Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I died | 'ana moottaacnaa mwtt | أنا َ موتّ |
We died | 'ihna mootnaiicHnaa mwtnaa | إحنا َ موتنا |
You(m) died | 'inta moottiicnta mwtt | إنت َ موتّ |
You(f) died | 'inti moottiiicnti mwtty | إنت ِ موتّي |
You(pl) died | 'intu moottuiicntoo mwttoo | إنتوا موتّوا |
He/it(m) died | huwa maethuwa maet | هـُو َ ما َت |
She/it(f) died | hiya maetithiya maetit | هـِي َ ما َتـِت |
They died | humma matuhumma maetoo | هـُمّ َ ما َتوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might die | 'ana yimkin 'amootaacnaa yimkin aacmwt | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أموت |
We might die | 'ihna yimkin nimootiicHnaa yimkin nimwt | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِموت |
You(m) might die | 'inta yimkin timootiicnta yimkin timwt | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِموت |
You(f) might die | 'inti yimkin timootiiicnti yimkin timwty | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِموتي |
You(pl) might die | 'intu yimkin timootuiicntoo yimkin timwtoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِموتوا |
He/it(m) might die | huwa yimkin yimoothuwa yimkin yimwt | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِموت |
She/it(f) might die | hiya yimkin timoothiya yimkin timwt | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِموت |
They might die | humma yimkin yimootuhumma yimkin yimwtoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِموتوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I die | 'ana bamootaacnaa bamwt | أنا َ بـَموت |
We die | 'ihna binmootiicHnaa binmwt | إحنا َ بـِنموت |
You(m) die | 'inta bitmootiicnta bitmwt | إنت َ بـِتموت |
You(f) die | 'inti bitmootiiicnti bitmwty | إنت ِ بـِتموتي |
You(pl) die | 'intu bitmootuiicntoo bitmwtoo | إنتوا بـِتموتوا |
He/it(m) dies | huwa biyimoothuwa biyimwt | هـُو َ بـِيـِموت |
She/it(f) dies | hiya bitmoothiya bitmwt | هـِي َ بـِتموت |
They die | humma biyimootuhumma biyimwtoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِموتوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will die | 'ana hamootaacnaa hamwt | أنا َ هـَموت |
We will die | 'ihna hanmootiicHnaa hanmwt | إحنا َ هـَنموت |
You(m) will die | 'inta hatmootiicnta hatmwt | إنت َ هـَتموت |
You(f) will die | 'inti hatmootiiicnti hatmwty | إنت ِ هـَتموتي |
You(pl) will die | 'intu hatmootuiicntoo hatmwtoo | إنتوا هـَتموتوا |
He/it(m) will die | huwa hayimoothuwa hayimwt | هـُو َ هـَيـِموت |
She/it(f) will die | hiya hatmoothiya hatmwt | هـِي َ هـَتموت |
They will die | humma hayimootuhumma hayimwtoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِموتوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) die! | mootmwt | موت |
You(f) die! | mootimwty | موتي |
You(pl) die! | mootumwtoo | موتوا |