Verb details

Word:faddalfaDDal  فـَضّـَل
Meaning:preferprefer 

Perfect

for actions that happened in the past

EnglishEgyptian
I preferred'ana faddaltaacnaa faDDalt أنا َ فـَضّـَلت
We preferred'ihna faddalnaiicHnaa faDDalnaa إحنا َ فـَضّـَلنا
You(m) preferred'inta faddaltiicnta faDDalt إنت َ فـَضّـَلت
You(f) preferred'inti faddaltiiicnti faDDalty إنت ِ فـَضّـَلتي
You(pl) preferred'intu faddaltuiicntoo faDDaltoo إنتوا فـَضّـَلتوا
He/it(m) preferredhuwa faddalhuwa faDDal هـُو َ فـَضّـَل
She/it(f) preferredhiya faddalithiya faDDalit هـِي َ فـَضّـَلـِت
They preferredhumma faddaluhumma faDDaloo هـُمّ َ فـَضّـَلوا

Imperfect

used with modals (must, should, could, want to...

EnglishEgyptian
I might prefer'ana yimkin 'afaddalaacnaa yimkin aacfaDDal أنا َ يـِمكـِن أفـَضّـَل
We might prefer'ihna yimkin nifaddaliicHnaa yimkin nifaDDal إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِفـَضّـَل
You(m) might prefer'inta yimkin tifaddaliicnta yimkin tifaDDal إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِفـَضّـَل
You(f) might prefer'inti yimkin tifaddaliiicnti yimkin tifaDDaly إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِفـَضّـَلي
You(pl) might prefer'intu yimkin tifaddaluiicntoo yimkin tifaDDaloo إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِفـَضّـَلوا
He/it(m) might preferhuwa yimkin yifaddalhuwa yimkin yifaDDal هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِفـَضّـَل
She/it(f) might preferhiya yimkin tifaddalhiya yimkin tifaDDal هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِفـَضّـَل
They might preferhumma yimkin yifaddaluhumma yimkin yifaDDaloo هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِفـَضّـَلوا

Bi-Imperfect

for actions happening now and habitual actions

EnglishEgyptian
I prefer'ana bafaddalaacnaa bafaDDal أنا َ بـَفـَضّـَل
We prefer'ihna binifaddaliicHnaa binifaDDal إحنا َ بـِنـِفـَضّـَل
You(m) prefer'inta bitifaddaliicnta bitifaDDal إنت َ بـِتـِفـَضّـَل
You(f) prefer'inti bitifaddaliiicnti bitifaDDaly إنت ِ بـِتـِفـَضّـَلي
You(pl) prefer'intu bitifaddaluiicntoo bitifaDDaloo إنتوا بـِتـِفـَضّـَلوا
He/it(m) prefershuwa biyifaddalhuwa biyifaDDal هـُو َ بـِيـِفـَضّـَل
She/it(f) prefershiya bitifaddalhiya bitifaDDal هـِي َ بـِتـِفـَضّـَل
They preferhumma biyifaddaluhumma biyifaDDaloo هـُمّ َ بـِيـِفـَضّـَلوا

Ha-Imperfect

for actions that will happen in the future

EnglishEgyptian
I will prefer'ana hafaddalaacnaa hafaDDal أنا َ هـَفـَضّـَل
We will prefer'ihna hanifaddaliicHnaa hanifaDDal إحنا َ هـَنـِفـَضّـَل
You(m) will prefer'inta hatifaddaliicnta hatifaDDal إنت َ هـَتـِفـَضّـَل
You(f) will prefer'inti hatifaddaliiicnti hatifaDDaly إنت ِ هـَتـِفـَضّـَلي
You(pl) will prefer'intu hatifaddaluiicntoo hatifaDDaloo إنتوا هـَتـِفـَضّـَلوا
He/it(m) will preferhuwa hayifaddalhuwa hayifaDDal هـُو َ هـَيـِفـَضّـَل
She/it(f) will preferhiya hatifaddalhiya hatifaDDal هـِي َ هـَتـِفـَضّـَل
They will preferhumma hayifaddaluhumma hayifaDDaloo هـُمّ َ هـَيـِفـَضّـَلوا

Imperative

telling somebody to do something

EnglishEgyptian
You(m) prefer!'ifdaliicfDal إفضـَل
You(f) prefer!'ifdaliiicfDaly إفضـَلي
You(pl) prefer!ifdaluifDaloo ِفضـَلوا