Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I serviced | 'ana chadamtaacnaa Kadamt | أنا َ خـَد َمت |
We serviced | 'ihna chadamnaiicHnaa Kadamnaa | إحنا َ خـَد َمنا |
You(m) serviced | 'inta chadamtiicnta Kadamt | إنت َ خـَد َمت |
You(f) serviced | 'inti chadamtiiicnti Kadamty | إنت ِ خـَد َمتي |
You(pl) serviced | 'intu chadamtuiicntoo Kadamtoo | إنتوا خـَد َمتوا |
He/it(m) serviced | huwa chadamhuwa Kadam | هـُو َ خـَد َم |
She/it(f) serviced | hiya chadamithiya Kadamit | هـِي َ خـَد َمـِت |
They serviced | humma chadamuhumma Kadamoo | هـُمّ َ خـَد َموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might service | 'ana yimkin 'achdimaacnaa yimkin aacKdim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخد ِم |
We might service | 'ihna yimkin nichdimiicHnaa yimkin niKdim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِخد ِم |
You(m) might service | 'inta yimkin tichdimiicnta yimkin tiKdim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِخد ِم |
You(f) might service | 'inti yimkin tichdimiiicnti yimkin tiKdimy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِخد ِمي |
You(pl) might service | 'intu yimkin tichdimuiicntoo yimkin tiKdimoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِخد ِموا |
He/it(m) might service | huwa yimkin yichdimhuwa yimkin yiKdim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِخد ِم |
She/it(f) might service | hiya yimkin tichdimhiya yimkin tiKdim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِخد ِم |
They might service | humma yimkin yichdimuhumma yimkin yiKdimoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِخد ِموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I service | 'ana bachdimaacnaa baKdim | أنا َ بـَخد ِم |
We service | 'ihna binichdimiicHnaa biniKdim | إحنا َ بـِنـِخد ِم |
You(m) service | 'inta bitichdimiicnta bitiKdim | إنت َ بـِتـِخد ِم |
You(f) service | 'inti bitichdimiiicnti bitiKdimy | إنت ِ بـِتـِخد ِمي |
You(pl) service | 'intu bitichdimuiicntoo bitiKdimoo | إنتوا بـِتـِخد ِموا |
He/it(m) services | huwa biyichdimhuwa biyiKdim | هـُو َ بـِيـِخد ِم |
She/it(f) services | hiya bitichdimhiya bitiKdim | هـِي َ بـِتـِخد ِم |
They service | humma biyichdimuhumma biyiKdimoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِخد ِموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will service | 'ana hachdimaacnaa haKdim | أنا َ هـَخد ِم |
We will service | 'ihna hanichdimiicHnaa haniKdim | إحنا َ هـَنـِخد ِم |
You(m) will service | 'inta hatichdimiicnta hatiKdim | إنت َ هـَتـِخد ِم |
You(f) will service | 'inti hatichdimiiicnti hatiKdimy | إنت ِ هـَتـِخد ِمي |
You(pl) will service | 'intu hatichdimuiicntoo hatiKdimoo | إنتوا هـَتـِخد ِموا |
He/it(m) will service | huwa hayichdimhuwa hayiKdim | هـُو َ هـَيـِخد ِم |
She/it(f) will service | hiya hatichdimhiya hatiKdim | هـِي َ هـَتـِخد ِم |
They will service | humma hayichdimuhumma hayiKdimoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِخد ِموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) service! | 'ichdimiicKdim | إخد ِم |
You(f) service! | 'ichdimiiicKdimy | إخد ِمي |
You(pl) service! | 'ichdimuiicKdimoo | إخد ِموا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
English | Egyptian |
He/it(m) is serviced | huwa machdoomhuwa maKdwm | هـُو َ مـَخدوم |
She/it(f) is serviced | hiya machdoomahiya maKdwmaö | هـِي َ مـَخدومـَة |
They are serviced | humma machdoomeenhumma maKdwmyn | هـُمّ َ مـَخدومين |