Verb details

Word:	beginbegin
Meaning:	'ibtadaiicbtadY	إبتـَدى

Perfect

for actions that happened in the past

English	Egyptian
I began	'ana 'ibtadeetaacnaa iicbtadyt	أنا َ إبتـَديت
We began	'ihna 'ibtadeenaiicHnaa iicbtadynaa	إحنا َ إبتـَدينا
You(m) began	'inta 'ibtadeetiicnta iicbtadyt	إنت َ إبتـَديت
You(f) began	'inti 'ibtadeetiiicnti iicbtadyty	إنت ِ إبتـَديتي
You(pl) began	'intu 'ibtadeetuiicntoo iicbtadytoo	إنتوا إبتـَديتوا
He/it(m) began	huwa 'ibtadahuwa iicbtadY	هـُو َ إبتـَدى
She/it(f) began	hiya 'ibtadyithiya iicbtadyit	هـِي َ إبتـَديـِت
They began	humma 'ibtaduhumma iicbtadoo	هـُمّ َ إبتـَدوا

Imperfect

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

English	Egyptian
I might begin	'ana yimkin 'abtidiaacnaa yimkin aacbtidy	أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبتـِدي
We might begin	'ihna yimkin nibtidiiicHnaa yimkin nibtidy	إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِبتـِدي
You(m) might begin	'inta yimkin tibtidiiicnta yimkin tibtidy	إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِبتـِدي
You(f) might begin	'inti yimkin tibtidiiicnti yimkin tibtidy	إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِبتـِدي
You(pl) might begin	'intu yimkin tibtiduiicntoo yimkin tibtidoo	إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِبتـِدوا
He/it(m) might begin	huwa yimkin yibtidihuwa yimkin yibtidy	هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِبتـِدي
She/it(f) might begin	hiya yimkin tibtidihiya yimkin tibtidy	هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِبتـِدي
They might begin	humma yimkin yibtiduhumma yimkin yibtidoo	هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِبتـِدوا

Bi-Imperfect

for actions happening now and habitual actions

English	Egyptian
I begin	'ana babtidiaacnaa babtidy	أنا َ بـَبتـِدي
We begin	'ihna binibtidiiicHnaa binibtidy	إحنا َ بـِنـِبتـِدي
You(m) begin	'inta bitibtidiiicnta bitibtidy	إنت َ بـِتـِبتـِدي
You(f) begin	'inti bitibtidiiicnti bitibtidy	إنت ِ بـِتـِبتـِدي
You(pl) begin	'intu bitibtiduiicntoo bitibtidoo	إنتوا بـِتـِبتـِدوا
He/it(m) begins	huwa biyibtidihuwa biyibtidy	هـُو َ بـِيـِبتـِدي
She/it(f) begins	hiya bitibtidihiya bitibtidy	هـِي َ بـِتـِبتـِدي
They begin	humma biyibtiduhumma biyibtidoo	هـُمّ َ بـِيـِبتـِدوا

Ha-Imperfect

for actions that will happen in the future

English	Egyptian
I will begin	'ana habtidiaacnaa habtidy	أنا َ هـَبتـِدي
We will begin	'ihna hanibtidiiicHnaa hanibtidy	إحنا َ هـَنـِبتـِدي
You(m) will begin	'inta hatibtidiiicnta hatibtidy	إنت َ هـَتـِبتـِدي
You(f) will begin	'inti hatibtidiiicnti hatibtidy	إنت ِ هـَتـِبتـِدي
You(pl) will begin	'intu hatibtiduiicntoo hatibtidoo	إنتوا هـَتـِبتـِدوا
He/it(m) will begin	huwa hayibtidihuwa hayibtidy	هـُو َ هـَيـِبتـِدي
She/it(f) will begin	hiya hatibtidihiya hatibtidy	هـِي َ هـَتـِبتـِدي
They will begin	humma hayibtiduhumma hayibtidoo	هـُمّ َ هـَيـِبتـِدوا

Imperative

telling somebody to do something

English	Egyptian
You(m) begin!	'ibtidiiicbtidy	إبتـِدي
You(f) begin!	'ibtidiiicbtidy	إبتـِدي
You(pl) begin!	'ibtiduiicbtidoo	إبتـِدوا

Passive Participle

when something has been acted upon

English	Egyptian
He/it(m) is begun	huwa mibtidihuwa mibtidy	هـُو َ مـِبتـِدي
She/it(f) is begun	hiya mibtidyahiya mibtidyaö	هـِي َ مـِبتـِديـَة
They are begun	humma mibtidyeenhumma mibtidyyn	هـُمّ َ مـِبتـِديين