You are here: 
Home > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > Verb
Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  took | 'ana 'ayyiltaacnaa qayyilt | أنا َ قـَييـِلت | 
| We  took | 'ihna 'ayyilnaiicHnaa qayyilnaa | إحنا َ قـَييـِلنا | 
| You(m)  took | 'inta 'ayyiltiicnta qayyilt | إنت َ قـَييـِلت | 
| You(f)  took | 'inti 'ayyiltiiicnti qayyilty | إنت ِ قـَييـِلتي | 
| You(pl)  took | 'intu 'ayyiltuiicntoo qayyiltoo | إنتوا قـَييـِلتوا | 
| He/it(m)  took | huwa 'ayyilhuwa qayyil | هـُو َ قـَييـِل | 
| She/it(f)  took | hiya 'ayyilithiya qayyilit | هـِي َ قـَييـِلـِت | 
| They  took | humma 'ayyiluhumma qayyiloo | هـُمّ َ قـَييـِلوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  take | 'ana yimkin 'a'ayyilaacnaa yimkin aacqayyil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقـَييـِل | 
| We might  take | 'ihna yimkin ni'ayyiliicHnaa yimkin niqayyil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِقـَييـِل | 
| You(m) might  take | 'inta yimkin ti'ayyiliicnta yimkin tiqayyil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَييـِل | 
| You(f) might  take | 'inti yimkin ti'ayyiliiicnti yimkin tiqayyily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَييـِلي | 
| You(pl) might  take | 'intu yimkin ti'ayyiluiicntoo yimkin tiqayyiloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِقـَييـِلوا | 
| He/it(m) might  take | huwa yimkin yi'ayyilhuwa yimkin yiqayyil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِقـَييـِل | 
| She/it(f) might  take | hiya yimkin ti'ayyilhiya yimkin tiqayyil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَييـِل | 
| They might  take | humma yimkin yi'ayyiluhumma yimkin yiqayyiloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِقـَييـِلوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  take | 'ana ba'ayyilaacnaa baqayyil | أنا َ بـَقـَييـِل | 
| We  take | 'ihna bin'ayyiliicHnaa binqayyil | إحنا َ بـِنقـَييـِل | 
| You(m)  take | 'inta bit'ayyiliicnta bitqayyil | إنت َ بـِتقـَييـِل | 
| You(f)  take | 'inti bit'ayyiliiicnti bitqayyily | إنت ِ بـِتقـَييـِلي | 
| You(pl)  take | 'intu bit'ayyiluiicntoo bitqayyiloo | إنتوا بـِتقـَييـِلوا | 
| He/it(m)  takes | huwa biyi'ayyilhuwa biyiqayyil | هـُو َ بـِيـِقـَييـِل | 
| She/it(f)  takes | hiya bit'ayyilhiya bitqayyil | هـِي َ بـِتقـَييـِل | 
| They  take | humma biyi'ayyiluhumma biyiqayyiloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِقـَييـِلوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  take | 'ana ha'ayyilaacnaa haqayyil | أنا َ هـَقـَييـِل | 
| We will  take | 'ihna han'ayyiliicHnaa hanqayyil | إحنا َ هـَنقـَييـِل | 
| You(m) will  take | 'inta hat'ayyiliicnta hatqayyil | إنت َ هـَتقـَييـِل | 
| You(f) will  take | 'inti hat'ayyiliiicnti hatqayyily | إنت ِ هـَتقـَييـِلي | 
| You(pl) will  take | 'intu hat'ayyiluiicntoo hatqayyiloo | إنتوا هـَتقـَييـِلوا | 
| He/it(m) will  take | huwa hayi'ayyilhuwa hayiqayyil | هـُو َ هـَيـِقـَييـِل | 
| She/it(f) will  take | hiya hat'ayyilhiya hatqayyil | هـِي َ هـَتقـَييـِل | 
| They will  take | humma hayi'ayyiluhumma hayiqayyiloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِقـَييـِلوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  take! | 'ayyilqayyil | قـَييـِل | 
| You(f)  take! | 'ayyiliqayyily | قـَييـِلي | 
| You(pl)  take! | 'ayyiluqayyiloo | قـَييـِلوا |