Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I jumped | 'ana natteetaacnaa naTTyt | أنا َ نـَطّيت |
We jumped | 'ihna natteenaiicHnaa naTTynaa | إحنا َ نـَطّينا |
You(m) jumped | 'inta natteetiicnta naTTyt | إنت َ نـَطّيت |
You(f) jumped | 'inti natteetiiicnti naTTyty | إنت ِ نـَطّيتي |
You(pl) jumped | 'intu natteetuiicntoo naTTytoo | إنتوا نـَطّيتوا |
He/it(m) jumped | huwa natthuwa naTT | هـُو َ نـَطّ |
She/it(f) jumped | hiya nattithiya naTTit | هـِي َ نـَطّـِت |
They jumped | humma nattuhumma naTToo | هـُمّ َ نـَطّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might jump | 'ana yimkin 'anuttaacnaa yimkin aacnuTT | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنـُطّ |
We might jump | 'ihna yimkin ninuttiicHnaa yimkin ninuTT | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنـُطّ |
You(m) might jump | 'inta yimkin tinuttiicnta yimkin tinuTT | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنـُطّ |
You(f) might jump | 'inti yimkin tinuttiiicnti yimkin tinuTTy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنـُطّي |
You(pl) might jump | 'intu yimkin tinuttuiicntoo yimkin tinuTToo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنـُطّوا |
He/it(m) might jump | huwa yimkin yinutthuwa yimkin yinuTT | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنـُطّ |
She/it(f) might jump | hiya yimkin tinutthiya yimkin tinuTT | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنـُطّ |
They might jump | humma yimkin yinuttuhumma yimkin yinuTToo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنـُطّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I jump | 'ana banuttaacnaa banuTT | أنا َ بـَنـُطّ |
We jump | 'ihna binnuttiicHnaa binnuTT | إحنا َ بـِنّـُطّ |
You(m) jump | 'inta bitnuttiicnta bitnuTT | إنت َ بـِتنـُطّ |
You(f) jump | 'inti bitnuttiiicnti bitnuTTy | إنت ِ بـِتنـُطّي |
You(pl) jump | 'intu bitnuttuiicntoo bitnuTToo | إنتوا بـِتنـُطّوا |
He/it(m) jumps | huwa biyinutthuwa biyinuTT | هـُو َ بـِيـِنـُطّ |
She/it(f) jumps | hiya bitnutthiya bitnuTT | هـِي َ بـِتنـُطّ |
They jump | humma biyinuttuhumma biyinuTToo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنـُطّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will jump | 'ana hanuttaacnaa hanuTT | أنا َ هـَنـُطّ |
We will jump | 'ihna hannuttiicHnaa hannuTT | إحنا َ هـَنّـُطّ |
You(m) will jump | 'inta hatnuttiicnta hatnuTT | إنت َ هـَتنـُطّ |
You(f) will jump | 'inti hatnuttiiicnti hatnuTTy | إنت ِ هـَتنـُطّي |
You(pl) will jump | 'intu hatnuttuiicntoo hatnuTToo | إنتوا هـَتنـُطّوا |
He/it(m) will jump | huwa hayinutthuwa hayinuTT | هـُو َ هـَيـِنـُطّ |
She/it(f) will jump | hiya hatnutthiya hatnuTT | هـِي َ هـَتنـُطّ |
They will jump | humma hayinuttuhumma hayinuTToo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنـُطّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) jump! | 'inuttiicnuTT | إنـُطّ |
You(f) jump! | 'inuttiiicnuTTy | إنـُطّي |
You(pl) jump! | 'inuttuiicnuTToo | إنـُطّوا |