Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I brought | 'ana geebtaacnaa gybt | أنا َ جيبت |
We brought | 'ihna geebnaiicHnaa gybnaa | إحنا َ جيبنا |
You(m) brought | 'inta geebtiicnta gybt | إنت َ جيبت |
You(f) brought | 'inti geebtiiicnti gybty | إنت ِ جيبتي |
You(pl) brought | 'intu geebtuiicntoo gybtoo | إنتوا جيبتوا |
He/it(m) brought | huwa gaebhuwa gaeb | هـُو َ جا َب |
She/it(f) brought | hiya gaebithiya gaebit | هـِي َ جا َبـِت |
They brought | humma gabuhumma gaeboo | هـُمّ َ جا َبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might bring | 'ana yimkin 'ageebaacnaa yimkin aacgyb | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أجيب |
We might bring | 'ihna yimkin nigeebiicHnaa yimkin nigyb | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِجيب |
You(m) might bring | 'inta yimkin tigeebiicnta yimkin tigyb | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِجيب |
You(f) might bring | 'inti yimkin tigeebiiicnti yimkin tigyby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِجيبي |
You(pl) might bring | 'intu yimkin tigeebuiicntoo yimkin tigyboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِجيبوا |
He/it(m) might bring | huwa yimkin yigeebhuwa yimkin yigyb | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِجيب |
She/it(f) might bring | hiya yimkin tigeebhiya yimkin tigyb | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِجيب |
They might bring | humma yimkin yigeebuhumma yimkin yigyboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِجيبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I bring | 'ana bageebaacnaa bagyb | أنا َ بـَجيب |
We bring | 'ihna bingeebiicHnaa bingyb | إحنا َ بـِنجيب |
You(m) bring | 'inta bitgeebiicnta bitgyb | إنت َ بـِتجيب |
You(f) bring | 'inti bitgeebiiicnti bitgyby | إنت ِ بـِتجيبي |
You(pl) bring | 'intu bitgeebuiicntoo bitgyboo | إنتوا بـِتجيبوا |
He/it(m) brings | huwa biyigeebhuwa biyigyb | هـُو َ بـِيـِجيب |
She/it(f) brings | hiya bitgeebhiya bitgyb | هـِي َ بـِتجيب |
They bring | humma biyigeebuhumma biyigyboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِجيبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will bring | 'ana hageebaacnaa hagyb | أنا َ هـَجيب |
We will bring | 'ihna hangeebiicHnaa hangyb | إحنا َ هـَنجيب |
You(m) will bring | 'inta hatgeebiicnta hatgyb | إنت َ هـَتجيب |
You(f) will bring | 'inti hatgeebiiicnti hatgyby | إنت ِ هـَتجيبي |
You(pl) will bring | 'intu hatgeebuiicntoo hatgyboo | إنتوا هـَتجيبوا |
He/it(m) will bring | huwa hayigeebhuwa hayigyb | هـُو َ هـَيـِجيب |
She/it(f) will bring | hiya hatgeebhiya hatgyb | هـِي َ هـَتجيب |
They will bring | humma hayigeebuhumma hayigyboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِجيبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) bring! | geebgyb | جيب |
You(f) bring! | geebigyby | جيبي |
You(pl) bring! | geebugyboo | جيبوا |