Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I started | 'ana ba'eetaacnaa baqyt | أنا َ بـَقيت |
We started | 'ihna ba'eenaiicHnaa baqynaa | إحنا َ بـَقينا |
You(m) started | 'inta ba'eetiicnta baqyt | إنت َ بـَقيت |
You(f) started | 'inti ba'eetiiicnti baqyty | إنت ِ بـَقيتي |
You(pl) started | 'intu ba'eetuiicntoo baqytoo | إنتوا بـَقيتوا |
He/it(m) started | huwa ba'ahuwa baqY | هـُو َ بـَقى |
She/it(f) started | hiya ba'yithiya baqyit | هـِي َ بـَقيـِت |
They started | humma ba'uhumma baqoo | هـُمّ َ بـَقوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might start | 'ana yimkin 'ab'iaacnaa yimkin aacbqy | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبقي |
We might start | 'ihna yimkin nib'iiicHnaa yimkin nibqy | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِبقي |
You(m) might start | 'inta yimkin tib'iiicnta yimkin tibqy | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِبقي |
You(f) might start | 'inti yimkin tib'iiicnti yimkin tibqy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِبقي |
You(pl) might start | 'intu yimkin tib'uiicntoo yimkin tibqoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِبقوا |
He/it(m) might start | huwa yimkin yib'ihuwa yimkin yibqy | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِبقي |
She/it(f) might start | hiya yimkin tib'ihiya yimkin tibqy | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِبقي |
They might start | humma yimkin yib'uhumma yimkin yibqoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِبقوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I start | 'ana bab'iaacnaa babqy | أنا َ بـَبقي |
We start | 'ihna binib'iiicHnaa binibqy | إحنا َ بـِنـِبقي |
You(m) start | 'inta bitib'iiicnta bitibqy | إنت َ بـِتـِبقي |
You(f) start | 'inti bitib'iiicnti bitibqy | إنت ِ بـِتـِبقي |
You(pl) start | 'intu bitib'uiicntoo bitibqoo | إنتوا بـِتـِبقوا |
He/it(m) starts | huwa biyib'ihuwa biyibqy | هـُو َ بـِيـِبقي |
She/it(f) starts | hiya bitib'ihiya bitibqy | هـِي َ بـِتـِبقي |
They start | humma biyib'uhumma biyibqoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِبقوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will start | 'ana hab'iaacnaa habqy | أنا َ هـَبقي |
We will start | 'ihna hanib'iiicHnaa hanibqy | إحنا َ هـَنـِبقي |
You(m) will start | 'inta hatib'iiicnta hatibqy | إنت َ هـَتـِبقي |
You(f) will start | 'inti hatib'iiicnti hatibqy | إنت ِ هـَتـِبقي |
You(pl) will start | 'intu hatib'uiicntoo hatibqoo | إنتوا هـَتـِبقوا |
He/it(m) will start | huwa hayib'ihuwa hayibqy | هـُو َ هـَيـِبقي |
She/it(f) will start | hiya hatib'ihiya hatibqy | هـِي َ هـَتـِبقي |
They will start | humma hayib'uhumma hayibqoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِبقوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) start! | 'ib'iiicbqy | إبقي |
You(f) start! | 'ib'iiicbqy | إبقي |
You(pl) start! | 'ib'uiicbqoo | إبقوا |