Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I came | 'ana dachaltaacnaa daKalt | أنا َ د َخـَلت |
We came | 'ihna dachalnaiicHnaa daKalnaa | إحنا َ د َخـَلنا |
You(m) came | 'inta dachaltiicnta daKalt | إنت َ د َخـَلت |
You(f) came | 'inti dachaltiiicnti daKalty | إنت ِ د َخـَلتي |
You(pl) came | 'intu dachaltuiicntoo daKaltoo | إنتوا د َخـَلتوا |
He/it(m) came | huwa dachalhuwa daKal | هـُو َ د َخـَل |
She/it(f) came | hiya dachalithiya daKalit | هـِي َ د َخـَلـِت |
They came | humma dachaluhumma daKaloo | هـُمّ َ د َخـَلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might come | 'ana yimkin 'adchulaacnaa yimkin aacdKul | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أدخـُل |
We might come | 'ihna yimkin nudchuliicHnaa yimkin nudKul | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُدخـُل |
You(m) might come | 'inta yimkin tudchuliicnta yimkin tudKul | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُدخـُل |
You(f) might come | 'inti yimkin tudchuliiicnti yimkin tudKuly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُدخـُلي |
You(pl) might come | 'intu yimkin tudchuluiicntoo yimkin tudKuloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُدخـُلوا |
He/it(m) might come | huwa yimkin yudchulhuwa yimkin yudKul | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُدخـُل |
She/it(f) might come | hiya yimkin tudchulhiya yimkin tudKul | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُدخـُل |
They might come | humma yimkin yudchuluhumma yimkin yudKuloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُدخـُلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I come | 'ana badchulaacnaa badKul | أنا َ بـَدخـُل |
We come | 'ihna binudchuliicHnaa binudKul | إحنا َ بـِنـُدخـُل |
You(m) come | 'inta bitudchuliicnta bitudKul | إنت َ بـِتـُدخـُل |
You(f) come | 'inti bitudchuliiicnti bitudKuly | إنت ِ بـِتـُدخـُلي |
You(pl) come | 'intu bitudchuluiicntoo bitudKuloo | إنتوا بـِتـُدخـُلوا |
He/it(m) comes | huwa biyudchulhuwa biyudKul | هـُو َ بـِيـُدخـُل |
She/it(f) comes | hiya bitudchulhiya bitudKul | هـِي َ بـِتـُدخـُل |
They come | humma biyudchuluhumma biyudKuloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُدخـُلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will come | 'ana hadchulaacnaa hadKul | أنا َ هـَدخـُل |
We will come | 'ihna hanudchuliicHnaa hanudKul | إحنا َ هـَنـُدخـُل |
You(m) will come | 'inta hatudchuliicnta hatudKul | إنت َ هـَتـُدخـُل |
You(f) will come | 'inti hatudchuliiicnti hatudKuly | إنت ِ هـَتـُدخـُلي |
You(pl) will come | 'intu hatudchuluiicntoo hatudKuloo | إنتوا هـَتـُدخـُلوا |
He/it(m) will come | huwa hayudchulhuwa hayudKul | هـُو َ هـَيـُدخـُل |
She/it(f) will come | hiya hatudchulhiya hatudKul | هـِي َ هـَتـُدخـُل |
They will come | humma hayudchuluhumma hayudKuloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُدخـُلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) come! | 'udchuluucdKul | أ ُدخـُل |
You(f) come! | 'udchuliuucdKuly | أ ُدخـُلي |
You(pl) come! | 'udchuluuucdKuloo | أ ُدخـُلوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
English | Egyptian |
I(m) am coming | 'ana daechilaacnaa daeKil | أنا َ دا َخـِل |
I(f) am coming | 'ana daechilaaacnaa daeKilaö | أنا َ دا َخـِلـَة |
We are coming | 'ihna daechileeniicHnaa daeKilyn | إحنا َ دا َخـِلين |
You(m) are coming | 'inta daechiliicnta daeKil | إنت َ دا َخـِل |
You(f) are coming | 'inti daechilaiicnti daeKilaö | إنت ِ دا َخـِلـَة |
You(pl) are coming | 'intu daechileeniicntoo daeKilyn | إنتوا دا َخـِلين |
He/it(m) is coming | huwa daechilhuwa daeKil | هـُو َ دا َخـِل |
She/it(f) is coming | hiya daechilahiya daeKilaö | هـِي َ دا َخـِلـَة |
They are coming | humma daechileenhumma daeKilyn | هـُمّ َ دا َخـِلين |