Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I charged | 'ana maleetaacnaa malyt | أنا َ مـَليت |
We charged | 'ihna maleenaiicHnaa malynaa | إحنا َ مـَلينا |
You(m) charged | 'inta maleetiicnta malyt | إنت َ مـَليت |
You(f) charged | 'inti maleetiiicnti malyty | إنت ِ مـَليتي |
You(pl) charged | 'intu maleetuiicntoo malytoo | إنتوا مـَليتوا |
He/it(m) charged | huwa malahuwa malaa | هـُو َ مـَلا |
She/it(f) charged | hiya malithiya malit | هـِي َ مـَلـِت |
They charged | humma maluhumma maloo | هـُمّ َ مـَلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might charge | 'ana yimkin 'amlaaacnaa yimkin aacmlaa | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أملا |
We might charge | 'ihna yimkin nimlaiicHnaa yimkin nimlaa | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِملا |
You(m) might charge | 'inta yimkin timlaiicnta yimkin timlaa | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِملا |
You(f) might charge | 'inti yimkin timliiicnti yimkin timly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِملي |
You(pl) might charge | 'intu yimkin timluiicntoo yimkin timloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِملوا |
He/it(m) might charge | huwa yimkin yimlahuwa yimkin yimlaa | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِملا |
She/it(f) might charge | hiya yimkin timlahiya yimkin timlaa | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِملا |
They might charge | humma yimkin yimluhumma yimkin yimloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِملوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I charge | 'ana bamlaaacnaa bamlaa | أنا َ بـَملا |
We charge | 'ihna binimlaiicHnaa binimlaa | إحنا َ بـِنـِملا |
You(m) charge | 'inta bitimlaiicnta bitimlaa | إنت َ بـِتـِملا |
You(f) charge | 'inti bitimliiicnti bitimly | إنت ِ بـِتـِملي |
You(pl) charge | 'intu bitimluiicntoo bitimloo | إنتوا بـِتـِملوا |
He/it(m) charges | huwa biyimlahuwa biyimlaa | هـُو َ بـِيـِملا |
She/it(f) charges | hiya bitimlahiya bitimlaa | هـِي َ بـِتـِملا |
They charge | humma biyimluhumma biyimloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِملوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will charge | 'ana hamlaaacnaa hamlaa | أنا َ هـَملا |
We will charge | 'ihna hanimlaiicHnaa hanimlaa | إحنا َ هـَنـِملا |
You(m) will charge | 'inta hatimlaiicnta hatimlaa | إنت َ هـَتـِملا |
You(f) will charge | 'inti hatimliiicnti hatimly | إنت ِ هـَتـِملي |
You(pl) will charge | 'intu hatimluiicntoo hatimloo | إنتوا هـَتـِملوا |
He/it(m) will charge | huwa hayimlahuwa hayimlaa | هـُو َ هـَيـِملا |
She/it(f) will charge | hiya hatimlahiya hatimlaa | هـِي َ هـَتـِملا |
They will charge | humma hayimluhumma hayimloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِملوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) charge! | 'imlaiicmlaa | إملا |
You(f) charge! | 'imliiicmly | إملي |
You(pl) charge! | 'imluiicmloo | إملوا |