Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I make | 'ana kabbartaacnaa kabbart | أنا َ كـَبّـَرت |
We make | 'ihna kabbarnaiicHnaa kabbarnaa | إحنا َ كـَبّـَرنا |
You(m) make | 'inta kabbartiicnta kabbart | إنت َ كـَبّـَرت |
You(f) make | 'inti kabbartiiicnti kabbarty | إنت ِ كـَبّـَرتي |
You(pl) make | 'intu kabbartuiicntoo kabbartoo | إنتوا كـَبّـَرتوا |
He/it(m) make | huwa kabbarhuwa kabbar | هـُو َ كـَبّـَر |
She/it(f) make | hiya kabbarithiya kabbarit | هـِي َ كـَبّـَر ِت |
They make | humma kabbaruhumma kabbaroo | هـُمّ َ كـَبّـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might make | 'ana yimkin 'akabbaraacnaa yimkin aackabbar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أكـَبّـَر |
We might make | 'ihna yimkin nikabbariicHnaa yimkin nikabbar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِكـَبّـَر |
You(m) might make | 'inta yimkin tikabbariicnta yimkin tikabbar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِكـَبّـَر |
You(f) might make | 'inti yimkin tikabbariiicnti yimkin tikabbary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِكـَبّـَري |
You(pl) might make | 'intu yimkin tikabbaruiicntoo yimkin tikabbaroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِكـَبّـَروا |
He/it(m) might make | huwa yimkin yikabbarhuwa yimkin yikabbar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِكـَبّـَر |
She/it(f) might make | hiya yimkin tikabbarhiya yimkin tikabbar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِكـَبّـَر |
They might make | humma yimkin yikabbaruhumma yimkin yikabbaroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِكـَبّـَروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I make | 'ana bakabbaraacnaa bakabbar | أنا َ بـَكـَبّـَر |
We make | 'ihna binikabbariicHnaa binikabbar | إحنا َ بـِنـِكـَبّـَر |
You(m) make | 'inta bitikabbariicnta bitikabbar | إنت َ بـِتـِكـَبّـَر |
You(f) make | 'inti bitikabbariiicnti bitikabbary | إنت ِ بـِتـِكـَبّـَري |
You(pl) make | 'intu bitikabbaruiicntoo bitikabbaroo | إنتوا بـِتـِكـَبّـَروا |
He/it(m) makes | huwa biyikabbarhuwa biyikabbar | هـُو َ بـِيـِكـَبّـَر |
She/it(f) makes | hiya bitikabbarhiya bitikabbar | هـِي َ بـِتـِكـَبّـَر |
They make | humma biyikabbaruhumma biyikabbaroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِكـَبّـَروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will make | 'ana hakabbaraacnaa hakabbar | أنا َ هـَكـَبّـَر |
We will make | 'ihna hanikabbariicHnaa hanikabbar | إحنا َ هـَنـِكـَبّـَر |
You(m) will make | 'inta hatikabbariicnta hatikabbar | إنت َ هـَتـِكـَبّـَر |
You(f) will make | 'inti hatikabbariiicnti hatikabbary | إنت ِ هـَتـِكـَبّـَري |
You(pl) will make | 'intu hatikabbaruiicntoo hatikabbaroo | إنتوا هـَتـِكـَبّـَروا |
He/it(m) will make | huwa hayikabbarhuwa hayikabbar | هـُو َ هـَيـِكـَبّـَر |
She/it(f) will make | hiya hatikabbarhiya hatikabbar | هـِي َ هـَتـِكـَبّـَر |
They will make | humma hayikabbaruhumma hayikabbaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِكـَبّـَروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) make! | 'ikbariickbar | إكبـَر |
You(f) make! | 'ikbariiickbary | إكبـَري |
You(pl) make! | ikbaruikbaroo | ِكبـَروا |