Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I indicated | 'ana dalleetaacnaa dallyt | أنا َ د َلّيت |
| We indicated | 'ihna dalleenaiicHnaa dallynaa | إحنا َ د َلّينا |
| You(m) indicated | 'inta dalleetiicnta dallyt | إنت َ د َلّيت |
| You(f) indicated | 'inti dalleetiiicnti dallyty | إنت ِ د َلّيتي |
| You(pl) indicated | 'intu dalleetuiicntoo dallytoo | إنتوا د َلّيتوا |
| He/it(m) indicated | huwa dallhuwa dall | هـُو َ د َلّ |
| She/it(f) indicated | hiya dallithiya dallit | هـِي َ د َلّـِت |
| They indicated | humma dalluhumma dalloo | هـُمّ َ د َلّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might indicate | 'ana yimkin 'adillaacnaa yimkin aacdill | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أد ِلّ |
| We might indicate | 'ihna yimkin nidilliicHnaa yimkin nidill | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِد ِلّ |
| You(m) might indicate | 'inta yimkin tidilliicnta yimkin tidill | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِد ِلّ |
| You(f) might indicate | 'inti yimkin tidilliiicnti yimkin tidilly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِد ِلّي |
| You(pl) might indicate | 'intu yimkin tidilluiicntoo yimkin tidilloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِد ِلّوا |
| He/it(m) might indicate | huwa yimkin yidillhuwa yimkin yidill | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِد ِلّ |
| She/it(f) might indicate | hiya yimkin tidillhiya yimkin tidill | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِد ِلّ |
| They might indicate | humma yimkin yidilluhumma yimkin yidilloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِد ِلّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I indicate | 'ana badillaacnaa badill | أنا َ بـَد ِلّ |
| We indicate | 'ihna bindilliicHnaa bindill | إحنا َ بـِند ِلّ |
| You(m) indicate | 'inta bitdilliicnta bitdill | إنت َ بـِتد ِلّ |
| You(f) indicate | 'inti bitdilliiicnti bitdilly | إنت ِ بـِتد ِلّي |
| You(pl) indicate | 'intu bitdilluiicntoo bitdilloo | إنتوا بـِتد ِلّوا |
| He/it(m) indicates | huwa biyidillhuwa biyidill | هـُو َ بـِيـِد ِلّ |
| She/it(f) indicates | hiya bitdillhiya bitdill | هـِي َ بـِتد ِلّ |
| They indicate | humma biyidilluhumma biyidilloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِد ِلّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will indicate | 'ana hadillaacnaa hadill | أنا َ هـَد ِلّ |
| We will indicate | 'ihna handilliicHnaa handill | إحنا َ هـَند ِلّ |
| You(m) will indicate | 'inta hatdilliicnta hatdill | إنت َ هـَتد ِلّ |
| You(f) will indicate | 'inti hatdilliiicnti hatdilly | إنت ِ هـَتد ِلّي |
| You(pl) will indicate | 'intu hatdilluiicntoo hatdilloo | إنتوا هـَتد ِلّوا |
| He/it(m) will indicate | huwa hayidillhuwa hayidill | هـُو َ هـَيـِد ِلّ |
| She/it(f) will indicate | hiya hatdillhiya hatdill | هـِي َ هـَتد ِلّ |
| They will indicate | humma hayidilluhumma hayidilloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِد ِلّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) indicate! | dilldill | د ِلّ |
| You(f) indicate! | dillidilly | د ِلّي |
| You(pl) indicate! | dilludilloo | د ِلّوا |
