Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I erased | 'ana masahtaacnaa masaHt | أنا َ مـَسـَحت |
We erased | 'ihna masahnaiicHnaa masaHnaa | إحنا َ مـَسـَحنا |
You(m) erased | 'inta masahtiicnta masaHt | إنت َ مـَسـَحت |
You(f) erased | 'inti masahtiiicnti masaHty | إنت ِ مـَسـَحتي |
You(pl) erased | 'intu masahtuiicntoo masaHtoo | إنتوا مـَسـَحتوا |
He/it(m) erased | huwa masahhuwa masaH | هـُو َ مـَسـَح |
She/it(f) erased | hiya masahithiya masaHit | هـِي َ مـَسـَحـِت |
They erased | humma masahuhumma masaHoo | هـُمّ َ مـَسـَحوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might erase | 'ana yimkin 'amsahaacnaa yimkin aacmsaH | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أمسـَح |
We might erase | 'ihna yimkin nimsahiicHnaa yimkin nimsaH | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِمسـَح |
You(m) might erase | 'inta yimkin timsahiicnta yimkin timsaH | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِمسـَح |
You(f) might erase | 'inti yimkin timsahiiicnti yimkin timsaHy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِمسـَحي |
You(pl) might erase | 'intu yimkin timsahuiicntoo yimkin timsaHoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِمسـَحوا |
He/it(m) might erase | huwa yimkin yimsahhuwa yimkin yimsaH | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِمسـَح |
She/it(f) might erase | hiya yimkin timsahhiya yimkin timsaH | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِمسـَح |
They might erase | humma yimkin yimsahuhumma yimkin yimsaHoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِمسـَحوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I erase | 'ana bamsahaacnaa bamsaH | أنا َ بـَمسـَح |
We erase | 'ihna binimsahiicHnaa binimsaH | إحنا َ بـِنـِمسـَح |
You(m) erase | 'inta bitimsahiicnta bitimsaH | إنت َ بـِتـِمسـَح |
You(f) erase | 'inti bitimsahiiicnti bitimsaHy | إنت ِ بـِتـِمسـَحي |
You(pl) erase | 'intu bitimsahuiicntoo bitimsaHoo | إنتوا بـِتـِمسـَحوا |
He/it(m) erases | huwa biyimsahhuwa biyimsaH | هـُو َ بـِيـِمسـَح |
She/it(f) erases | hiya bitimsahhiya bitimsaH | هـِي َ بـِتـِمسـَح |
They erase | humma biyimsahuhumma biyimsaHoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِمسـَحوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will erase | 'ana hamsahaacnaa hamsaH | أنا َ هـَمسـَح |
We will erase | 'ihna hanimsahiicHnaa hanimsaH | إحنا َ هـَنـِمسـَح |
You(m) will erase | 'inta hatimsahiicnta hatimsaH | إنت َ هـَتـِمسـَح |
You(f) will erase | 'inti hatimsahiiicnti hatimsaHy | إنت ِ هـَتـِمسـَحي |
You(pl) will erase | 'intu hatimsahuiicntoo hatimsaHoo | إنتوا هـَتـِمسـَحوا |
He/it(m) will erase | huwa hayimsahhuwa hayimsaH | هـُو َ هـَيـِمسـَح |
She/it(f) will erase | hiya hatimsahhiya hatimsaH | هـِي َ هـَتـِمسـَح |
They will erase | humma hayimsahuhumma hayimsaHoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِمسـَحوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) erase! | 'imsahiicmsaH | إمسـَح |
You(f) erase! | 'imsahiiicmsaHy | إمسـَحي |
You(pl) erase! | 'imsahuiicmsaHoo | إمسـَحوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
English | Egyptian |
He/it(m) is erased | huwa mamsoohhuwa mamswH | هـُو َ مـَمسوح |
She/it(f) is erased | hiya mamsoohahiya mamswHaö | هـِي َ مـَمسوحـَة |
They are erased | humma mamsooheenhumma mamswHyn | هـُمّ َ مـَمسوحين |