Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I sucked | 'ana masseetaacnaa maSSyt | أنا َ مـَصّيت |
We sucked | 'ihna masseenaiicHnaa maSSynaa | إحنا َ مـَصّينا |
You(m) sucked | 'inta masseetiicnta maSSyt | إنت َ مـَصّيت |
You(f) sucked | 'inti masseetiiicnti maSSyty | إنت ِ مـَصّيتي |
You(pl) sucked | 'intu masseetuiicntoo maSSytoo | إنتوا مـَصّيتوا |
He/it(m) sucked | huwa masshuwa maSS | هـُو َ مـَصّ |
She/it(f) sucked | hiya massithiya maSSit | هـِي َ مـَصّـِت |
They sucked | humma massuhumma maSSoo | هـُمّ َ مـَصّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might suck | 'ana yimkin 'amussaacnaa yimkin aacmuSS | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أمـُصّ |
We might suck | 'ihna yimkin nimussiicHnaa yimkin nimuSS | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِمـُصّ |
You(m) might suck | 'inta yimkin timussiicnta yimkin timuSS | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِمـُصّ |
You(f) might suck | 'inti yimkin timussiiicnti yimkin timuSSy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِمـُصّي |
You(pl) might suck | 'intu yimkin timussuiicntoo yimkin timuSSoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِمـُصّوا |
He/it(m) might suck | huwa yimkin yimusshuwa yimkin yimuSS | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِمـُصّ |
She/it(f) might suck | hiya yimkin timusshiya yimkin timuSS | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِمـُصّ |
They might suck | humma yimkin yimussuhumma yimkin yimuSSoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِمـُصّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I suck | 'ana bamussaacnaa bamuSS | أنا َ بـَمـُصّ |
We suck | 'ihna binmussiicHnaa binmuSS | إحنا َ بـِنمـُصّ |
You(m) suck | 'inta bitmussiicnta bitmuSS | إنت َ بـِتمـُصّ |
You(f) suck | 'inti bitmussiiicnti bitmuSSy | إنت ِ بـِتمـُصّي |
You(pl) suck | 'intu bitmussuiicntoo bitmuSSoo | إنتوا بـِتمـُصّوا |
He/it(m) sucks | huwa biyimusshuwa biyimuSS | هـُو َ بـِيـِمـُصّ |
She/it(f) sucks | hiya bitmusshiya bitmuSS | هـِي َ بـِتمـُصّ |
They suck | humma biyimussuhumma biyimuSSoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِمـُصّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will suck | 'ana hamussaacnaa hamuSS | أنا َ هـَمـُصّ |
We will suck | 'ihna hanmussiicHnaa hanmuSS | إحنا َ هـَنمـُصّ |
You(m) will suck | 'inta hatmussiicnta hatmuSS | إنت َ هـَتمـُصّ |
You(f) will suck | 'inti hatmussiiicnti hatmuSSy | إنت ِ هـَتمـُصّي |
You(pl) will suck | 'intu hatmussuiicntoo hatmuSSoo | إنتوا هـَتمـُصّوا |
He/it(m) will suck | huwa hayimusshuwa hayimuSS | هـُو َ هـَيـِمـُصّ |
She/it(f) will suck | hiya hatmusshiya hatmuSS | هـِي َ هـَتمـُصّ |
They will suck | humma hayimussuhumma hayimuSSoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِمـُصّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) suck! | 'imussiicmuSS | إمـُصّ |
You(f) suck! | 'imussiiicmuSSy | إمـُصّي |
You(pl) suck! | 'imussuiicmuSSoo | إمـُصّوا |