Verb details

Word:	bebe
Meaning:	kaenkaen	كا َن

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