Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I went | 'ana haggeetaacnaa Haggyt | أنا َ حـَجّيت |
We went | 'ihna haggeenaiicHnaa Haggynaa | إحنا َ حـَجّينا |
You(m) went | 'inta haggeetiicnta Haggyt | إنت َ حـَجّيت |
You(f) went | 'inti haggeetiiicnti Haggyty | إنت ِ حـَجّيتي |
You(pl) went | 'intu haggeetuiicntoo Haggytoo | إنتوا حـَجّيتوا |
He/it(m) went | huwa hagghuwa Hagg | هـُو َ حـَجّ |
She/it(f) went | hiya haggithiya Haggit | هـِي َ حـَجّـِت |
They went | humma hagguhumma Haggoo | هـُمّ َ حـَجّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might go | 'ana yimkin 'ahaggaacnaa yimkin aacHagg | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحـَجّ |
We might go | 'ihna yimkin nihaggiicHnaa yimkin niHagg | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحـَجّ |
You(m) might go | 'inta yimkin tihaggiicnta yimkin tiHagg | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحـَجّ |
You(f) might go | 'inti yimkin tihaggiiicnti yimkin tiHaggy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحـَجّي |
You(pl) might go | 'intu yimkin tihagguiicntoo yimkin tiHaggoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحـَجّوا |
He/it(m) might go | huwa yimkin yihagghuwa yimkin yiHagg | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحـَجّ |
She/it(f) might go | hiya yimkin tihagghiya yimkin tiHagg | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحـَجّ |
They might go | humma yimkin yihagguhumma yimkin yiHaggoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحـَجّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I go | 'ana bihaggaacnaa biHagg | أنا َ بـِحـَجّ |
We go | 'ihna binihaggiicHnaa biniHagg | إحنا َ بـِنـِحـَجّ |
You(m) go | 'inta bitihaggiicnta bitiHagg | إنت َ بـِتـِحـَجّ |
You(f) go | 'inti bitihaggiiicnti bitiHaggy | إنت ِ بـِتـِحـَجّي |
You(pl) go | 'intu bitihagguiicntoo bitiHaggoo | إنتوا بـِتـِحـَجّوا |
He/it(m) goes | huwa biyihagghuwa biyiHagg | هـُو َ بـِيـِحـَجّ |
She/it(f) goes | hiya bitihagghiya bitiHagg | هـِي َ بـِتـِحـَجّ |
They go | humma biyihagguhumma biyiHaggoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِحـَجّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will go | 'ana hahaggaacnaa haHagg | أنا َ هـَحـَجّ |
We will go | 'ihna hanihaggiicHnaa haniHagg | إحنا َ هـَنـِحـَجّ |
You(m) will go | 'inta hatihaggiicnta hatiHagg | إنت َ هـَتـِحـَجّ |
You(f) will go | 'inti hatihaggiiicnti hatiHaggy | إنت ِ هـَتـِحـَجّي |
You(pl) will go | 'intu hatihagguiicntoo hatiHaggoo | إنتوا هـَتـِحـَجّوا |
He/it(m) will go | huwa hayihagghuwa hayiHagg | هـُو َ هـَيـِحـَجّ |
She/it(f) will go | hiya hatihagghiya hatiHagg | هـِي َ هـَتـِحـَجّ |
They will go | humma hayihagguhumma hayiHaggoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحـَجّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) go! | 'ihaggiicHagg | إحـَجّ |
You(f) go! | 'ihaggiiicHaggy | إحـَجّي |
You(pl) go! | 'ihagguiicHaggoo | إحـَجّوا |