Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I thought | 'ana zanneetaacnaa Zannyt | أنا َ ظـَنّيت |
We thought | 'ihna zanneenaiicHnaa Zannynaa | إحنا َ ظـَنّينا |
You(m) thought | 'inta zanneetiicnta Zannyt | إنت َ ظـَنّيت |
You(f) thought | 'inti zanneetiiicnti Zannyty | إنت ِ ظـَنّيتي |
You(pl) thought | 'intu zanneetuiicntoo Zannytoo | إنتوا ظـَنّيتوا |
He/it(m) thought | huwa zannhuwa Zann | هـُو َ ظـَنّ |
She/it(f) thought | hiya zannithiya Zannit | هـِي َ ظـَنّـِت |
They thought | humma zannuhumma Zannoo | هـُمّ َ ظـَنّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might think | 'ana yimkin 'azunnaacnaa yimkin aacZunn | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أظـُنّ |
We might think | 'ihna yimkin nizunniicHnaa yimkin niZunn | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِظـُنّ |
You(m) might think | 'inta yimkin tizunniicnta yimkin tiZunn | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِظـُنّ |
You(f) might think | 'inti yimkin tizunniiicnti yimkin tiZunny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِظـُنّي |
You(pl) might think | 'intu yimkin tizunnuiicntoo yimkin tiZunnoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِظـُنّوا |
He/it(m) might think | huwa yimkin yizunnhuwa yimkin yiZunn | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِظـُنّ |
She/it(f) might think | hiya yimkin tizunnhiya yimkin tiZunn | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِظـُنّ |
They might think | humma yimkin yizunnuhumma yimkin yiZunnoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِظـُنّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I think | 'ana bazunnaacnaa baZunn | أنا َ بـَظـُنّ |
We think | 'ihna binzunniicHnaa binZunn | إحنا َ بـِنظـُنّ |
You(m) think | 'inta bitzunniicnta bitZunn | إنت َ بـِتظـُنّ |
You(f) think | 'inti bitzunniiicnti bitZunny | إنت ِ بـِتظـُنّي |
You(pl) think | 'intu bitzunnuiicntoo bitZunnoo | إنتوا بـِتظـُنّوا |
He/it(m) thinks | huwa biyizunnhuwa biyiZunn | هـُو َ بـِيـِظـُنّ |
She/it(f) thinks | hiya bitzunnhiya bitZunn | هـِي َ بـِتظـُنّ |
They think | humma biyizunnuhumma biyiZunnoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِظـُنّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will think | 'ana hazunnaacnaa haZunn | أنا َ هـَظـُنّ |
We will think | 'ihna hanzunniicHnaa hanZunn | إحنا َ هـَنظـُنّ |
You(m) will think | 'inta hatzunniicnta hatZunn | إنت َ هـَتظـُنّ |
You(f) will think | 'inti hatzunniiicnti hatZunny | إنت ِ هـَتظـُنّي |
You(pl) will think | 'intu hatzunnuiicntoo hatZunnoo | إنتوا هـَتظـُنّوا |
He/it(m) will think | huwa hayizunnhuwa hayiZunn | هـُو َ هـَيـِظـُنّ |
She/it(f) will think | hiya hatzunnhiya hatZunn | هـِي َ هـَتظـُنّ |
They will think | humma hayizunnuhumma hayiZunnoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِظـُنّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) think! | 'izunniicZunn | إظـُنّ |
You(f) think! | 'izunniiicZunny | إظـُنّي |
You(pl) think! | 'izunnuiicZunnoo | إظـُنّوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
English | Egyptian |
I(m) am thinking | 'ana zannaacnaa Zann | أنا َ ظـَنّ |
I(f) am thinking | 'ana zannaaacnaa Zannaö | أنا َ ظـَنّـَة |
We are thinking | 'ihna zanneeniicHnaa Zannyn | إحنا َ ظـَنّين |
You(m) are thinking | 'inta zanniicnta Zann | إنت َ ظـَنّ |
You(f) are thinking | 'inti zannaiicnti Zannaö | إنت ِ ظـَنّـَة |
You(pl) are thinking | 'intu zanneeniicntoo Zannyn | إنتوا ظـَنّين |
He/it(m) is thinking | huwa zannhuwa Zann | هـُو َ ظـَنّ |
She/it(f) is thinking | hiya zannahiya Zannaö | هـِي َ ظـَنّـَة |
They are thinking | humma zanneenhumma Zannyn | هـُمّ َ ظـَنّين |