Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I sent | 'ana baAattaacnaa baAatt | أنا َ بـَعـَتّ |
We sent | 'ihna baAatnaiicHnaa baAatnaa | إحنا َ بـَعـَتنا |
You(m) sent | 'inta baAattiicnta baAatt | إنت َ بـَعـَتّ |
You(f) sent | 'inti baAattiiicnti baAatty | إنت ِ بـَعـَتّي |
You(pl) sent | 'intu baAattuiicntoo baAattoo | إنتوا بـَعـَتّوا |
He/it(m) sent | huwa baAathuwa baAat | هـُو َ بـَعـَت |
She/it(f) sent | hiya baAatithiya baAatit | هـِي َ بـَعـَتـِت |
They sent | humma baAatuhumma baAatoo | هـُمّ َ بـَعـَتوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might send | 'ana yimkin 'abAataacnaa yimkin aacbAat | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبعـَت |
We might send | 'ihna yimkin nibAatiicHnaa yimkin nibAat | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِبعـَت |
You(m) might send | 'inta yimkin tibAatiicnta yimkin tibAat | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِبعـَت |
You(f) might send | 'inti yimkin tibAatiiicnti yimkin tibAaty | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِبعـَتي |
You(pl) might send | 'intu yimkin tibAatuiicntoo yimkin tibAatoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِبعـَتوا |
He/it(m) might send | huwa yimkin yibAathuwa yimkin yibAat | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِبعـَت |
She/it(f) might send | hiya yimkin tibAathiya yimkin tibAat | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِبعـَت |
They might send | humma yimkin yibAatuhumma yimkin yibAatoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِبعـَتوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I send | 'ana babAataacnaa babAat | أنا َ بـَبعـَت |
We send | 'ihna binibAatiicHnaa binibAat | إحنا َ بـِنـِبعـَت |
You(m) send | 'inta bitibAatiicnta bitibAat | إنت َ بـِتـِبعـَت |
You(f) send | 'inti bitibAatiiicnti bitibAaty | إنت ِ بـِتـِبعـَتي |
You(pl) send | 'intu bitibAatuiicntoo bitibAatoo | إنتوا بـِتـِبعـَتوا |
He/it(m) sends | huwa biyibAathuwa biyibAat | هـُو َ بـِيـِبعـَت |
She/it(f) sends | hiya bitibAathiya bitibAat | هـِي َ بـِتـِبعـَت |
They send | humma biyibAatuhumma biyibAatoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِبعـَتوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will send | 'ana habAataacnaa habAat | أنا َ هـَبعـَت |
We will send | 'ihna hanibAatiicHnaa hanibAat | إحنا َ هـَنـِبعـَت |
You(m) will send | 'inta hatibAatiicnta hatibAat | إنت َ هـَتـِبعـَت |
You(f) will send | 'inti hatibAatiiicnti hatibAaty | إنت ِ هـَتـِبعـَتي |
You(pl) will send | 'intu hatibAatuiicntoo hatibAatoo | إنتوا هـَتـِبعـَتوا |
He/it(m) will send | huwa hayibAathuwa hayibAat | هـُو َ هـَيـِبعـَت |
She/it(f) will send | hiya hatibAathiya hatibAat | هـِي َ هـَتـِبعـَت |
They will send | humma hayibAatuhumma hayibAatoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِبعـَتوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) send! | 'ibAatiicbAat | إبعـَت |
You(f) send! | 'ibAatiiicbAaty | إبعـَتي |
You(pl) send! | 'ibAatuiicbAatoo | إبعـَتوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
English | Egyptian |
I(m) am sending | 'ana baeAitaacnaa baeAit | أنا َ با َعـِت |
I(f) am sending | 'ana baeAitaaacnaa baeAitaö | أنا َ با َعـِتـَة |
We are sending | 'ihna baeAiteeniicHnaa baeAityn | إحنا َ با َعـِتين |
You(m) are sending | 'inta baeAitiicnta baeAit | إنت َ با َعـِت |
You(f) are sending | 'inti baeAitaiicnti baeAitaö | إنت ِ با َعـِتـَة |
You(pl) are sending | 'intu baeAiteeniicntoo baeAityn | إنتوا با َعـِتين |
He/it(m) is sending | huwa baeAithuwa baeAit | هـُو َ با َعـِت |
She/it(f) is sending | hiya baeAitahiya baeAitaö | هـِي َ با َعـِتـَة |
They are sending | humma baeAiteenhumma baeAityn | هـُمّ َ با َعـِتين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
English | Egyptian |
He/it(m) is sent | huwa mabAoothuwa mabAwt | هـُو َ مـَبعوت |
She/it(f) is sent | hiya mabAootahiya mabAwtaö | هـِي َ مـَبعوتـَة |
They are sent | humma mabAooteenhumma mabAwtyn | هـُمّ َ مـَبعوتين |