Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I interpreted | 'ana targimtaacnaa targimt | أنا َ تـَرجـِمت |
| We interpreted | 'ihna targimnaiicHnaa targimnaa | إحنا َ تـَرجـِمنا |
| You(m) interpreted | 'inta targimtiicnta targimt | إنت َ تـَرجـِمت |
| You(f) interpreted | 'inti targimtiiicnti targimty | إنت ِ تـَرجـِمتي |
| You(pl) interpreted | 'intu targimtuiicntoo targimtoo | إنتوا تـَرجـِمتوا |
| He/it(m) interpreted | huwa targimhuwa targim | هـُو َ تـَرجـِم |
| She/it(f) interpreted | hiya targimithiya targimit | هـِي َ تـَرجـِمـِت |
| They interpreted | humma targimuhumma targimoo | هـُمّ َ تـَرجـِموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might interpret | 'ana yimkin 'atargimaacnaa yimkin aactargim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتـَرجـِم |
| We might interpret | 'ihna yimkin nitargimiicHnaa yimkin nitargim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتـَرجـِم |
| You(m) might interpret | 'inta yimkin titargimiicnta yimkin titargim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتـَرجـِم |
| You(f) might interpret | 'inti yimkin titargimiiicnti yimkin titargimy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتـَرجـِمي |
| You(pl) might interpret | 'intu yimkin titargimuiicntoo yimkin titargimoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتـَرجـِموا |
| He/it(m) might interpret | huwa yimkin yitargimhuwa yimkin yitargim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتـَرجـِم |
| She/it(f) might interpret | hiya yimkin titargimhiya yimkin titargim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتـَرجـِم |
| They might interpret | humma yimkin yitargimuhumma yimkin yitargimoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتـَرجـِموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I interpret | 'ana batargimaacnaa batargim | أنا َ بـَتـَرجـِم |
| We interpret | 'ihna bintargimiicHnaa bintargim | إحنا َ بـِنتـَرجـِم |
| You(m) interpret | 'inta bittargimiicnta bittargim | إنت َ بـِتّـَرجـِم |
| You(f) interpret | 'inti bittargimiiicnti bittargimy | إنت ِ بـِتّـَرجـِمي |
| You(pl) interpret | 'intu bittargimuiicntoo bittargimoo | إنتوا بـِتّـَرجـِموا |
| He/it(m) interprets | huwa biyitargimhuwa biyitargim | هـُو َ بـِيـِتـَرجـِم |
| She/it(f) interprets | hiya bittargimhiya bittargim | هـِي َ بـِتّـَرجـِم |
| They interpret | humma biyitargimuhumma biyitargimoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتـَرجـِموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will interpret | 'ana hatargimaacnaa hatargim | أنا َ هـَتـَرجـِم |
| We will interpret | 'ihna hantargimiicHnaa hantargim | إحنا َ هـَنتـَرجـِم |
| You(m) will interpret | 'inta hattargimiicnta hattargim | إنت َ هـَتّـَرجـِم |
| You(f) will interpret | 'inti hattargimiiicnti hattargimy | إنت ِ هـَتّـَرجـِمي |
| You(pl) will interpret | 'intu hattargimuiicntoo hattargimoo | إنتوا هـَتّـَرجـِموا |
| He/it(m) will interpret | huwa hayitargimhuwa hayitargim | هـُو َ هـَيـِتـَرجـِم |
| She/it(f) will interpret | hiya hattargimhiya hattargim | هـِي َ هـَتّـَرجـِم |
| They will interpret | humma hayitargimuhumma hayitargimoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتـَرجـِموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) interpret! | targimtargim | تـَرجـِم |
| You(f) interpret! | targimitargimy | تـَرجـِمي |
| You(pl) interpret! | targimutargimoo | تـَرجـِموا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is interpreted | huwa mitargimhuwa mitargim | هـُو َ مـِتـَرجـِم |
| She/it(f) is interpreted | hiya mitargimahiya mitargimaö | هـِي َ مـِتـَرجـِمـَة |
| They are interpreted | humma mitargimeenhumma mitargimyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتـَرجـِمين |
