Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I let | 'ana chayyibtaacnaa Kayyibt | أنا َ خـَييـِبت |
| We let | 'ihna chayyibnaiicHnaa Kayyibnaa | إحنا َ خـَييـِبنا |
| You(m) let | 'inta chayyibtiicnta Kayyibt | إنت َ خـَييـِبت |
| You(f) let | 'inti chayyibtiiicnti Kayyibty | إنت ِ خـَييـِبتي |
| You(pl) let | 'intu chayyibtuiicntoo Kayyibtoo | إنتوا خـَييـِبتوا |
| He/it(m) let | huwa chayyibhuwa Kayyib | هـُو َ خـَييـِب |
| She/it(f) let | hiya chayyibithiya Kayyibit | هـِي َ خـَييـِبـِت |
| They let | humma chayyibuhumma Kayyiboo | هـُمّ َ خـَييـِبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might let | 'ana yimkin 'achayyibaacnaa yimkin aacKayyib | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخـَييـِب |
| We might let | 'ihna yimkin nichayyibiicHnaa yimkin niKayyib | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِخـَييـِب |
| You(m) might let | 'inta yimkin tichayyibiicnta yimkin tiKayyib | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَييـِب |
| You(f) might let | 'inti yimkin tichayyibiiicnti yimkin tiKayyiby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَييـِبي |
| You(pl) might let | 'intu yimkin tichayyibuiicntoo yimkin tiKayyiboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِخـَييـِبوا |
| He/it(m) might let | huwa yimkin yichayyibhuwa yimkin yiKayyib | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـَييـِب |
| She/it(f) might let | hiya yimkin tichayyibhiya yimkin tiKayyib | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَييـِب |
| They might let | humma yimkin yichayyibuhumma yimkin yiKayyiboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـَييـِبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I let | 'ana bachayyibaacnaa baKayyib | أنا َ بـَخـَييـِب |
| We let | 'ihna binchayyibiicHnaa binKayyib | إحنا َ بـِنخـَييـِب |
| You(m) let | 'inta bitchayyibiicnta bitKayyib | إنت َ بـِتخـَييـِب |
| You(f) let | 'inti bitchayyibiiicnti bitKayyiby | إنت ِ بـِتخـَييـِبي |
| You(pl) let | 'intu bitchayyibuiicntoo bitKayyiboo | إنتوا بـِتخـَييـِبوا |
| He/it(m) lets | huwa biyichayyibhuwa biyiKayyib | هـُو َ بـِيـِخـَييـِب |
| She/it(f) lets | hiya bitchayyibhiya bitKayyib | هـِي َ بـِتخـَييـِب |
| They let | humma biyichayyibuhumma biyiKayyiboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِخـَييـِبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will let | 'ana hachayyibaacnaa haKayyib | أنا َ هـَخـَييـِب |
| We will let | 'ihna hanchayyibiicHnaa hanKayyib | إحنا َ هـَنخـَييـِب |
| You(m) will let | 'inta hatchayyibiicnta hatKayyib | إنت َ هـَتخـَييـِب |
| You(f) will let | 'inti hatchayyibiiicnti hatKayyiby | إنت ِ هـَتخـَييـِبي |
| You(pl) will let | 'intu hatchayyibuiicntoo hatKayyiboo | إنتوا هـَتخـَييـِبوا |
| He/it(m) will let | huwa hayichayyibhuwa hayiKayyib | هـُو َ هـَيـِخـَييـِب |
| She/it(f) will let | hiya hatchayyibhiya hatKayyib | هـِي َ هـَتخـَييـِب |
| They will let | humma hayichayyibuhumma hayiKayyiboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِخـَييـِبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) let! | chayyibKayyib | خـَييـِب |
| You(f) let! | chayyibiKayyiby | خـَييـِبي |
| You(pl) let! | chayyibuKayyiboo | خـَييـِبوا |
