Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I fought | 'ana haeribtaacnaa Haeribt | أنا َ حا َر ِبت |
We fought | 'ihna haeribnaiicHnaa Haeribnaa | إحنا َ حا َر ِبنا |
You(m) fought | 'inta haeribtiicnta Haeribt | إنت َ حا َر ِبت |
You(f) fought | 'inti haeribtiiicnti Haeribty | إنت ِ حا َر ِبتي |
You(pl) fought | 'intu haeribtuiicntoo Haeribtoo | إنتوا حا َر ِبتوا |
He/it(m) fought | huwa haeribhuwa Haerib | هـُو َ حا َر ِب |
She/it(f) fought | hiya harbithiya Haerbit | هـِي َ حا َربـِت |
They fought | humma haeribuhumma Haeriboo | هـُمّ َ حا َر ِبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might fight | 'ana yimkin 'ahaeribaacnaa yimkin aacHaerib | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحا َر ِب |
We might fight | 'ihna yimkin nihaeribiicHnaa yimkin niHaerib | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحا َر ِب |
You(m) might fight | 'inta yimkin tihaeribiicnta yimkin tiHaerib | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحا َر ِب |
You(f) might fight | 'inti yimkin tiharbiiicnti yimkin tiHaerby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحا َربي |
You(pl) might fight | 'intu yimkin tiharbuiicntoo yimkin tiHaerboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحا َربوا |
He/it(m) might fight | huwa yimkin yihaeribhuwa yimkin yiHaerib | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحا َر ِب |
She/it(f) might fight | hiya yimkin tihaeribhiya yimkin tiHaerib | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحا َر ِب |
They might fight | humma yimkin yiharbuhumma yimkin yiHaerboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحا َربوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I fight | 'ana bahaeribaacnaa baHaerib | أنا َ بـَحا َر ِب |
We fight | 'ihna binhaeribiicHnaa binHaerib | إحنا َ بـِنحا َر ِب |
You(m) fight | 'inta bithaeribiicnta bitHaerib | إنت َ بـِتحا َر ِب |
You(f) fight | 'inti bitharbiiicnti bitHaerby | إنت ِ بـِتحا َربي |
You(pl) fight | 'intu bitharbuiicntoo bitHaerboo | إنتوا بـِتحا َربوا |
He/it(m) fights | huwa biyihaeribhuwa biyiHaerib | هـُو َ بـِيـِحا َر ِب |
She/it(f) fights | hiya bithaeribhiya bitHaerib | هـِي َ بـِتحا َر ِب |
They fight | humma biyharbuhumma biyHaerboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيحا َربوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will fight | 'ana hahaeribaacnaa haHaerib | أنا َ هـَحا َر ِب |
We will fight | 'ihna hanhaeribiicHnaa hanHaerib | إحنا َ هـَنحا َر ِب |
You(m) will fight | 'inta hathaeribiicnta hatHaerib | إنت َ هـَتحا َر ِب |
You(f) will fight | 'inti hatharbiiicnti hatHaerby | إنت ِ هـَتحا َربي |
You(pl) will fight | 'intu hatharbuiicntoo hatHaerboo | إنتوا هـَتحا َربوا |
He/it(m) will fight | huwa hayihaeribhuwa hayiHaerib | هـُو َ هـَيـِحا َر ِب |
She/it(f) will fight | hiya hathaeribhiya hatHaerib | هـِي َ هـَتحا َر ِب |
They will fight | humma hayiharbuhumma hayiHaerboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحا َربوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) fight! | haeribHaerib | حا َر ِب |
You(f) fight! | harbiHaerby | حا َربي |
You(pl) fight! | harbuHaerboo | حا َربوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
English | Egyptian |
He/it(m) is fought | huwa muhaeribhuwa muHaerib | هـُو َ مـُحا َر ِب |
She/it(f) is fought | hiya muhaeribahiya muHaeribaö | هـِي َ مـُحا َر ِبـَة |
They are fought | humma muhaeribeenhumma muHaeribyn | هـُمّ َ مـُحا َر ِبين |