Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I went | 'ana dachaltaacnaa daKalt | أنا َ د َخـَلت |
We went | 'ihna dachalnaiicHnaa daKalnaa | إحنا َ د َخـَلنا |
You(m) went | 'inta dachaltiicnta daKalt | إنت َ د َخـَلت |
You(f) went | 'inti dachaltiiicnti daKalty | إنت ِ د َخـَلتي |
You(pl) went | 'intu dachaltuiicntoo daKaltoo | إنتوا د َخـَلتوا |
He/it(m) went | huwa dachalhuwa daKal | هـُو َ د َخـَل |
She/it(f) went | hiya dachalithiya daKalit | هـِي َ د َخـَلـِت |
They went | humma dachaluhumma daKaloo | هـُمّ َ د َخـَلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might go | 'ana yimkin 'adchulaacnaa yimkin aacdKul | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أدخـُل |
We might go | 'ihna yimkin nudchuliicHnaa yimkin nudKul | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُدخـُل |
You(m) might go | 'inta yimkin tudchuliicnta yimkin tudKul | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُدخـُل |
You(f) might go | 'inti yimkin tudchuliiicnti yimkin tudKuly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُدخـُلي |
You(pl) might go | 'intu yimkin tudchuluiicntoo yimkin tudKuloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُدخـُلوا |
He/it(m) might go | huwa yimkin yudchulhuwa yimkin yudKul | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُدخـُل |
She/it(f) might go | hiya yimkin tudchulhiya yimkin tudKul | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُدخـُل |
They might go | humma yimkin yudchuluhumma yimkin yudKuloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُدخـُلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I go | 'ana badchulaacnaa badKul | أنا َ بـَدخـُل |
We go | 'ihna binudchuliicHnaa binudKul | إحنا َ بـِنـُدخـُل |
You(m) go | 'inta bitudchuliicnta bitudKul | إنت َ بـِتـُدخـُل |
You(f) go | 'inti bitudchuliiicnti bitudKuly | إنت ِ بـِتـُدخـُلي |
You(pl) go | 'intu bitudchuluiicntoo bitudKuloo | إنتوا بـِتـُدخـُلوا |
He/it(m) goes | huwa biyudchulhuwa biyudKul | هـُو َ بـِيـُدخـُل |
She/it(f) goes | hiya bitudchulhiya bitudKul | هـِي َ بـِتـُدخـُل |
They go | humma biyudchuluhumma biyudKuloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُدخـُلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will go | 'ana hadchulaacnaa hadKul | أنا َ هـَدخـُل |
We will go | 'ihna hanudchuliicHnaa hanudKul | إحنا َ هـَنـُدخـُل |
You(m) will go | 'inta hatudchuliicnta hatudKul | إنت َ هـَتـُدخـُل |
You(f) will go | 'inti hatudchuliiicnti hatudKuly | إنت ِ هـَتـُدخـُلي |
You(pl) will go | 'intu hatudchuluiicntoo hatudKuloo | إنتوا هـَتـُدخـُلوا |
He/it(m) will go | huwa hayudchulhuwa hayudKul | هـُو َ هـَيـُدخـُل |
She/it(f) will go | hiya hatudchulhiya hatudKul | هـِي َ هـَتـُدخـُل |
They will go | humma hayudchuluhumma hayudKuloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُدخـُلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) go! | 'udchuluucdKul | أ ُدخـُل |
You(f) go! | 'udchuliuucdKuly | أ ُدخـُلي |
You(pl) go! | 'udchuluuucdKuloo | أ ُدخـُلوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
English | Egyptian |
I(m) am going | 'ana daechilaacnaa daeKil | أنا َ دا َخـِل |
I(f) am going | 'ana daechilaaacnaa daeKilaö | أنا َ دا َخـِلـَة |
We are going | 'ihna daechileeniicHnaa daeKilyn | إحنا َ دا َخـِلين |
You(m) are going | 'inta daechiliicnta daeKil | إنت َ دا َخـِل |
You(f) are going | 'inti daechilaiicnti daeKilaö | إنت ِ دا َخـِلـَة |
You(pl) are going | 'intu daechileeniicntoo daeKilyn | إنتوا دا َخـِلين |
He/it(m) is going | huwa daechilhuwa daeKil | هـُو َ دا َخـِل |
She/it(f) is going | hiya daechilahiya daeKilaö | هـِي َ دا َخـِلـَة |
They are going | humma daechileenhumma daeKilyn | هـُمّ َ دا َخـِلين |