Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I went | 'ana foottaacnaa fwtt | أنا َ فوتّ |
We went | 'ihna footnaiicHnaa fwtnaa | إحنا َ فوتنا |
You(m) went | 'inta foottiicnta fwtt | إنت َ فوتّ |
You(f) went | 'inti foottiiicnti fwtty | إنت ِ فوتّي |
You(pl) went | 'intu foottuiicntoo fwttoo | إنتوا فوتّوا |
He/it(m) went | huwa faethuwa faet | هـُو َ فا َت |
She/it(f) went | hiya faetithiya faetit | هـِي َ فا َتـِت |
They went | humma fatuhumma faetoo | هـُمّ َ فا َتوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might go | 'ana yimkin 'afootaacnaa yimkin aacfwt | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أفوت |
We might go | 'ihna yimkin nifootiicHnaa yimkin nifwt | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِفوت |
You(m) might go | 'inta yimkin tifootiicnta yimkin tifwt | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِفوت |
You(f) might go | 'inti yimkin tifootiiicnti yimkin tifwty | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِفوتي |
You(pl) might go | 'intu yimkin tifootuiicntoo yimkin tifwtoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِفوتوا |
He/it(m) might go | huwa yimkin yifoothuwa yimkin yifwt | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِفوت |
She/it(f) might go | hiya yimkin tifoothiya yimkin tifwt | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِفوت |
They might go | humma yimkin yifootuhumma yimkin yifwtoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِفوتوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I go | 'ana bafootaacnaa bafwt | أنا َ بـَفوت |
We go | 'ihna binfootiicHnaa binfwt | إحنا َ بـِنفوت |
You(m) go | 'inta bitfootiicnta bitfwt | إنت َ بـِتفوت |
You(f) go | 'inti bitfootiiicnti bitfwty | إنت ِ بـِتفوتي |
You(pl) go | 'intu bitfootuiicntoo bitfwtoo | إنتوا بـِتفوتوا |
He/it(m) goes | huwa biyifoothuwa biyifwt | هـُو َ بـِيـِفوت |
She/it(f) goes | hiya bitfoothiya bitfwt | هـِي َ بـِتفوت |
They go | humma biyifootuhumma biyifwtoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِفوتوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will go | 'ana hafootaacnaa hafwt | أنا َ هـَفوت |
We will go | 'ihna hanfootiicHnaa hanfwt | إحنا َ هـَنفوت |
You(m) will go | 'inta hatfootiicnta hatfwt | إنت َ هـَتفوت |
You(f) will go | 'inti hatfootiiicnti hatfwty | إنت ِ هـَتفوتي |
You(pl) will go | 'intu hatfootuiicntoo hatfwtoo | إنتوا هـَتفوتوا |
He/it(m) will go | huwa hayifoothuwa hayifwt | هـُو َ هـَيـِفوت |
She/it(f) will go | hiya hatfoothiya hatfwt | هـِي َ هـَتفوت |
They will go | humma hayifootuhumma hayifwtoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِفوتوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) go! | footfwt | فوت |
You(f) go! | footifwty | فوتي |
You(pl) go! | footufwtoo | فوتوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
English | Egyptian |
I(m) am going | 'ana faeyitaacnaa faeyit | أنا َ فا َيـِت |
I(f) am going | 'ana faeyitaaacnaa faeyitaö | أنا َ فا َيـِتـَة |
We are going | 'ihna faeyiteeniicHnaa faeyityn | إحنا َ فا َيـِتين |
You(m) are going | 'inta faeyitiicnta faeyit | إنت َ فا َيـِت |
You(f) are going | 'inti faeyitaiicnti faeyitaö | إنت ِ فا َيـِتـَة |
You(pl) are going | 'intu faeyiteeniicntoo faeyityn | إنتوا فا َيـِتين |
He/it(m) is going | huwa faeyithuwa faeyit | هـُو َ فا َيـِت |
She/it(f) is going | hiya faeyitahiya faeyitaö | هـِي َ فا َيـِتـَة |
They are going | humma faeyiteenhumma faeyityn | هـُمّ َ فا َيـِتين |