Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I was | 'ana 'itmaryistaacnaa iictmaryist | أنا َ إتمـَريـِست |
We was | 'ihna 'itmaryisnaiicHnaa iictmaryisnaa | إحنا َ إتمـَريـِسنا |
You(m) was | 'inta 'itmaryistiicnta iictmaryist | إنت َ إتمـَريـِست |
You(f) was | 'inti 'itmaryistiiicnti iictmaryisty | إنت ِ إتمـَريـِستي |
You(pl) was | 'intu 'itmaryistuiicntoo iictmaryistoo | إنتوا إتمـَريـِستوا |
He/it(m) was | huwa 'itmaryishuwa iictmaryis | هـُو َ إتمـَريـِس |
She/it(f) was | hiya 'itmaryisithiya iictmaryisit | هـِي َ إتمـَريـِسـِت |
They was | humma 'itmaryisuhumma iictmaryisoo | هـُمّ َ إتمـَريـِسوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atmaryisaacnaa yimkin aactmaryis | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتمـَريـِس |
We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitmaryisiicHnaa yimkin nitmaryis | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتمـَريـِس |
You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titmaryisiicnta yimkin titmaryis | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتمـَريـِس |
You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titmaryisiiicnti yimkin titmaryisy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتمـَريـِسي |
You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titmaryisuiicntoo yimkin titmaryisoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتمـَريـِسوا |
He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitmaryishuwa yimkin yitmaryis | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتمـَريـِس |
She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titmaryishiya yimkin titmaryis | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتمـَريـِس |
They might be | humma yimkin yitmaryisuhumma yimkin yitmaryisoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتمـَريـِسوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I be | 'ana batmaryisaacnaa batmaryis | أنا َ بـَتمـَريـِس |
We be | 'ihna binitmaryisiicHnaa binitmaryis | إحنا َ بـِنـِتمـَريـِس |
You(m) be | 'inta bititmaryisiicnta bititmaryis | إنت َ بـِتـِتمـَريـِس |
You(f) be | 'inti bitimaryisiiicnti bitimaryisy | إنت ِ بـِتـِمـَريـِسي |
You(pl) be | 'intu bititmaryisuiicntoo bititmaryisoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتمـَريـِسوا |
He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitmaryishuwa biyitmaryis | هـُو َ بـِيـِتمـَريـِس |
She/it(f) bes | hiya bititmaryishiya bititmaryis | هـِي َ بـِتـِتمـَريـِس |
They be | humma biyitmaryisuhumma biyitmaryisoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتمـَريـِسوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will be | 'ana hatmaryisaacnaa hatmaryis | أنا َ هـَتمـَريـِس |
We will be | 'ihna hanitmaryisiicHnaa hanitmaryis | إحنا َ هـَنـِتمـَريـِس |
You(m) will be | 'inta hatitmaryisiicnta hatitmaryis | إنت َ هـَتـِتمـَريـِس |
You(f) will be | 'inti hatitmaryisiiicnti hatitmaryisy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتمـَريـِسي |
You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitmaryisuiicntoo hatitmaryisoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتمـَريـِسوا |
He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitmaryishuwa hayitmaryis | هـُو َ هـَيـِتمـَريـِس |
She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitmaryishiya hatitmaryis | هـِي َ هـَتـِتمـَريـِس |
They will be | humma hayitmaryisuhumma hayitmaryisoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتمـَريـِسوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) be! | 'itmaryisiictmaryis | إتمـَريـِس |
You(f) be! | 'itmaryisiiictmaryisy | إتمـَريـِسي |
You(pl) be! | 'itmaryisuiictmaryisoo | إتمـَريـِسوا |