Egyptian Arabic verb

aagi

come

Eight persons. Past, present, future, and unprefixed forms.

Pronunciation

Past

Affirmative and negative forms for completed actions.

PersonAffirmativeNegative

Iana

Affirmative

I came

Arabicأنا جيت
With vowelsأَنا جيت
Francoana geit
Negative

I did not come

Arabicأنا ماجيتش
With vowelsأَنا ماجيتش
Francoana mageitsh

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You came

Arabicإنت جيت
With vowelsإِنْتَ جيت
Francoenta geit
Negative

You did not come

Arabicإنت ماجيتش
With vowelsإِنْتَ ماجيتش
Francoenta mageitsh

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You came

Arabicإنتي جيتي
With vowelsإِنْتي جيتي
Francoenti geiti
Negative

You did not come

Arabicإنتي ماجيتيش
With vowelsإِنْتي ماجيتيش
Francoenti mageitiish

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He came

Arabicهو جه
With vowelsهُوَّ جه
Francohowwa geh
Negative

He did not come

Arabicهو ماجهش
With vowelsهُوَّ ماجهش
Francohowwa magehsh

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She came

Arabicهي جات
With vowelsهِيَّ جات
Francoheyya gat
Negative

She did not come

Arabicهي ماجاتش
With vowelsهِيَّ ماجاتش
Francoheyya magatsh

Wee7na

Affirmative

We came

Arabicإحنا جينا
With vowelsإِحْنا جينا
Francoe7na geina
Negative

We did not come

Arabicإحنا ماجيناش
With vowelsإِحْنا ماجيناش
Francoe7na mageinaash

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You came

Arabicإنتو جيتوا
With vowelsإِنْتو جيتوا
Francoento geitu
Negative

You did not come

Arabicإنتو ماجيتوش
With vowelsإِنْتو ماجيتوش
Francoento mageitoosh

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They came

Arabicهم جم
With vowelsهُمَّ جم
Francohomma gom
Negative

They did not come

Arabicهم ماجمش
With vowelsهُمَّ ماجمش
Francohomma magomsh

Present

Use the situation to distinguish a habit from something happening now.

PersonAffirmativeNegative

Iana

Affirmative

I come

Arabicأنا باجي
With vowelsأَنا باجي
Francoana baagi
Negative

I do not come

Arabicأنا ماباجيش
With vowelsأَنا ماباجيش
Francoana mabaagiish

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You come

Arabicإنت بتيجي
With vowelsإِنْتَ بتيجي
Francoenta beteegi
Negative

You do not come

Arabicإنت مابتيجيش
With vowelsإِنْتَ مابتيجيش
Francoenta mabeteegiish

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You come

Arabicإنتي بتيجي
With vowelsإِنْتي بتيجي
Francoenti beteegi
Negative

You do not come

Arabicإنتي مابتيجيش
With vowelsإِنْتي مابتيجيش
Francoenti mabeteegiish

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He comes

Arabicهو بييجي
With vowelsهُوَّ بييجي
Francohowwa beyeegi
Negative

He does not come

Arabicهو مابييجيش
With vowelsهُوَّ مابييجيش
Francohowwa mabeyeegiish

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She comes

Arabicهي بتيجي
With vowelsهِيَّ بتيجي
Francoheyya beteegi
Negative

She does not come

Arabicهي مابتيجيش
With vowelsهِيَّ مابتيجيش
Francoheyya mabeteegiish

Wee7na

Affirmative

We come

Arabicإحنا بنيجي
With vowelsإِحْنا بنيجي
Francoe7na beneegi
Negative

We do not come

Arabicإحنا مابنيجيش
With vowelsإِحْنا مابنيجيش
Francoe7na mabeneegiish

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You come

Arabicإنتو بتيجوا
With vowelsإِنْتو بتيجوا
Francoento beteegu
Negative

You do not come

Arabicإنتو مابتيجوش
With vowelsإِنْتو مابتيجوش
Francoento mabeteegoosh

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They come

Arabicهم بييجوا
With vowelsهُمَّ بييجوا
Francohomma beyeegu
Negative

They do not come

Arabicهم مابييجوش
With vowelsهُمَّ مابييجوش
Francohomma mabeyeegoosh

Future

Affirmative and negative forms for future actions.

PersonAffirmativeNegative

Iana

Affirmative

I will come

Arabicأنا هاجي
With vowelsأَنا هاجي
Francoana haagi
Negative

I will not come

Arabicأنا مش هاجي
With vowelsأَنا مش هاجي
Francoana mesh haagi

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You will come

Arabicإنت هتيجي
With vowelsإِنْتَ هتيجي
Francoenta hateegi
Negative

You will not come

Arabicإنت مش هتيجي
With vowelsإِنْتَ مش هتيجي
Francoenta mesh hateegi

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You will come

Arabicإنتي هتيجي
With vowelsإِنْتي هتيجي
Francoenti hateegi
Negative

You will not come

Arabicإنتي مش هتيجي
With vowelsإِنْتي مش هتيجي
Francoenti mesh hateegi

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He will come

Arabicهو هييجي
With vowelsهُوَّ هييجي
Francohowwa hayeegi
Negative

He will not come

Arabicهو مش هييجي
With vowelsهُوَّ مش هييجي
Francohowwa mesh hayeegi

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She will come

Arabicهي هتيجي
With vowelsهِيَّ هتيجي
Francoheyya hateegi
Negative

She will not come

Arabicهي مش هتيجي
With vowelsهِيَّ مش هتيجي
Francoheyya mesh hateegi

Wee7na

Affirmative

We will come

Arabicإحنا هنيجي
With vowelsإِحْنا هنيجي
Francoe7na haneegi
Negative

We will not come

Arabicإحنا مش هنيجي
With vowelsإِحْنا مش هنيجي
Francoe7na mesh haneegi

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You will come

Arabicإنتو هتيجوا
With vowelsإِنْتو هتيجوا
Francoento hateegu
Negative

You will not come

Arabicإنتو مش هتيجوا
With vowelsإِنْتو مش هتيجوا
Francoento mesh hateegu

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They will come

Arabicهم هييجوا
With vowelsهُمَّ هييجوا
Francohomma hayeegu
Negative

They will not come

Arabicهم مش هييجوا
With vowelsهُمَّ مش هييجوا
Francohomma mesh hayeegu

Unprefixed forms

These forms occur inside larger expressions. Their English meaning depends on the surrounding sentence.

PersonAffirmative

Iana

Affirmative

I come

Arabicاجي
Francoaagi

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You come

Arabicتيجي
Francoteegi

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You come

Arabicتيجي
Francoteegi

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He comes

Arabicييجي
Francoyeegi

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She comes

Arabicتيجي
Francoteegi

Wee7na

Affirmative

We come

Arabicنيجي
Franconeegi

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You come

Arabicتيجوا
Francoteegu

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They come

Arabicييجوا
Francoyeegu

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