Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I was | 'ana 'itdaeyi'taacnaa iictDaeyiqt | أنا َ إتضا َيـِقت |
We was | 'ihna 'itdaeyi'naiicHnaa iictDaeyiqnaa | إحنا َ إتضا َيـِقنا |
You(m) was | 'inta 'itdaeyi'tiicnta iictDaeyiqt | إنت َ إتضا َيـِقت |
You(f) was | 'inti 'itdaeyi'tiiicnti iictDaeyiqty | إنت ِ إتضا َيـِقتي |
You(pl) was | 'intu 'itdaeyi'tuiicntoo iictDaeyiqtoo | إنتوا إتضا َيـِقتوا |
He/it(m) was | huwa 'itdaeyi'huwa iictDaeyiq | هـُو َ إتضا َيـِق |
She/it(f) was | hiya 'itday'ithiya iictDaeyqit | هـِي َ إتضا َيقـِت |
They was | humma 'itdaeyi'uhumma iictDaeyiqoo | هـُمّ َ إتضا َيـِقوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atdaeyi'aacnaa yimkin aactDaeyiq | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتضا َيـِق |
We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitdaeyi'iicHnaa yimkin nitDaeyiq | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتضا َيـِق |
You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titdaeyi'iicnta yimkin titDaeyiq | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتضا َيـِق |
You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titday'iiicnti yimkin titDaeyqy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتضا َيقي |
You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titday'uiicntoo yimkin titDaeyqoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتضا َيقوا |
He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitdaeyi'huwa yimkin yitDaeyiq | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتضا َيـِق |
She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titdaeyi'hiya yimkin titDaeyiq | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتضا َيـِق |
They might be | humma yimkin yitday'uhumma yimkin yitDaeyqoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتضا َيقوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I be | 'ana batdaeyi'aacnaa batDaeyiq | أنا َ بـَتضا َيـِق |
We be | 'ihna binitdaeyi'iicHnaa binitDaeyiq | إحنا َ بـِنـِتضا َيـِق |
You(m) be | 'inta bititdaeyi'iicnta bititDaeyiq | إنت َ بـِتـِتضا َيـِق |
You(f) be | 'inti bititday'iiicnti bititDaeyqy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتضا َيقي |
You(pl) be | 'intu bititday'uiicntoo bititDaeyqoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتضا َيقوا |
He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitdaeyi'huwa biyitDaeyiq | هـُو َ بـِيـِتضا َيـِق |
She/it(f) bes | hiya bititdaeyi'hiya bititDaeyiq | هـِي َ بـِتـِتضا َيـِق |
They be | humma biyitday'uhumma biyitDaeyqoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتضا َيقوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will be | 'ana hatdaeyi'aacnaa hatDaeyiq | أنا َ هـَتضا َيـِق |
We will be | 'ihna hanitdaeyi'iicHnaa hanitDaeyiq | إحنا َ هـَنـِتضا َيـِق |
You(m) will be | 'inta hatitdaeyi'iicnta hatitDaeyiq | إنت َ هـَتـِتضا َيـِق |
You(f) will be | 'inti hatitday'iiicnti hatitDaeyqy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتضا َيقي |
You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitday'uiicntoo hatitDaeyqoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتضا َيقوا |
He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitdaeyi'huwa hayitDaeyiq | هـُو َ هـَيـِتضا َيـِق |
She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitdaeyi'hiya hatitDaeyiq | هـِي َ هـَتـِتضا َيـِق |
They will be | humma hayitday'uhumma hayitDaeyqoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتضا َيقوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) be! | 'itdaeyi'iictDaeyiq | إتضا َيـِق |
You(f) be! | 'itday'iiictDaeyqy | إتضا َيقي |
You(pl) be! | 'itday'uiictDaeyqoo | إتضا َيقوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
English | Egyptian |
I(m) am bing | 'ana mitdaeyi'aacnaa mitDaeyiq | أنا َ مـِتضا َيـِق |
I(f) am bing | 'ana mitdaeyi'aaacnaa mitDaeyiqaö | أنا َ مـِتضا َيـِقـَة |
We are bing | 'ihna mitdaeyi'eeniicHnaa mitDaeyiqyn | إحنا َ مـِتضا َيـِقين |
You(m) are bing | 'inta mitdaeyi'iicnta mitDaeyiq | إنت َ مـِتضا َيـِق |
You(f) are bing | 'inti mitdaeyi'aiicnti mitDaeyiqaö | إنت ِ مـِتضا َيـِقـَة |
You(pl) are bing | 'intu mitdaeyi'eeniicntoo mitDaeyiqyn | إنتوا مـِتضا َيـِقين |
He/it(m) is bing | huwa mitdaeyi'huwa mitDaeyiq | هـُو َ مـِتضا َيـِق |
She/it(f) is bing | hiya mitdaeyi'ahiya mitDaeyiqaö | هـِي َ مـِتضا َيـِقـَة |
They are bing | humma mitdaeyi'eenhumma mitDaeyiqyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتضا َيـِقين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
English | Egyptian |
He/it(m) is | huwa mutadaeyi'huwa mutaDaeyiq | هـُو َ مـُتـَضا َيـِق |
She/it(f) is | hiya mutadaeyi'ahiya mutaDaeyiqaö | هـِي َ مـُتـَضا َيـِقـَة |
They are | humma mutadaeyi'eenhumma mutaDaeyiqyn | هـُمّ َ مـُتـَضا َيـِقين |