Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana deeAtaacnaa DyAt | أنا َ ضيعت |
| We was | 'ihna deeAnaiicHnaa DyAnaa | إحنا َ ضيعنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta deeAtiicnta DyAt | إنت َ ضيعت |
| You(f) was | 'inti deeAtiiicnti DyAty | إنت ِ ضيعتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu deeAtuiicntoo DyAtoo | إنتوا ضيعتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa daaAhuwa DaaA | هـُو َ ضا َع |
| She/it(f) was | hiya daaAithiya DaaAit | هـِي َ ضا َعـِت |
| They was | humma daAuhumma DaaAoo | هـُمّ َ ضا َعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'adeeAaacnaa yimkin aacDyA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أضيع |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nideeAiicHnaa yimkin niDyA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِضيع |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tideeAiicnta yimkin tiDyA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِضيع |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tideeAiiicnti yimkin tiDyAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِضيعي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tideeAuiicntoo yimkin tiDyAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِضيعوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yideeAhuwa yimkin yiDyA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِضيع |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tideeAhiya yimkin tiDyA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِضيع |
| They might be | humma yimkin yideeAuhumma yimkin yiDyAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِضيعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana badeeAaacnaa baDyA | أنا َ بـَضيع |
| We be | 'ihna bindeeAiicHnaa binDyA | إحنا َ بـِنضيع |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitdeeAiicnta bitDyA | إنت َ بـِتضيع |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitdeeAiiicnti bitDyAy | إنت ِ بـِتضيعي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitdeeAuiicntoo bitDyAoo | إنتوا بـِتضيعوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyideeAhuwa biyiDyA | هـُو َ بـِيـِضيع |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitdeeAhiya bitDyA | هـِي َ بـِتضيع |
| They be | humma biyideeAuhumma biyiDyAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِضيعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hadeeAaacnaa haDyA | أنا َ هـَضيع |
| We will be | 'ihna handeeAiicHnaa hanDyA | إحنا َ هـَنضيع |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatdeeAiicnta hatDyA | إنت َ هـَتضيع |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatdeeAiiicnti hatDyAy | إنت ِ هـَتضيعي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatdeeAuiicntoo hatDyAoo | إنتوا هـَتضيعوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayideeAhuwa hayiDyA | هـُو َ هـَيـِضيع |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatdeeAhiya hatDyA | هـِي َ هـَتضيع |
| They will be | humma hayideeAuhumma hayiDyAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِضيعوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am bing | 'ana daayiAaacnaa DaayiA | أنا َ ضا َيـِع |
| I(f) am bing | 'ana daayiAaaacnaa DaayiAaö | أنا َ ضا َيـِعـَة |
| We are bing | 'ihna daayiAeeniicHnaa DaayiAyn | إحنا َ ضا َيـِعين |
| You(m) are bing | 'inta daayiAiicnta DaayiA | إنت َ ضا َيـِع |
| You(f) are bing | 'inti daayiAaiicnti DaayiAaö | إنت ِ ضا َيـِعـَة |
| You(pl) are bing | 'intu daayiAeeniicntoo DaayiAyn | إنتوا ضا َيـِعين |
| He/it(m) is bing | huwa daayiAhuwa DaayiA | هـُو َ ضا َيـِع |
| She/it(f) is bing | hiya daayiAahiya DaayiAaö | هـِي َ ضا َيـِعـَة |
| They are bing | humma daayiAeenhumma DaayiAyn | هـُمّ َ ضا َيـِعين |
