Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I went | 'ana hagartaacnaa hagart | أنا َ هـَجـَرت |
We went | 'ihna hagarnaiicHnaa hagarnaa | إحنا َ هـَجـَرنا |
You(m) went | 'inta hagartiicnta hagart | إنت َ هـَجـَرت |
You(f) went | 'inti hagartiiicnti hagarty | إنت ِ هـَجـَرتي |
You(pl) went | 'intu hagartuiicntoo hagartoo | إنتوا هـَجـَرتوا |
He/it(m) went | huwa hagarhuwa hagar | هـُو َ هـَجـَر |
She/it(f) went | hiya hagarithiya hagarit | هـِي َ هـَجـَر ِت |
They went | humma hagaruhumma hagaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَجـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might go | 'ana yimkin 'ahgiraacnaa yimkin aachgir | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أهجـِر |
We might go | 'ihna yimkin nihgiriicHnaa yimkin nihgir | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِهجـِر |
You(m) might go | 'inta yimkin tihgiriicnta yimkin tihgir | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِهجـِر |
You(f) might go | 'inti yimkin tihgiriiicnti yimkin tihgiry | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِهجـِري |
You(pl) might go | 'intu yimkin tihgiruiicntoo yimkin tihgiroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِهجـِروا |
He/it(m) might go | huwa yimkin yihgirhuwa yimkin yihgir | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِهجـِر |
She/it(f) might go | hiya yimkin tihgirhiya yimkin tihgir | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِهجـِر |
They might go | humma yimkin yihgiruhumma yimkin yihgiroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِهجـِروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I go | 'ana bahgiraacnaa bahgir | أنا َ بـَهجـِر |
We go | 'ihna binihgiriicHnaa binihgir | إحنا َ بـِنـِهجـِر |
You(m) go | 'inta bitihgiriicnta bitihgir | إنت َ بـِتـِهجـِر |
You(f) go | 'inti bitihgiriiicnti bitihgiry | إنت ِ بـِتـِهجـِري |
You(pl) go | 'intu bitihgiruiicntoo bitihgiroo | إنتوا بـِتـِهجـِروا |
He/it(m) goes | huwa biyihgirhuwa biyihgir | هـُو َ بـِيـِهجـِر |
She/it(f) goes | hiya bitihgirhiya bitihgir | هـِي َ بـِتـِهجـِر |
They go | humma biyihgiruhumma biyihgiroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِهجـِروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will go | 'ana hahgiraacnaa hahgir | أنا َ هـَهجـِر |
We will go | 'ihna hanihgiriicHnaa hanihgir | إحنا َ هـَنـِهجـِر |
You(m) will go | 'inta hatihgiriicnta hatihgir | إنت َ هـَتـِهجـِر |
You(f) will go | 'inti hatihgiriiicnti hatihgiry | إنت ِ هـَتـِهجـِري |
You(pl) will go | 'intu hatihgiruiicntoo hatihgiroo | إنتوا هـَتـِهجـِروا |
He/it(m) will go | huwa hayihgirhuwa hayihgir | هـُو َ هـَيـِهجـِر |
She/it(f) will go | hiya hatihgirhiya hatihgir | هـِي َ هـَتـِهجـِر |
They will go | humma hayihgiruhumma hayihgiroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِهجـِروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) go! | 'ihgiriichgir | إهجـِر |
You(f) go! | 'ihgiriiichgiry | إهجـِري |
You(pl) go! | 'ihgiruiichgiroo | إهجـِروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
English | Egyptian |
He/it(m) is gone | huwa mahgoorhuwa mahgwr | هـُو َ مـَهجور |
She/it(f) is gone | hiya mahgoorahiya mahgwraö | هـِي َ مـَهجور َة |
They are gone | humma mahgooreenhumma mahgwryn | هـُمّ َ مـَهجورين |