayibAatuhumma hayibAatoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِبعـَتوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) post! | 'ibAatiicbAat | إبعـَت |
You(f) post! | 'ibAatiiicbAaty | إبعـَتي |
You(pl) post! | 'ibAatuiicbAatoo | إبعـَتوا |