Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I worked | 'ana qarrartaacnaa Qarrart | أنا َ قـَرّ َرت |
We worked | 'ihna qarrarnaiicHnaa Qarrarnaa | إحنا َ قـَرّ َرنا |
You(m) worked | 'inta qarrartiicnta Qarrart | إنت َ قـَرّ َرت |
You(f) worked | 'inti qarrartiiicnti Qarrarty | إنت ِ قـَرّ َرتي |
You(pl) worked | 'intu qarrartuiicntoo Qarrartoo | إنتوا قـَرّ َرتوا |
He/it(m) worked | huwa qarrarhuwa Qarrar | هـُو َ قـَرّ َر |
She/it(f) worked | hiya qarrarithiya Qarrarit | هـِي َ قـَرّ َر ِت |
They worked | humma qarraruhumma Qarraroo | هـُمّ َ قـَرّ َروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might work | 'ana yimkin 'aqarraraacnaa yimkin aacQarrar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقـَرّ َر |
We might work | 'ihna yimkin niqarrariicHnaa yimkin niQarrar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِقـَرّ َر |
You(m) might work | 'inta yimkin tiqarrariicnta yimkin tiQarrar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَرّ َر |
You(f) might work | 'inti yimkin tiqarrariiicnti yimkin tiQarrary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَرّ َري |
You(pl) might work | 'intu yimkin tiqarraruiicntoo yimkin tiQarraroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِقـَرّ َروا |
He/it(m) might work | huwa yimkin yiqarrarhuwa yimkin yiQarrar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِقـَرّ َر |
She/it(f) might work | hiya yimkin tiqarrarhiya yimkin tiQarrar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَرّ َر |
They might work | humma yimkin yiqarraruhumma yimkin yiQarraroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِقـَرّ َروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I work | 'ana baqarraraacnaa baQarrar | أنا َ بـَقـَرّ َر |
We work | 'ihna biniqarrariicHnaa biniQarrar | إحنا َ بـِنـِقـَرّ َر |
You(m) work | 'inta bitiqarrariicnta bitiQarrar | إنت َ بـِتـِقـَرّ َر |
You(f) work | 'inti bitiqarrariiicnti bitiQarrary | إنت ِ بـِتـِقـَرّ َري |
You(pl) work | 'intu bitiqarraruiicntoo bitiQarraroo | إنتوا بـِتـِقـَرّ َروا |
He/it(m) works | huwa biyiqarrarhuwa biyiQarrar | هـُو َ بـِيـِقـَرّ َر |
She/it(f) works | hiya bitiqarrarhiya bitiQarrar | هـِي َ بـِتـِقـَرّ َر |
They work | humma biyiqarraruhumma biyiQarraroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِقـَرّ َروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will work | 'ana haqarraraacnaa haQarrar | أنا َ هـَقـَرّ َر |
We will work | 'ihna haniqarrariicHnaa haniQarrar | إحنا َ هـَنـِقـَرّ َر |
You(m) will work | 'inta hatiqarrariicnta hatiQarrar | إنت َ هـَتـِقـَرّ َر |
You(f) will work | 'inti hatiqarrariiicnti hatiQarrary | إنت ِ هـَتـِقـَرّ َري |
You(pl) will work | 'intu hatiqarraruiicntoo hatiQarraroo | إنتوا هـَتـِقـَرّ َروا |
He/it(m) will work | huwa hayiqarrarhuwa hayiQarrar | هـُو َ هـَيـِقـَرّ َر |
She/it(f) will work | hiya hatiqarrarhiya hatiQarrar | هـِي َ هـَتـِقـَرّ َر |
They will work | humma hayiqarraruhumma hayiQarraroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِقـَرّ َروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) work! | 'iqrariicQrar | إقر َر |
You(f) work! | 'iqrariiicQrary | إقر َري |
You(pl) work! | iqraruiQraroo | ِقر َروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
English | Egyptian |
He/it(m) is worked | huwa muqarrarhuwa muQarrar | هـُو َ مـُقـَرّ َر |
She/it(f) is worked | hiya muqarrarahiya muQarraraö | هـِي َ مـُقـَرّ َر َة |
They are worked | humma muqarrareenhumma muQarraryn | هـُمّ َ مـُقـَرّ َرين |