Verb details

Word:	preferprefer
Meaning:	faddalfaDDal	فـَضّـَل

Perfect

for actions that happened in the past

English	Egyptian
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) preferred	huwa faddalhuwa faDDal	هـُو َ فـَضّـَل
She/it(f) preferred	hiya faddalithiya faDDalit	هـِي َ فـَضّـَلـِت
They preferred	humma faddaluhumma faDDaloo	هـُمّ َ فـَضّـَلوا

Imperfect

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

English	Egyptian
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 prefer	huwa yimkin yifaddalhuwa yimkin yifaDDal	هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِفـَضّـَل
She/it(f) might prefer	hiya yimkin tifaddalhiya yimkin tifaDDal	هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِفـَضّـَل
They might prefer	humma yimkin yifaddaluhumma yimkin yifaDDaloo	هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِفـَضّـَلوا

Bi-Imperfect

for actions happening now and habitual actions

English	Egyptian
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) prefers	huwa biyifaddalhuwa biyifaDDal	هـُو َ بـِيـِفـَضّـَل
She/it(f) prefers	hiya bitifaddalhiya bitifaDDal	هـِي َ بـِتـِفـَضّـَل
They prefer	humma biyifaddaluhumma biyifaDDaloo	هـُمّ َ بـِيـِفـَضّـَلوا

Ha-Imperfect

for actions that will happen in the future

English	Egyptian
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 prefer	huwa hayifaddalhuwa hayifaDDal	هـُو َ هـَيـِفـَضّـَل
She/it(f) will prefer	hiya hatifaddalhiya hatifaDDal	هـِي َ هـَتـِفـَضّـَل
They will prefer	humma hayifaddaluhumma hayifaDDaloo	هـُمّ َ هـَيـِفـَضّـَلوا

Imperative

telling somebody to do something

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