Egyptian Arabic verb

aghayyar

change

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

Pronunciation

Past

Affirmative and negative forms for completed actions.

PersonAffirmativeNegative

Iana

Affirmative

I changed

Arabicأنا غيرت
With vowelsأَنا غَيَّرْت
Francoana ghayyart
Negative

I did not change

Arabicأنا ماغيرتش
With vowelsأَنا ماغَيَّرْتش
Francoana maghayyartish

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You changed

Arabicإنت غيرت
With vowelsإِنْتَ غَيَّرْت
Francoenta ghayyart
Negative

You did not change

Arabicإنت ماغيرتش
With vowelsإِنْتَ ماغَيَّرْتش
Francoenta maghayyartish

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You changed

Arabicإنتي غيرتي
With vowelsإِنْتي غَيَّرْتي
Francoenti ghayyarti
Negative

You did not change

Arabicإنتي ماغيرتيش
With vowelsإِنْتي ماغَيَّرْتيش
Francoenti maghayyartiish

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He changed

Arabicهو غير
With vowelsهُوَّ غَيَّر
Francohowwa ghayyar
Negative

He did not change

Arabicهو ماغيرش
With vowelsهُوَّ ماغَيَّرش
Francohowwa maghayyarsh

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She changed

Arabicهي غيرت
With vowelsهِيَّ غَيَّرِت
Francoheyya ghayyaret
Negative

She did not change

Arabicهي ماغيرتش
With vowelsهِيَّ ماغَيَّرِتش
Francoheyya maghayyaretsh

Wee7na

Affirmative

We changed

Arabicإحنا غيرنا
With vowelsإِحْنا غَيَّرْنا
Francoe7na ghayyarna
Negative

We did not change

Arabicإحنا ماغيرناش
With vowelsإِحْنا ماغَيَّرْناش
Francoe7na maghayyarnaash

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You changed

Arabicإنتو غيرتوا
With vowelsإِنْتو غَيَّرْتوا
Francoento ghayyarto
Negative

You did not change

Arabicإنتو ماغيرتوش
With vowelsإِنْتو ماغَيَّرْتوش
Francoento maghayyartoosh

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They changed

Arabicهم غيروا
With vowelsهُمَّ غَيَّروا
Francohomma ghayyaro
Negative

They did not change

Arabicهم ماغيروش
With vowelsهُمَّ ماغَيَّروش
Francohomma maghayyaroosh

Present

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

PersonAffirmativeNegative

Iana

Affirmative

I change

Arabicأنا بغير
With vowelsأَنا بَغَيَّر
Francoana baghayyar
Negative

I do not change

Arabicأنا مابغيرش
With vowelsأَنا مابَغَيَّرش
Francoana mabaghayyarsh

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You change

Arabicإنت بتغير
With vowelsإِنْتَ بِتِغَيَّر
Francoenta beteghayyar
Negative

You do not change

Arabicإنت مابتغيرش
With vowelsإِنْتَ مابِتِغَيَّرش
Francoenta mabeteghayyarsh

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You change

Arabicإنتي بتغيري
With vowelsإِنْتي بِتِغَيَّري
Francoenti beteghayyari
Negative

You do not change

Arabicإنتي مابتغيريش
With vowelsإِنْتي مابِتِغَيَّريش
Francoenti mabeteghayyariish

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He changes

Arabicهو بيغير
With vowelsهُوَّ بِيِغَيَّر
Francohowwa beyeghayyar
Negative

He does not change

Arabicهو مابيغيرش
With vowelsهُوَّ مابِيِغَيَّرش
Francohowwa mabeyeghayyarsh

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She changes

Arabicهي بتغير
With vowelsهِيَّ بِتِغَيَّر
Francoheyya beteghayyar
Negative

She does not change

Arabicهي مابتغيرش
With vowelsهِيَّ مابِتِغَيَّرش
Francoheyya mabeteghayyarsh

Wee7na

Affirmative

We change

Arabicإحنا بنغير
With vowelsإِحْنا بِنِغَيَّر
Francoe7na beneghayyar
Negative

We do not change

Arabicإحنا مابنغيرش
With vowelsإِحْنا مابِنِغَيَّرش
Francoe7na mabeneghayyarsh

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You change

Arabicإنتو بتغيروا
With vowelsإِنْتو بِتِغَيَّروا
Francoento beteghayyaro
Negative

