Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I punched | 'ana lakamtaacnaa lakamt | أنا َ لـَكـَمت |
We punched | 'ihna lakamnaiicHnaa lakamnaa | إحنا َ لـَكـَمنا |
You(m) punched | 'inta lakamtiicnta lakamt | إنت َ لـَكـَمت |
You(f) punched | 'inti lakamtiiicnti lakamty | إنت ِ لـَكـَمتي |
You(pl) punched | 'intu lakamtuiicntoo lakamtoo | إنتوا لـَكـَمتوا |
He/it(m) punched | huwa lakamhuwa lakam | هـُو َ لـَكـَم |
She/it(f) punched | hiya lakamithiya lakamit | هـِي َ لـَكـَمـِت |
They punched | humma lakamuhumma lakamoo | هـُمّ َ لـَكـَموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might punch | 'ana yimkin 'alkimaacnaa yimkin aaclkim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن ألكـِم |
We might punch | 'ihna yimkin nilkimiicHnaa yimkin nilkim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِلكـِم |
You(m) might punch | 'inta yimkin tilkimiicnta yimkin tilkim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِلكـِم |
You(f) might punch | 'inti yimkin tilkimiiicnti yimkin tilkimy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِلكـِمي |
You(pl) might punch | 'intu yimkin tilkimuiicntoo yimkin tilkimoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِلكـِموا |
He/it(m) might punch | huwa yimkin yilkimhuwa yimkin yilkim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِلكـِم |
She/it(f) might punch | hiya yimkin tilkimhiya yimkin tilkim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِلكـِم |
They might punch | humma yimkin yilkimuhumma yimkin yilkimoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِلكـِموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I punch | 'ana balkimaacnaa balkim | أنا َ بـَلكـِم |
We punch | 'ihna binilkimiicHnaa binilkim | إحنا َ بـِنـِلكـِم |
You(m) punch | 'inta bitilkimiicnta bitilkim | إنت َ بـِتـِلكـِم |
You(f) punch | 'inti bitilkimiiicnti bitilkimy | إنت ِ بـِتـِلكـِمي |
You(pl) punch | 'intu bitilkimuiicntoo bitilkimoo | إنتوا بـِتـِلكـِموا |
He/it(m) punchs | huwa biyilkimhuwa biyilkim | هـُو َ بـِيـِلكـِم |
She/it(f) punchs | hiya bitilkimhiya bitilkim | هـِي َ بـِتـِلكـِم |
They punch | humma biyilkimuhumma biyilkimoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِلكـِموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will punch | 'ana halkimaacnaa halkim | أنا َ هـَلكـِم |
We will punch | 'ihna hanilkimiicHnaa hanilkim | إحنا َ هـَنـِلكـِم |
You(m) will punch | 'inta hatilkimiicnta hatilkim | إنت َ هـَتـِلكـِم |
You(f) will punch | 'inti hatilkimiiicnti hatilkimy | إنت ِ هـَتـِلكـِمي |
You(pl) will punch | 'intu hatilkimuiicntoo hatilkimoo | إنتوا هـَتـِلكـِموا |
He/it(m) will punch | huwa hayilkimhuwa hayilkim | هـُو َ هـَيـِلكـِم |
She/it(f) will punch | hiya hatilkimhiya hatilkim | هـِي َ هـَتـِلكـِم |
They will punch | humma hayilkimuhumma hayilkimoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِلكـِموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) punch! | 'ilkimiiclkim | إلكـِم |
You(f) punch! | 'ilkimiiiclkimy | إلكـِمي |
You(pl) punch! | 'ilkimuiiclkimoo | إلكـِموا |