Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I talked | 'ana Aakkeetaacnaa Aakkyt | أنا َ عـَكّيت |
We talked | 'ihna AakkeenaiicHnaa Aakkynaa | إحنا َ عـَكّينا |
You(m) talked | 'inta Aakkeetiicnta Aakkyt | إنت َ عـَكّيت |
You(f) talked | 'inti Aakkeetiiicnti Aakkyty | إنت ِ عـَكّيتي |
You(pl) talked | 'intu Aakkeetuiicntoo Aakkytoo | إنتوا عـَكّيتوا |
He/it(m) talked | huwa Aakkhuwa Aakk | هـُو َ عـَكّ |
She/it(f) talked | hiya Aakkithiya Aakkit | هـِي َ عـَكّـِت |
They talked | humma Aakkuhumma Aakkoo | هـُمّ َ عـَكّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might talk | 'ana yimkin 'aAukkaacnaa yimkin aacAukk | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أعـُكّ |
We might talk | 'ihna yimkin niAukkiicHnaa yimkin niAukk | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِعـُكّ |
You(m) might talk | 'inta yimkin tiAukkiicnta yimkin tiAukk | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِعـُكّ |
You(f) might talk | 'inti yimkin tiAukkiiicnti yimkin tiAukky | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِعـُكّي |
You(pl) might talk | 'intu yimkin tiAukkuiicntoo yimkin tiAukkoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِعـُكّوا |
He/it(m) might talk | huwa yimkin yiAukkhuwa yimkin yiAukk | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِعـُكّ |
She/it(f) might talk | hiya yimkin tiAukkhiya yimkin tiAukk | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِعـُكّ |
They might talk | humma yimkin yiAukkuhumma yimkin yiAukkoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِعـُكّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I talk | 'ana baAukkaacnaa baAukk | أنا َ بـَعـُكّ |
We talk | 'ihna binAukkiicHnaa binAukk | إحنا َ بـِنعـُكّ |
You(m) talk | 'inta bitAukkiicnta bitAukk | إنت َ بـِتعـُكّ |
You(f) talk | 'inti bitAukkiiicnti bitAukky | إنت ِ بـِتعـُكّي |
You(pl) talk | 'intu bitAukkuiicntoo bitAukkoo | إنتوا بـِتعـُكّوا |
He/it(m) talks | huwa biyiAukkhuwa biyiAukk | هـُو َ بـِيـِعـُكّ |
She/it(f) talks | hiya bitAukkhiya bitAukk | هـِي َ بـِتعـُكّ |
They talk | humma biyiAukkuhumma biyiAukkoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِعـُكّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will talk | 'ana haAukkaacnaa haAukk | أنا َ هـَعـُكّ |
We will talk | 'ihna hanAukkiicHnaa hanAukk | إحنا َ هـَنعـُكّ |
You(m) will talk | 'inta hatAukkiicnta hatAukk | إنت َ هـَتعـُكّ |
You(f) will talk | 'inti hatAukkiiicnti hatAukky | إنت ِ هـَتعـُكّي |
You(pl) will talk | 'intu hatAukkuiicntoo hatAukkoo | إنتوا هـَتعـُكّوا |
He/it(m) will talk | huwa hayiAukkhuwa hayiAukk | هـُو َ هـَيـِعـُكّ |
She/it(f) will talk | hiya hatAukkhiya hatAukk | هـِي َ هـَتعـُكّ |
They will talk | humma hayiAukkuhumma hayiAukkoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِعـُكّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) talk! | 'iAukkiicAukk | إعـُكّ |
You(f) talk! | 'iAukkiiicAukky | إعـُكّي |
You(pl) talk! | 'iAukkuiicAukkoo | إعـُكّوا |