Stative (Old Perfective)
It is a form derived from verbs to express condition and state. As a narrative form, it can be transcribed in active or passive voice. It is called the old perfective or pseudo-participle or stative. It is the only surviving relic in Egyptian of the Semitic finite verb. The old Perfective has a special form of suffix conjugation. It has a special ending of its own in gender and number. This will be best made clear by the following paradigm.
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Singular
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Plural
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sDm.kwi
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sDm.wyn
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First person
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sDm.ti
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sDm.tiwny
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Second person
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sDm.w
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sDm.w
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Third person (mas.)
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sDm.ti
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sDm.ti
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Third person (fem.)
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The time position indicated by the Old Perfective depends on the context, but in its narrative sense, it is used as a reference to the past. The Old Perfective is derived from transitive verbs with passive meanings with the exception of verbs rx, rdi, and iri. However, the Old Perfective is derived from some transitive verbs and is translated in active form.
Sm.kwi r pr.i
I went down to my house.
hAb.kwi r kmt
I was sent to Egypt.