Arabic – Egyptian Dialect
Past Tense Form
Learn how to change the verb form for past tense usage, then put these rules to use in the practice below!
| Number of consonants | Rule | EX | Past form |
| 3
|
remove y
reverse the vowels (a<->e) |
y3mel | 3mal |
| 3 (vowel in middle) | same as above & change vowel to a | yshuf | shaf |
| 4+ | replace y with a
(exception ysafer -> safer) |
yshtaghal | ashtaghal |
| 4+ (ends w/ a ي) | replace y with a
replace ي (i) with a |
yshteri | ashtera |
Practice turning regular verbs into the past tense form (not conjugating yet!)
