Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I went | 'ana Aaddeetaacnaa Aaddyt | أنا َ عـَدّيت |
We went | 'ihna AaddeenaiicHnaa Aaddynaa | إحنا َ عـَدّينا |
You(m) went | 'inta Aaddeetiicnta Aaddyt | إنت َ عـَدّيت |
You(f) went | 'inti Aaddeetiiicnti Aaddyty | إنت ِ عـَدّيتي |
You(pl) went | 'intu Aaddeetuiicntoo Aaddytoo | إنتوا عـَدّيتوا |
He/it(m) went | huwa Aaddahuwa AaddY | هـُو َ عـَدّى |
She/it(f) went | hiya Aaddithiya Aaddit | هـِي َ عـَدّ ِت |
They went | humma Aadduhumma Aaddoo | هـُمّ َ عـَدّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might go | 'ana yimkin 'aAaddiaacnaa yimkin aacAaddy | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أعـَدّي |
We might go | 'ihna yimkin niAaddiiicHnaa yimkin niAaddy | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِعـَدّي |
You(m) might go | 'inta yimkin tiAaddiiicnta yimkin tiAaddy | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِعـَدّي |
You(f) might go | 'inti yimkin tiAaddiiicnti yimkin tiAaddy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِعـَدّي |
You(pl) might go | 'intu yimkin tiAadduiicntoo yimkin tiAaddoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِعـَدّوا |
He/it(m) might go | huwa yimkin yiAaddihuwa yimkin yiAaddy | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِعـَدّي |
She/it(f) might go | hiya yimkin tiAaddihiya yimkin tiAaddy | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِعـَدّي |
They might go | humma yimkin yiAadduhumma yimkin yiAaddoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِعـَدّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I go | 'ana baAaddiaacnaa baAaddy | أنا َ بـَعـَدّي |
We go | 'ihna binAaddiiicHnaa binAaddy | إحنا َ بـِنعـَدّي |
You(m) go | 'inta bitAaddiiicnta bitAaddy | إنت َ بـِتعـَدّي |
You(f) go | 'inti bitAaddiiicnti bitAaddy | إنت ِ بـِتعـَدّي |
You(pl) go | 'intu bitAadduiicntoo bitAaddoo | إنتوا بـِتعـَدّوا |
He/it(m) goes | huwa biyiAaddihuwa biyiAaddy | هـُو َ بـِيـِعـَدّي |
She/it(f) goes | hiya bitAaddihiya bitAaddy | هـِي َ بـِتعـَدّي |
They go | humma biyiAadduhumma biyiAaddoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِعـَدّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will go | 'ana haAaddiaacnaa haAaddy | أنا َ هـَعـَدّي |
We will go | 'ihna hanAaddiiicHnaa hanAaddy | إحنا َ هـَنعـَدّي |
You(m) will go | 'inta hatAaddiiicnta hatAaddy | إنت َ هـَتعـَدّي |
You(f) will go | 'inti hatAaddiiicnti hatAaddy | إنت ِ هـَتعـَدّي |
You(pl) will go | 'intu hatAadduiicntoo hatAaddoo | إنتوا هـَتعـَدّوا |
He/it(m) will go | huwa hayiAaddihuwa hayiAaddy | هـُو َ هـَيـِعـَدّي |
She/it(f) will go | hiya hatAaddihiya hatAaddy | هـِي َ هـَتعـَدّي |
They will go | humma hayiAadduhumma hayiAaddoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِعـَدّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) go! | AaddiAaddy | عـَدّي |
You(f) go! | AaddiAaddy | عـَدّي |
You(pl) go! | AadduAaddoo | عـَدّوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
English | Egyptian |
He/it(m) is gone | huwa muAaddihuwa muAaddy | هـُو َ مـُعـَدّي |
She/it(f) is gone | hiya muAaddyahiya muAaddyaö | هـِي َ مـُعـَدّيـَة |
They are gone | humma muAaddyeenhumma muAaddyyn | هـُمّ َ مـُعـَدّيين |