Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I liked | 'ana Aagabtaacnaa Aagabt | أنا َ عـَجـَبت |
We liked | 'ihna AagabnaiicHnaa Aagabnaa | إحنا َ عـَجـَبنا |
You(m) liked | 'inta Aagabtiicnta Aagabt | إنت َ عـَجـَبت |
You(f) liked | 'inti Aagabtiiicnti Aagabty | إنت ِ عـَجـَبتي |
You(pl) liked | 'intu Aagabtuiicntoo Aagabtoo | إنتوا عـَجـَبتوا |
He/it(m) liked | huwa Aagabhuwa Aagab | هـُو َ عـَجـَب |
She/it(f) liked | hiya Aagabithiya Aagabit | هـِي َ عـَجـَبـِت |
They liked | humma Aagabuhumma Aagaboo | هـُمّ َ عـَجـَبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might like | 'ana yimkin 'aAgibaacnaa yimkin aacAgib | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أعجـِب |
We might like | 'ihna yimkin niAgibiicHnaa yimkin niAgib | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِعجـِب |
You(m) might like | 'inta yimkin tiAgibiicnta yimkin tiAgib | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِعجـِب |
You(f) might like | 'inti yimkin tiAgibiiicnti yimkin tiAgiby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِعجـِبي |
You(pl) might like | 'intu yimkin tiAgibuiicntoo yimkin tiAgiboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِعجـِبوا |
He/it(m) might like | huwa yimkin yiAgibhuwa yimkin yiAgib | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِعجـِب |
She/it(f) might like | hiya yimkin tiAgibhiya yimkin tiAgib | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِعجـِب |
They might like | humma yimkin yiAgibuhumma yimkin yiAgiboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِعجـِبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I like | 'ana baAgibaacnaa baAgib | أنا َ بـَعجـِب |
We like | 'ihna biniAgibiicHnaa biniAgib | إحنا َ بـِنـِعجـِب |
You(m) like | 'inta bitiAgibiicnta bitiAgib | إنت َ بـِتـِعجـِب |
You(f) like | 'inti bitiAgibiiicnti bitiAgiby | إنت ِ بـِتـِعجـِبي |
You(pl) like | 'intu bitiAgibuiicntoo bitiAgiboo | إنتوا بـِتـِعجـِبوا |
He/it(m) likes | huwa biyiAgibhuwa biyiAgib | هـُو َ بـِيـِعجـِب |
She/it(f) likes | hiya bitiAgibhiya bitiAgib | هـِي َ بـِتـِعجـِب |
They like | humma biyiAgibuhumma biyiAgiboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِعجـِبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will like | 'ana haAgibaacnaa haAgib | أنا َ هـَعجـِب |
We will like | 'ihna haniAgibiicHnaa haniAgib | إحنا َ هـَنـِعجـِب |
You(m) will like | 'inta hatiAgibiicnta hatiAgib | إنت َ هـَتـِعجـِب |
You(f) will like | 'inti hatiAgibiiicnti hatiAgiby | إنت ِ هـَتـِعجـِبي |
You(pl) will like | 'intu hatiAgibuiicntoo hatiAgiboo | إنتوا هـَتـِعجـِبوا |
He/it(m) will like | huwa hayiAgibhuwa hayiAgib | هـُو َ هـَيـِعجـِب |
She/it(f) will like | hiya hatiAgibhiya hatiAgib | هـِي َ هـَتـِعجـِب |
They will like | humma hayiAgibuhumma hayiAgiboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِعجـِبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) like! | 'iAgibiicAgib | إعجـِب |
You(f) like! | 'iAgibiiicAgiby | إعجـِبي |
You(pl) like! | 'iAgibuiicAgiboo | إعجـِبوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
English | Egyptian |
He/it(m) is liked | huwa maAgoobhuwa maAgwb | هـُو َ مـَعجوب |
She/it(f) is liked | hiya maAgoobahiya maAgwbaö | هـِي َ مـَعجوبـَة |
They are liked | humma maAgoobeenhumma maAgwbyn | هـُمّ َ مـَعجوبين |