Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I brushed | 'ana ghasaltaacnaa Gasalt | أنا َ غـَسـَلت |
We brushed | 'ihna ghasalnaiicHnaa Gasalnaa | إحنا َ غـَسـَلنا |
You(m) brushed | 'inta ghasaltiicnta Gasalt | إنت َ غـَسـَلت |
You(f) brushed | 'inti ghasaltiiicnti Gasalty | إنت ِ غـَسـَلتي |
You(pl) brushed | 'intu ghasaltuiicntoo Gasaltoo | إنتوا غـَسـَلتوا |
He/it(m) brushed | huwa ghasalhuwa Gasal | هـُو َ غـَسـَل |
She/it(f) brushed | hiya ghasalithiya Gasalit | هـِي َ غـَسـَلـِت |
They brushed | humma ghasaluhumma Gasaloo | هـُمّ َ غـَسـَلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might brush | 'ana yimkin 'aghsilaacnaa yimkin aacGsil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أغسـِل |
We might brush | 'ihna yimkin nighsiliicHnaa yimkin niGsil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِغسـِل |
You(m) might brush | 'inta yimkin tighsiliicnta yimkin tiGsil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِغسـِل |
You(f) might brush | 'inti yimkin tighsiliiicnti yimkin tiGsily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِغسـِلي |
You(pl) might brush | 'intu yimkin tighsiluiicntoo yimkin tiGsiloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِغسـِلوا |
He/it(m) might brush | huwa yimkin yighsilhuwa yimkin yiGsil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِغسـِل |
She/it(f) might brush | hiya yimkin tighsilhiya yimkin tiGsil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِغسـِل |
They might brush | humma yimkin yighsiluhumma yimkin yiGsiloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِغسـِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I brush | 'ana baghsilaacnaa baGsil | أنا َ بـَغسـِل |
We brush | 'ihna binighsiliicHnaa biniGsil | إحنا َ بـِنـِغسـِل |
You(m) brush | 'inta bitighsiliicnta bitiGsil | إنت َ بـِتـِغسـِل |
You(f) brush | 'inti bitighsiliiicnti bitiGsily | إنت ِ بـِتـِغسـِلي |
You(pl) brush | 'intu bitighsiluiicntoo bitiGsiloo | إنتوا بـِتـِغسـِلوا |
He/it(m) brushes | huwa biyighsilhuwa biyiGsil | هـُو َ بـِيـِغسـِل |
She/it(f) brushes | hiya bitighsilhiya bitiGsil | هـِي َ بـِتـِغسـِل |
They brush | humma biyighsiluhumma biyiGsiloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِغسـِلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will brush | 'ana haghsilaacnaa haGsil | أنا َ هـَغسـِل |
We will brush | 'ihna hanighsiliicHnaa haniGsil | إحنا َ هـَنـِغسـِل |
You(m) will brush | 'inta hatighsiliicnta hatiGsil | إنت َ هـَتـِغسـِل |
You(f) will brush | 'inti hatighsiliiicnti hatiGsily | إنت ِ هـَتـِغسـِلي |
You(pl) will brush | 'intu hatighsiluiicntoo hatiGsiloo | إنتوا هـَتـِغسـِلوا |
He/it(m) will brush | huwa hayighsilhuwa hayiGsil | هـُو َ هـَيـِغسـِل |
She/it(f) will brush | hiya hatighsilhiya hatiGsil | هـِي َ هـَتـِغسـِل |
They will brush | humma hayighsiluhumma hayiGsiloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِغسـِلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) brush! | 'ighsiliicGsil | إغسـِل |
You(f) brush! | 'ighsiliiicGsily | إغسـِلي |
You(pl) brush! | 'ighsiluiicGsiloo | إغسـِلوا |