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Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I were | 'ana koontaacnaa kwnt | أنا َ كونت |
We were | 'ihna koonnaiicHnaa kwnnaa | إحنا َ كونّا |
You(m) were | 'inta koontiicnta kwnt | إنت َ كونت |
You(f) were | 'inti koontiiicnti kwnty | إنت ِ كونتي |
You(pl) were | 'intu koontuiicntoo kwntoo | إنتوا كونتوا |
He/it(m) were | huwa kaenhuwa kaen | هـُو َ كا َن |
She/it(f) were | hiya kaenithiya kaenit | هـِي َ كا َنـِت |
They were | humma kanuhumma kaenoo | هـُمّ َ كا َنوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might be | 'ana yimkin 'akoonaacnaa yimkin aackwn | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أكون |
We might be | 'ihna yimkin nikooniicHnaa yimkin nikwn | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِكون |
You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tikooniicnta yimkin tikwn | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِكون |
You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tikooniiicnti yimkin tikwny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِكوني |
You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tikoonuiicntoo yimkin tikwnoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِكونوا |
He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yikoonhuwa yimkin yikwn | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِكون |
She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tikoonhiya yimkin tikwn | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِكون |
They might be | humma yimkin yikoonuhumma yimkin yikwnoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِكونوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I be | 'ana bakoonaacnaa bakwn | أنا َ بـَكون |
We be | 'ihna binkooniicHnaa binkwn | إحنا َ بـِنكون |
You(m) be | 'inta bitkooniicnta bitkwn | إنت َ بـِتكون |
You(f) be | 'inti bitkooniiicnti bitkwny | إنت ِ بـِتكوني |
You(pl) be | 'intu bitkoonuiicntoo bitkwnoo | إنتوا بـِتكونوا |
He/it(m) bes | huwa biyikoonhuwa biyikwn | هـُو َ بـِيـِكون |
She/it(f) bes | hiya bitkoonhiya bitkwn | هـِي َ بـِتكون |
They be | humma biyikoonuhumma biyikwnoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِكونوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will be | 'ana hakoonaacnaa hakwn | أنا َ هـَكون |
We will be | 'ihna hankooniicHnaa hankwn | إحنا َ هـَنكون |
You(m) will be | 'inta hatkooniicnta hatkwn | إنت َ هـَتكون |
You(f) will be | 'inti hatkooniiicnti hatkwny | إنت ِ هـَتكوني |
You(pl) will be | 'intu hatkoonuiicntoo hatkwnoo | إنتوا هـَتكونوا |
He/it(m) will be | huwa hayikoonhuwa hayikwn | هـُو َ هـَيـِكون |
She/it(f) will be | hiya hatkoonhiya hatkwn | هـِي َ هـَتكون |
They will be | humma hayikoonuhumma hayikwnoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِكونوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) be! | koonkwn | كون |
You(f) be! | koonikwny | كوني |
You(pl) be! | koonukwnoo | كونوا |