Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I became | 'ana tiwiltaacnaa Tiwilt | أنا َ طـِو ِلت |
We became | 'ihna tiwilnaiicHnaa Tiwilnaa | إحنا َ طـِو ِلنا |
You(m) became | 'inta tiwiltiicnta Tiwilt | إنت َ طـِو ِلت |
You(f) became | 'inti tiwiltiiicnti Tiwilty | إنت ِ طـِو ِلتي |
You(pl) became | 'intu tiwiltuiicntoo Tiwiltoo | إنتوا طـِو ِلتوا |
He/it(m) became | huwa tiwilhuwa Tiwil | هـُو َ طـِو ِل |
She/it(f) became | hiya tiwlithiya Tiwlit | هـِي َ طـِولـِت |
They became | humma tiwluhumma Tiwloo | هـُمّ َ طـِولوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might become | 'ana yimkin 'atwalaacnaa yimkin aacTwal | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أطو َل |
We might become | 'ihna yimkin nitwaliicHnaa yimkin niTwal | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِطو َل |
You(m) might become | 'inta yimkin titwaliicnta yimkin tiTwal | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِطو َل |
You(f) might become | 'inti yimkin titwaliiicnti yimkin tiTwaly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِطو َلي |
You(pl) might become | 'intu yimkin titwaluiicntoo yimkin tiTwaloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِطو َلوا |
He/it(m) might become | huwa yimkin yitwalhuwa yimkin yiTwal | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِطو َل |
She/it(f) might become | hiya yimkin titwalhiya yimkin tiTwal | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِطو َل |
They might become | humma yimkin yitwaluhumma yimkin yiTwaloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِطو َلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I become | 'ana batwalaacnaa baTwal | أنا َ بـَطو َل |
We become | 'ihna binitwaliicHnaa biniTwal | إحنا َ بـِنـِطو َل |
You(m) become | 'inta bititwaliicnta bitiTwal | إنت َ بـِتـِطو َل |
You(f) become | 'inti bititwaliiicnti bitiTwaly | إنت ِ بـِتـِطو َلي |
You(pl) become | 'intu bititwaluiicntoo bitiTwaloo | إنتوا بـِتـِطو َلوا |
He/it(m) becomes | huwa biyitwalhuwa biyiTwal | هـُو َ بـِيـِطو َل |
She/it(f) becomes | hiya bititwalhiya bitiTwal | هـِي َ بـِتـِطو َل |
They become | humma biyitwaluhumma biyiTwaloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِطو َلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will become | 'ana hatwalaacnaa haTwal | أنا َ هـَطو َل |
We will become | 'ihna hanitwaliicHnaa haniTwal | إحنا َ هـَنـِطو َل |
You(m) will become | 'inta hatitwaliicnta hatiTwal | إنت َ هـَتـِطو َل |
You(f) will become | 'inti hatitwaliiicnti hatiTwaly | إنت ِ هـَتـِطو َلي |
You(pl) will become | 'intu hatitwaluiicntoo hatiTwaloo | إنتوا هـَتـِطو َلوا |
He/it(m) will become | huwa hayitwalhuwa hayiTwal | هـُو َ هـَيـِطو َل |
She/it(f) will become | hiya hatitwalhiya hatiTwal | هـِي َ هـَتـِطو َل |
They will become | humma hayitwaluhumma hayiTwaloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِطو َلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) become! | 'itwiliicTwil | إطو ِل |
You(f) become! | 'itwiliiicTwily | إطو ِلي |
You(pl) become! | 'itwiluiicTwiloo | إطو ِلوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
English | Egyptian |
He/it(m) is | huwa mitawwilhuwa miTawwil | هـُو َ مـِطـَوّ ِل |
She/it(f) is | hiya mitawwilahiya miTawwilaö | هـِي َ مـِطـَوّ ِلـَة |
They are | humma mitawwileenhumma miTawwilyn | هـُمّ َ مـِطـَوّ ِلين |