You do not change

Arabicإنتو مابتغيروش
With vowelsإِنْتو مابِتِغَيَّروش
Francoento mabeteghayyaroosh

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They change

Arabicهم بيغيروا
With vowelsهُمَّ بِيِغَيَّروا
Francohomma beyeghayyaro
Negative

They do not change

Arabicهم مابيغيروش
With vowelsهُمَّ مابِيِغَيَّروش
Francohomma mabeyeghayyaroosh

Future

Affirmative and negative forms for future actions.

PersonAffirmativeNegative

Iana

Affirmative

I will change

Arabicأنا هغير
With vowelsأَنا هَغَيَّر
Francoana haghayyar
Negative

I will not change

Arabicأنا مش هغير
With vowelsأَنا مِش هَغَيَّر
Francoana mesh haghayyar

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You will change

Arabicإنت هتغير
With vowelsإِنْتَ هَتِغَيَّر
Francoenta hateghayyar
Negative

You will not change

Arabicإنت مش هتغير
With vowelsإِنْتَ مِش هَتِغَيَّر
Francoenta mesh hateghayyar

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You will change

Arabicإنتي هتغيري
With vowelsإِنْتي هَتِغَيَّري
Francoenti hateghayyari
Negative

You will not change

Arabicإنتي مش هتغيري
With vowelsإِنْتي مِش هَتِغَيَّري
Francoenti mesh hateghayyari

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He will change

Arabicهو هيغير
With vowelsهُوَّ هَيِغَيَّر
Francohowwa hayeghayyar
Negative

He will not change

Arabicهو مش هيغير
With vowelsهُوَّ مِش هَيِغَيَّر
Francohowwa mesh hayeghayyar

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She will change

Arabicهي هتغير
With vowelsهِيَّ هَتِغَيَّر
Francoheyya hateghayyar
Negative

She will not change

Arabicهي مش هتغير
With vowelsهِيَّ مِش هَتِغَيَّر
Francoheyya mesh hateghayyar

Wee7na

Affirmative

We will change

Arabicإحنا هنغير
With vowelsإِحْنا هَنِغَيَّر
Francoe7na haneghayyar
Negative

We will not change

Arabicإحنا مش هنغير
With vowelsإِحْنا مِش هَنِغَيَّر
Francoe7na mesh haneghayyar

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You will change

Arabicإنتو هتغيروا
With vowelsإِنْتو هَتِغَيَّروا
Francoento hateghayyaro
Negative

You will not change

Arabicإنتو مش هتغيروا
With vowelsإِنْتو مِش هَتِغَيَّروا
Francoento mesh hateghayyaro

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They will change

Arabicهم هيغيروا
With vowelsهُمَّ هَيِغَيَّروا
Francohomma hayeghayyaro
Negative

They will not change

Arabicهم مش هيغيروا
With vowelsهُمَّ مِش هَيِغَيَّروا
Francohomma mesh hayeghayyaro

Unprefixed forms

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

PersonAffirmative

Iana

Affirmative

I change

Arabicأغير
With vowelsأَغَيَّر
Francoaghayyar

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You change

Arabicتغير
With vowelsتِغَيَّر
Francoteghayyar

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You change

Arabicتغيري
With vowelsتِغَيَّري
Francoteghayyari

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He changes

Arabicيغير
With vowelsيِغَيَّر
Francoyeghayyar

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She changes

Arabicتغير
With vowelsتِغَيَّر
Francoteghayyar

Wee7na

Affirmative

We change

Arabicنغير
With vowelsنِغَيَّر
Franconeghayyar

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You change

Arabicتغيروا
With vowelsتِغَيَّروا
Francoteghayyaro

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They change

Arabicيغيروا
With vowelsيِغَيَّروا
Francoyeghayyaro

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