Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I took | 'ana noomtaacnaa nwmt | أنا َ نومت |
| We took | 'ihna noomnaiicHnaa nwmnaa | إحنا َ نومنا |
| You(m) took | 'inta noomtiicnta nwmt | إنت َ نومت |
| You(f) took | 'inti noomtiiicnti nwmty | إنت ِ نومتي |
| You(pl) took | 'intu noomtuiicntoo nwmtoo | إنتوا نومتوا |
| He/it(m) took | huwa naemhuwa naem | هـُو َ نا َم |
| She/it(f) took | hiya naemithiya naemit | هـِي َ نا َمـِت |
| They took | humma namuhumma naemoo | هـُمّ َ نا َموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might take | 'ana yimkin 'anaemaacnaa yimkin aacnaem | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنا َم |
| We might take | 'ihna yimkin ninaemiicHnaa yimkin ninaem | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنا َم |
| You(m) might take | 'inta yimkin tinaemiicnta yimkin tinaem | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنا َم |
| You(f) might take | 'inti yimkin tinaemiiicnti yimkin tinaemy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنا َمي |
| You(pl) might take | 'intu yimkin tinamuiicntoo yimkin tinaemoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنا َموا |
| He/it(m) might take | huwa yimkin yinaemhuwa yimkin yinaem | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنا َم |
| She/it(f) might take | hiya yimkin tinaemhiya yimkin tinaem | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنا َم |
| They might take | humma yimkin yinamuhumma yimkin yinaemoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنا َموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I take | 'ana banaemaacnaa banaem | أنا َ بـَنا َم |
| We take | 'ihna binnaemiicHnaa binnaem | إحنا َ بـِنّا َم |
| You(m) take | 'inta bitnaemiicnta bitnaem | إنت َ بـِتنا َم |
| You(f) take | 'inti bitnaemiiicnti bitnaemy | إنت ِ بـِتنا َمي |
| You(pl) take | 'intu bitnamuiicntoo bitnaemoo | إنتوا بـِتنا َموا |
| He/it(m) takes | huwa biyinaemhuwa biyinaem | هـُو َ بـِيـِنا َم |
| She/it(f) takes | hiya bitnaemhiya bitnaem | هـِي َ بـِتنا َم |
| They take | humma biyinamuhumma biyinaemoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنا َموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will take | 'ana hanaemaacnaa hanaem | أنا َ هـَنا َم |
| We will take | 'ihna hannaemiicHnaa hannaem | إحنا َ هـَنّا َم |
| You(m) will take | 'inta hatnaemiicnta hatnaem | إنت َ هـَتنا َم |
| You(f) will take | 'inti hatnaemiiicnti hatnaemy | إنت ِ هـَتنا َمي |
| You(pl) will take | 'intu hatnamuiicntoo hatnaemoo | إنتوا هـَتنا َموا |
| He/it(m) will take | huwa hayinaemhuwa hayinaem | هـُو َ هـَيـِنا َم |
| She/it(f) will take | hiya hatnaemhiya hatnaem | هـِي َ هـَتنا َم |
| They will take | humma hayinamuhumma hayinaemoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنا َموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) take! | naemnaem | نا َم |
| You(f) take! | naeminaemy | نا َمي |
| You(pl) take! | namunaemoo | نا َموا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am taking | 'ana naeyimaacnaa naeyim | أنا َ نا َيـِم |
| I(f) am taking | 'ana naeyimaaacnaa naeyimaö | أنا َ نا َيـِمـَة |
| We are taking | 'ihna naeyimeeniicHnaa naeyimyn | إحنا َ نا َيـِمين |
| You(m) are taking | 'inta naeyimiicnta naeyim | إنت َ نا َيـِم |
| You(f) are taking | 'inti naeyimaiicnti naeyimaö | إنت ِ نا َيـِمـَة |
| You(pl) are taking | 'intu naeyimeeniicntoo naeyimyn | إنتوا نا َيـِمين |
| He/it(m) is taking | huwa naeyimhuwa naeyim | هـُو َ نا َيـِم |
| She/it(f) is taking | hiya naeyimahiya naeyimaö | هـِي َ نا َيـِمـَة |
| They are taking | humma naeyimeenhumma naeyimyn | هـُمّ َ نا َيـِمين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mitnaemhuwa mitnaem | هـُو َ مـِتنا َم |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mitnaemahiya mitnaemaö | هـِي َ مـِتنا َمـَة |
| They are | humma mitnameenhumma mitnaemyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتنا َمين |
