Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I raised | 'ana rabbeetaacnaa rabbyt | أنا َ ر َبّيت |
We raised | 'ihna rabbeenaiicHnaa rabbynaa | إحنا َ ر َبّينا |
You(m) raised | 'inta rabbeetiicnta rabbyt | إنت َ ر َبّيت |
You(f) raised | 'inti rabbeetiiicnti rabbyty | إنت ِ ر َبّيتي |
You(pl) raised | 'intu rabbeetuiicntoo rabbytoo | إنتوا ر َبّيتوا |
He/it(m) raised | huwa rabbahuwa rabbY | هـُو َ ر َبّى |
She/it(f) raised | hiya rabbithiya rabbit | هـِي َ ر َبّـِت |
They raised | humma rabbuhumma rabboo | هـُمّ َ ر َبّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might raise | 'ana yimkin 'arabbiaacnaa yimkin aacrabby | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أر َبّي |
We might raise | 'ihna yimkin nirabbiiicHnaa yimkin nirabby | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِر َبّي |
You(m) might raise | 'inta yimkin tirabbiiicnta yimkin tirabby | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِر َبّي |
You(f) might raise | 'inti yimkin tirabbiiicnti yimkin tirabby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِر َبّي |
You(pl) might raise | 'intu yimkin tirabbuiicntoo yimkin tirabboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِر َبّوا |
He/it(m) might raise | huwa yimkin yirabbihuwa yimkin yirabby | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِر َبّي |
She/it(f) might raise | hiya yimkin tirabbihiya yimkin tirabby | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِر َبّي |
They might raise | humma yimkin yirabbuhumma yimkin yirabboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِر َبّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I raise | 'ana barabbiaacnaa barabby | أنا َ بـَر َبّي |
We raise | 'ihna binrabbiiicHnaa binrabby | إحنا َ بـِنر َبّي |
You(m) raise | 'inta bitrabbiiicnta bitrabby | إنت َ بـِتر َبّي |
You(f) raise | 'inti bitrabbiiicnti bitrabby | إنت ِ بـِتر َبّي |
You(pl) raise | 'intu bitrabbuiicntoo bitrabboo | إنتوا بـِتر َبّوا |
He/it(m) raises | huwa biyirabbihuwa biyirabby | هـُو َ بـِيـِر َبّي |
She/it(f) raises | hiya bitrabbihiya bitrabby | هـِي َ بـِتر َبّي |
They raise | humma biyirabbuhumma biyirabboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِر َبّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will raise | 'ana harabbiaacnaa harabby | أنا َ هـَر َبّي |
We will raise | 'ihna hanrabbiiicHnaa hanrabby | إحنا َ هـَنر َبّي |
You(m) will raise | 'inta hatrabbiiicnta hatrabby | إنت َ هـَتر َبّي |
You(f) will raise | 'inti hatrabbiiicnti hatrabby | إنت ِ هـَتر َبّي |
You(pl) will raise | 'intu hatrabbuiicntoo hatrabboo | إنتوا هـَتر َبّوا |
He/it(m) will raise | huwa hayirabbihuwa hayirabby | هـُو َ هـَيـِر َبّي |
She/it(f) will raise | hiya hatrabbihiya hatrabby | هـِي َ هـَتر َبّي |
They will raise | humma hayirabbuhumma hayirabboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِر َبّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) raise! | rabbirabby | ر َبّي |
You(f) raise! | rabbirabby | ر َبّي |
You(pl) raise! | rabburabboo | ر َبّوا |