Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I ate | 'ana ramramtaacnaa ramramt | أنا َ ر َمر َمت |
We ate | 'ihna ramramnaiicHnaa ramramnaa | إحنا َ ر َمر َمنا |
You(m) ate | 'inta ramramtiicnta ramramt | إنت َ ر َمر َمت |
You(f) ate | 'inti ramramtiiicnti ramramty | إنت ِ ر َمر َمتي |
You(pl) ate | 'intu ramramtuiicntoo ramramtoo | إنتوا ر َمر َمتوا |
He/it(m) ate | huwa ramramhuwa ramram | هـُو َ ر َمر َم |
She/it(f) ate | hiya ramramithiya ramramit | هـِي َ ر َمر َمـِت |
They ate | humma ramramuhumma ramramoo | هـُمّ َ ر َمر َموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might eat | 'ana yimkin 'aramramaacnaa yimkin aacramram | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أر َمر َم |
We might eat | 'ihna yimkin niramramiicHnaa yimkin niramram | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِر َمر َم |
You(m) might eat | 'inta yimkin tiramramiicnta yimkin tiramram | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِر َمر َم |
You(f) might eat | 'inti yimkin tiramramiiicnti yimkin tiramramy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِر َمر َمي |
You(pl) might eat | 'intu yimkin tiramramuiicntoo yimkin tiramramoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِر َمر َموا |
He/it(m) might eat | huwa yimkin yiramramhuwa yimkin yiramram | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِر َمر َم |
She/it(f) might eat | hiya yimkin tiramramhiya yimkin tiramram | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِر َمر َم |
They might eat | humma yimkin yiramramuhumma yimkin yiramramoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِر َمر َموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I eat | 'ana baramramaacnaa baramram | أنا َ بـَر َمر َم |
We eat | 'ihna binramramiicHnaa binramram | إحنا َ بـِنر َمر َم |
You(m) eat | 'inta bitramramiicnta bitramram | إنت َ بـِتر َمر َم |
You(f) eat | 'inti bitramramiiicnti bitramramy | إنت ِ بـِتر َمر َمي |
You(pl) eat | 'intu bitramramuiicntoo bitramramoo | إنتوا بـِتر َمر َموا |
He/it(m) eats | huwa biyiramramhuwa biyiramram | هـُو َ بـِيـِر َمر َم |
She/it(f) eats | hiya bitramramhiya bitramram | هـِي َ بـِتر َمر َم |
They eat | humma biyiramramuhumma biyiramramoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِر َمر َموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will eat | 'ana haramramaacnaa haramram | أنا َ هـَر َمر َم |
We will eat | 'ihna haniramramiicHnaa haniramram | إحنا َ هـَنـِر َمر َم |
You(m) will eat | 'inta hatiramramiicnta hatiramram | إنت َ هـَتـِر َمر َم |
You(f) will eat | 'inti hatiramramiiicnti hatiramramy | إنت ِ هـَتـِر َمر َمي |
You(pl) will eat | 'intu hatiramramuiicntoo hatiramramoo | إنتوا هـَتـِر َمر َموا |
He/it(m) will eat | huwa hayiramramhuwa hayiramram | هـُو َ هـَيـِر َمر َم |
She/it(f) will eat | hiya hatiramramhiya hatiramram | هـِي َ هـَتـِر َمر َم |
They will eat | humma hayiramramuhumma hayiramramoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِر َمر َموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) eat! | ramramramram | ر َمر َم |
You(f) eat! | ramramiramramy | ر َمر َمي |
You(pl) eat! | ramramuramramoo | ر َمر َموا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
English | Egyptian |
He/it(m) is eaten | huwa mitramramhuwa mitramram | هـُو َ مـِتر َمر َم |
She/it(f) is eaten | hiya mitramramahiya mitramramaö | هـِي َ مـِتر َمر َمـَة |
They are eaten | humma mitramrameenhumma mitramramyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتر َمر َمين |