Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I was | 'ana 'itna'altaacnaa iictnaqalt | أنا َ إتنـَقـَلت |
We was | 'ihna 'itna'alnaiicHnaa iictnaqalnaa | إحنا َ إتنـَقـَلنا |
You(m) was | 'inta 'itna'altiicnta iictnaqalt | إنت َ إتنـَقـَلت |
You(f) was | 'inti 'itna'altiiicnti iictnaqalty | إنت ِ إتنـَقـَلتي |
You(pl) was | 'intu 'itna'altuiicntoo iictnaqaltoo | إنتوا إتنـَقـَلتوا |
He/it(m) was | huwa 'itna'alhuwa iictnaqal | هـُو َ إتنـَقـَل |
She/it(f) was | hiya 'itna'alithiya iictnaqalit | هـِي َ إتنـَقـَلـِت |
They was | humma 'itna'aluhumma iictnaqaloo | هـُمّ َ إتنـَقـَلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atni'ilaacnaa yimkin aactniqil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتنـِقـِل |
We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitni'iliicHnaa yimkin nitniqil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتنـِقـِل |
You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titni'iliicnta yimkin titniqil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتنـِقـِل |
You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titni'liiicnti yimkin titniqly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتنـِقلي |
You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titni'luiicntoo yimkin titniqloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتنـِقلوا |
He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitni'ilhuwa yimkin yitniqil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتنـِقـِل |
She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titni'ilhiya yimkin titniqil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتنـِقـِل |
They might be | humma yimkin yitni'luhumma yimkin yitniqloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتنـِقلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I be | 'ana batni'ilaacnaa batniqil | أنا َ بـَتنـِقـِل |
We be | 'ihna binitni'iliicHnaa binitniqil | إحنا َ بـِنـِتنـِقـِل |
You(m) be | 'inta bititni'iliicnta bititniqil | إنت َ بـِتـِتنـِقـِل |
You(f) be | 'inti bititni'liiicnti bititniqly | إنت ِ بـِتـِتنـِقلي |
You(pl) be | 'intu bititni'luiicntoo bititniqloo | إنتوا بـِتـِتنـِقلوا |
He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitni'ilhuwa biyitniqil | هـُو َ بـِيـِتنـِقـِل |
She/it(f) bes | hiya bititni'ilhiya bititniqil | هـِي َ بـِتـِتنـِقـِل |
They be | humma biyitni'luhumma biyitniqloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتنـِقلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will be | 'ana hatni'ilaacnaa hatniqil | أنا َ هـَتنـِقـِل |
We will be | 'ihna hanitni'iliicHnaa hanitniqil | إحنا َ هـَنـِتنـِقـِل |
You(m) will be | 'inta hatitni'iliicnta hatitniqil | إنت َ هـَتـِتنـِقـِل |
You(f) will be | 'inti hatitni'liiicnti hatitniqly | إنت ِ هـَتـِتنـِقلي |
You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitni'luiicntoo hatitniqloo | إنتوا هـَتـِتنـِقلوا |
He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitni'ilhuwa hayitniqil | هـُو َ هـَيـِتنـِقـِل |
She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitni'ilhiya hatitniqil | هـِي َ هـَتـِتنـِقـِل |
They will be | humma hayitni'luhumma hayitniqloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتنـِقلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) be! | 'itni'iliictniqil | إتنـِقـِل |
You(f) be! | 'itni'iliiictniqily | إتنـِقـِلي |
You(pl) be! | 'itni'iluiictniqiloo | إتنـِقـِلوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
English | Egyptian |
I(m) am bing | 'ana tanaa'ilaacnaa tanaaqil | أنا َ تـَنا َقـِل |
I(f) am bing | 'ana tanaa'ilaaacnaa tanaaqilaö | أنا َ تـَنا َقـِلـَة |
We are bing | 'ihna tanaa'ileeniicHnaa tanaaqilyn | إحنا َ تـَنا َقـِلين |
You(m) are bing | 'inta tanaa'iliicnta tanaaqil | إنت َ تـَنا َقـِل |
You(f) are bing | 'inti tanaa'ilaiicnti tanaaqilaö | إنت ِ تـَنا َقـِلـَة |
You(pl) are bing | 'intu tanaa'ileeniicntoo tanaaqilyn | إنتوا تـَنا َقـِلين |
He/it(m) is bing | huwa tanaa'ilhuwa tanaaqil | هـُو َ تـَنا َقـِل |
She/it(f) is bing | hiya tanaa'ilahiya tanaaqilaö | هـِي َ تـَنا َقـِلـَة |
They are bing | humma tanaa'ileenhumma tanaaqilyn | هـُمّ َ تـَنا َقـِلين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
English | Egyptian |
He/it(m) is been | huwa mutana'ilhuwa mutanaqil | هـُو َ مـُتـَنـَقـِل |
She/it(f) is been | hiya mutana'ilahiya mutanaqilaö | هـِي َ مـُتـَنـَقـِلـَة |
They are been | humma mutana'ileenhumma mutanaqilyn | هـُمّ َ مـُتـَنـَقـِلين |