Verb details

Word:darab li teeleefoon  ضـَر َب لي تيليفون
Meaning:call 

Perfect

for actions that happened in the past

EnglishEgyptian
I called'ana darabt أنا َ ضـَر َبت
We called'ihna darabna إحنا َ ضـَر َبنا
You(m) called'inta darabt إنت َ ضـَر َبت
You(f) called'inti darabti إنت ِ ضـَر َبتي
You(pl) called'intu darabtu إنتوا ضـَر َبتوا
He/it(m) calledhuwa darab هـُو َ ضـَر َب
She/it(f) calledhiya darabit هـِي َ ضـَر َبـِت
They calledhumma darabu هـُمّ َ ضـَر َبوا

Imperfect

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

EnglishEgyptian
I might call'ana yimkin 'adrab أنا َ يـِمكـِن أضر َب
We might call'ihna yimkin nidrab إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِضر َب
You(m) might call'inta yimkin tidrab إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِضر َب
You(f) might call'inti yimkin tidrabi إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِضر َبي
You(pl) might call'intu yimkin tidrabu إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِضر َبوا
He/it(m) might callhuwa yimkin yidrab هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِضر َب
She/it(f) might callhiya yimkin tidrab هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِضر َب
They might callhumma yimkin yidrabu هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِضر َبوا

Bi-Imperfect

for actions happening now and habitual actions

EnglishEgyptian
I call'ana badrab أنا َ بـَضر َب
We call'ihna binidrab إحنا َ بـِنـِضر َب
You(m) call'inta bitidrab إنت َ بـِتـِضر َب
You(f) call'inti bitidrabi إنت ِ بـِتـِضر َبي
You(pl) call'intu bitidrabu إنتوا بـِتـِضر َبوا
He/it(m) callshuwa biyidrab هـُو َ بـِيـِضر َب
She/it(f) callshiya bitidrab هـِي َ بـِتـِضر َب
They callhumma biyidrabu هـُمّ َ بـِيـِضر َبوا

Ha-Imperfect

for actions that will happen in the future

EnglishEgyptian
I will call'ana hadrab أنا َ هـَضر َب
We will call'ihna hanidrab إحنا َ هـَنـِضر َب
You(m) will call'inta hatidrab إنت َ هـَتـِضر َب
You(f) will call'inti hatidrabi إنت ِ هـَتـِضر َبي
You(pl) will call'intu hatidrabu إنتوا هـَتـِضر َبوا
He/it(m) will callhuwa hayidrab هـُو َ هـَيـِضر َب
She/it(f) will callhiya hatidrab هـِي َ هـَتـِضر َب
They will callhumma hayidrabu هـُمّ َ هـَيـِضر َبوا

Imperative

telling somebody to do something

EnglishEgyptian
You(m) call!'idrab إضر َب
You(f) call!'idrabi إضر َبي
You(pl) call!'idrabu إضر َبوا