Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I timesed | 'ana darabtaacnaa Darabt | أنا َ ضـَر َبت |
We timesed | 'ihna darabnaiicHnaa Darabnaa | إحنا َ ضـَر َبنا |
You(m) timesed | 'inta darabtiicnta Darabt | إنت َ ضـَر َبت |
You(f) timesed | 'inti darabtiiicnti Darabty | إنت ِ ضـَر َبتي |
You(pl) timesed | 'intu darabtuiicntoo Darabtoo | إنتوا ضـَر َبتوا |
He/it(m) timesed | huwa darabhuwa Darab | هـُو َ ضـَر َب |
She/it(f) timesed | hiya darabithiya Darabit | هـِي َ ضـَر َبـِت |
They timesed | humma darabuhumma Daraboo | هـُمّ َ ضـَر َبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might times | 'ana yimkin 'adrabaacnaa yimkin aacDrab | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أضر َب |
We might times | 'ihna yimkin nidrabiicHnaa yimkin niDrab | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِضر َب |
You(m) might times | 'inta yimkin tidrabiicnta yimkin tiDrab | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِضر َب |
You(f) might times | 'inti yimkin tidrabiiicnti yimkin tiDraby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِضر َبي |
You(pl) might times | 'intu yimkin tidrabuiicntoo yimkin tiDraboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِضر َبوا |
He/it(m) might times | huwa yimkin yidrabhuwa yimkin yiDrab | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِضر َب |
She/it(f) might times | hiya yimkin tidrabhiya yimkin tiDrab | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِضر َب |
They might times | humma yimkin yidrabuhumma yimkin yiDraboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِضر َبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I times | 'ana badrabaacnaa baDrab | أنا َ بـَضر َب |
We times | 'ihna binidrabiicHnaa biniDrab | إحنا َ بـِنـِضر َب |
You(m) times | 'inta bitidrabiicnta bitiDrab | إنت َ بـِتـِضر َب |
You(f) times | 'inti bitidrabiiicnti bitiDraby | إنت ِ بـِتـِضر َبي |
You(pl) times | 'intu bitidrabuiicntoo bitiDraboo | إنتوا بـِتـِضر َبوا |
He/it(m) timess | huwa biyidrabhuwa biyiDrab | هـُو َ بـِيـِضر َب |
She/it(f) timess | hiya bitidrabhiya bitiDrab | هـِي َ بـِتـِضر َب |
They times | humma biyidrabuhumma biyiDraboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِضر َبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will times | 'ana hadrabaacnaa haDrab | أنا َ هـَضر َب |
We will times | 'ihna hanidrabiicHnaa haniDrab | إحنا َ هـَنـِضر َب |
You(m) will times | 'inta hatidrabiicnta hatiDrab | إنت َ هـَتـِضر َب |
You(f) will times | 'inti hatidrabiiicnti hatiDraby | إنت ِ هـَتـِضر َبي |
You(pl) will times | 'intu hatidrabuiicntoo hatiDraboo | إنتوا هـَتـِضر َبوا |
He/it(m) will times | huwa hayidrabhuwa hayiDrab | هـُو َ هـَيـِضر َب |
She/it(f) will times | hiya hatidrabhiya hatiDrab | هـِي َ هـَتـِضر َب |
They will times | humma hayidrabuhumma hayiDraboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِضر َبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) times! | 'idrabiicDrab | إضر َب |
You(f) times! | 'idrabiiicDraby | إضر َبي |
You(pl) times! | 'idrabuiicDraboo | إضر َبوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
English | Egyptian |
I(m) am timessing | 'ana daaribaacnaa Daarib | أنا َ ضا َر ِب |
I(f) am timessing | 'ana daaribaaacnaa Daaribaö | أنا َ ضا َر ِبـَة |
We are timessing | 'ihna daaribeeniicHnaa Daaribyn | إحنا َ ضا َر ِبين |
You(m) are timessing | 'inta daaribiicnta Daarib | إنت َ ضا َر ِب |
You(f) are timessing | 'inti daaribaiicnti Daaribaö | إنت ِ ضا َر ِبـَة |
You(pl) are timessing | 'intu daaribeeniicntoo Daaribyn | إنتوا ضا َر ِبين |
He/it(m) is timessing | huwa daaribhuwa Daarib | هـُو َ ضا َر ِب |
She/it(f) is timessing | hiya daaribahiya Daaribaö | هـِي َ ضا َر ِبـَة |
They are timessing | humma daaribeenhumma Daaribyn | هـُمّ َ ضا َر ِبين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
English | Egyptian |
He/it(m) is timesed | huwa madroobhuwa maDrwb | هـُو َ مـَضروب |
She/it(f) is timesed | hiya madroobahiya maDrwbaö | هـِي َ مـَضروبـَة |
They are timesed | humma madroobeenhumma maDrwbyn | هـُمّ َ مـَضروبين |