Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I amused | 'ana salleetaacnaa sallyt | أنا َ سـَلّيت |
We amused | 'ihna salleenaiicHnaa sallynaa | إحنا َ سـَلّينا |
You(m) amused | 'inta salleetiicnta sallyt | إنت َ سـَلّيت |
You(f) amused | 'inti salleetiiicnti sallyty | إنت ِ سـَلّيتي |
You(pl) amused | 'intu salleetuiicntoo sallytoo | إنتوا سـَلّيتوا |
He/it(m) amused | huwa sallahuwa sallY | هـُو َ سـَلّى |
She/it(f) amused | hiya sallithiya sallit | هـِي َ سـَلّـِت |
They amused | humma salluhumma salloo | هـُمّ َ سـَلّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might amuse | 'ana yimkin 'asalliaacnaa yimkin aacsally | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسـَلّي |
We might amuse | 'ihna yimkin nisalliiicHnaa yimkin nisally | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسـَلّي |
You(m) might amuse | 'inta yimkin tisalliiicnta yimkin tisally | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَلّي |
You(f) might amuse | 'inti yimkin tisalliiicnti yimkin tisally | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَلّي |
You(pl) might amuse | 'intu yimkin tisalluiicntoo yimkin tisalloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسـَلّوا |
He/it(m) might amuse | huwa yimkin yisallihuwa yimkin yisally | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَلّي |
She/it(f) might amuse | hiya yimkin tisallihiya yimkin tisally | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَلّي |
They might amuse | humma yimkin yisalluhumma yimkin yisalloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَلّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I amuse | 'ana basalliaacnaa basally | أنا َ بـَسـَلّي |
We amuse | 'ihna binsalliiicHnaa binsally | إحنا َ بـِنسـَلّي |
You(m) amuse | 'inta bitsalliiicnta bitsally | إنت َ بـِتسـَلّي |
You(f) amuse | 'inti bitsalliiicnti bitsally | إنت ِ بـِتسـَلّي |
You(pl) amuse | 'intu bitsalluiicntoo bitsalloo | إنتوا بـِتسـَلّوا |
He/it(m) amuses | huwa biyisallihuwa biyisally | هـُو َ بـِيـِسـَلّي |
She/it(f) amuses | hiya bitsallihiya bitsally | هـِي َ بـِتسـَلّي |
They amuse | humma biyisalluhumma biyisalloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسـَلّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will amuse | 'ana hasalliaacnaa hasally | أنا َ هـَسـَلّي |
We will amuse | 'ihna hansalliiicHnaa hansally | إحنا َ هـَنسـَلّي |
You(m) will amuse | 'inta hatsalliiicnta hatsally | إنت َ هـَتسـَلّي |
You(f) will amuse | 'inti hatsalliiicnti hatsally | إنت ِ هـَتسـَلّي |
You(pl) will amuse | 'intu hatsalluiicntoo hatsalloo | إنتوا هـَتسـَلّوا |
He/it(m) will amuse | huwa hayisallihuwa hayisally | هـُو َ هـَيـِسـَلّي |
She/it(f) will amuse | hiya hatsallihiya hatsally | هـِي َ هـَتسـَلّي |
They will amuse | humma hayisalluhumma hayisalloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسـَلّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) amuse! | sallisally | سـَلّي |
You(f) amuse! | sallisally | سـَلّي |
You(pl) amuse! | sallusalloo | سـَلّوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
English | Egyptian |
He/it(m) is amused | huwa musallihuwa musally | هـُو َ مـُسـَلّي |
She/it(f) is amused | hiya musallyahiya musallyaö | هـِي َ مـُسـَلّيـَة |
They are amused | humma musallyeenhumma musallyyn | هـُمّ َ مـُسـَلّيين |