Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I went | 'ana rawwahtaacnaa rawwaHt | أنا َ ر َوّ َحت |
We went | 'ihna rawwahnaiicHnaa rawwaHnaa | إحنا َ ر َوّ َحنا |
You(m) went | 'inta rawwahtiicnta rawwaHt | إنت َ ر َوّ َحت |
You(f) went | 'inti rawwahtiiicnti rawwaHty | إنت ِ ر َوّ َحتي |
You(pl) went | 'intu rawwahtuiicntoo rawwaHtoo | إنتوا ر َوّ َحتوا |
He/it(m) went | huwa rawwahhuwa rawwaH | هـُو َ ر َوّ َح |
She/it(f) went | hiya rawwahithiya rawwaHit | هـِي َ ر َوّ َحـِت |
They went | humma rawwahuhumma rawwaHoo | هـُمّ َ ر َوّ َحوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might go | 'ana yimkin 'arawwahaacnaa yimkin aacrawwaH | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أر َوّ َح |
We might go | 'ihna yimkin nirawwahiicHnaa yimkin nirawwaH | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِر َوّ َح |
You(m) might go | 'inta yimkin tirawwahiicnta yimkin tirawwaH | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِر َوّ َح |
You(f) might go | 'inti yimkin tirawwahiiicnti yimkin tirawwaHy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِر َوّ َحي |
You(pl) might go | 'intu yimkin tirawwahuiicntoo yimkin tirawwaHoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِر َوّ َحوا |
He/it(m) might go | huwa yimkin yirawwahhuwa yimkin yirawwaH | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِر َوّ َح |
She/it(f) might go | hiya yimkin tirawwahhiya yimkin tirawwaH | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِر َوّ َح |
They might go | humma yimkin yirawwahuhumma yimkin yirawwaHoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِر َوّ َحوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I go | 'ana barawwahaacnaa barawwaH | أنا َ بـَر َوّ َح |
We go | 'ihna binirawwahiicHnaa binirawwaH | إحنا َ بـِنـِر َوّ َح |
You(m) go | 'inta bitirawwahiicnta bitirawwaH | إنت َ بـِتـِر َوّ َح |
You(f) go | 'inti bitirawwahiiicnti bitirawwaHy | إنت ِ بـِتـِر َوّ َحي |
You(pl) go | 'intu bitirawwahuiicntoo bitirawwaHoo | إنتوا بـِتـِر َوّ َحوا |
He/it(m) goes | huwa biyirawwahhuwa biyirawwaH | هـُو َ بـِيـِر َوّ َح |
She/it(f) goes | hiya bitirawwahhiya bitirawwaH | هـِي َ بـِتـِر َوّ َح |
They go | humma biyirawwahuhumma biyirawwaHoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِر َوّ َحوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will go | 'ana harawwahaacnaa harawwaH | أنا َ هـَر َوّ َح |
We will go | 'ihna hanirawwahiicHnaa hanirawwaH | إحنا َ هـَنـِر َوّ َح |
You(m) will go | 'inta hatirawwahiicnta hatirawwaH | إنت َ هـَتـِر َوّ َح |
You(f) will go | 'inti hatirawwahiiicnti hatirawwaHy | إنت ِ هـَتـِر َوّ َحي |
You(pl) will go | 'intu hatirawwahuiicntoo hatirawwaHoo | إنتوا هـَتـِر َوّ َحوا |
He/it(m) will go | huwa hayirawwahhuwa hayirawwaH | هـُو َ هـَيـِر َوّ َح |
She/it(f) will go | hiya hatirawwahhiya hatirawwaH | هـِي َ هـَتـِر َوّ َح |
They will go | humma hayirawwahuhumma hayirawwaHoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِر َوّ َحوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) go! | 'irwahiicrwaH | إرو َح |
You(f) go! | 'irwahiiicrwaHy | إرو َحي |
You(pl) go! | irwahuirwaHoo | ِرو َحوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
English | Egyptian |
He/it(m) is gone | huwa mirawwahhuwa mirawwaH | هـُو َ مـِر َوّ َح |
She/it(f) is gone | hiya mirawwahahiya mirawwaHaö | هـِي َ مـِر َوّ َحـَة |
They are gone | humma mirawwaheenhumma mirawwaHyn | هـُمّ َ مـِر َوّ َحين |