Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I meant | 'ana 'asadtaacnaa qaSadt | أنا َ قـَصـَدت |
| We meant | 'ihna 'asadnaiicHnaa qaSadnaa | إحنا َ قـَصـَدنا |
| You(m) meant | 'inta 'asadtiicnta qaSadt | إنت َ قـَصـَدت |
| You(f) meant | 'inti 'asadtiiicnti qaSadty | إنت ِ قـَصـَدتي |
| You(pl) meant | 'intu 'asadtuiicntoo qaSadtoo | إنتوا قـَصـَدتوا |
| He/it(m) meant | huwa 'asadhuwa qaSad | هـُو َ قـَصـَد |
| She/it(f) meant | hiya 'asadithiya qaSadit | هـِي َ قـَصـَد ِت |
| They meant | humma 'asaduhumma qaSadoo | هـُمّ َ قـَصـَدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might mean | 'ana yimkin 'a'sudaacnaa yimkin aacqSud | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقصـُد |
| We might mean | 'ihna yimkin nu'sudiicHnaa yimkin nuqSud | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُقصـُد |
| You(m) might mean | 'inta yimkin tu'sudiicnta yimkin tuqSud | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُقصـُد |
| You(f) might mean | 'inti yimkin tu'sudiiicnti yimkin tuqSudy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُقصـُدي |
| You(pl) might mean | 'intu yimkin tu'suduiicntoo yimkin tuqSudoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُقصـُدوا |
| He/it(m) might mean | huwa yimkin yu'sudhuwa yimkin yuqSud | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُقصـُد |
| She/it(f) might mean | hiya yimkin tu'sudhiya yimkin tuqSud | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُقصـُد |
| They might mean | humma yimkin yu'suduhumma yimkin yuqSudoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُقصـُدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I mean | 'ana ba'sudaacnaa baqSud | أنا َ بـَقصـُد |
| We mean | 'ihna binu'sudiicHnaa binuqSud | إحنا َ بـِنـُقصـُد |
| You(m) mean | 'inta bitu'sudiicnta bituqSud | إنت َ بـِتـُقصـُد |
| You(f) mean | 'inti bitu'sudiiicnti bituqSudy | إنت ِ بـِتـُقصـُدي |
| You(pl) mean | 'intu bitu'suduiicntoo bituqSudoo | إنتوا بـِتـُقصـُدوا |
| He/it(m) means | huwa biyu'sudhuwa biyuqSud | هـُو َ بـِيـُقصـُد |
| She/it(f) means | hiya bitu'sudhiya bituqSud | هـِي َ بـِتـُقصـُد |
| They mean | humma biyu'suduhumma biyuqSudoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُقصـُدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will mean | 'ana ha'sudaacnaa haqSud | أنا َ هـَقصـُد |
| We will mean | 'ihna hanu'sudiicHnaa hanuqSud | إحنا َ هـَنـُقصـُد |
| You(m) will mean | 'inta hatu'sudiicnta hatuqSud | إنت َ هـَتـُقصـُد |
| You(f) will mean | 'inti hatu'sudiiicnti hatuqSudy | إنت ِ هـَتـُقصـُدي |
| You(pl) will mean | 'intu hatu'suduiicntoo hatuqSudoo | إنتوا هـَتـُقصـُدوا |
| He/it(m) will mean | huwa hayu'sudhuwa hayuqSud | هـُو َ هـَيـُقصـُد |
| She/it(f) will mean | hiya hatu'sudhiya hatuqSud | هـِي َ هـَتـُقصـُد |
| They will mean | humma hayu'suduhumma hayuqSudoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُقصـُدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) mean! | 'u'suduucqSud | أ ُقصـُد |
| You(f) mean! | 'u'sudiuucqSudy | أ ُقصـُدي |
| You(pl) mean! | 'u'suduuucqSudoo | أ ُقصـُدوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am meaning | 'ana 'aasidaacnaa qaaSid | أنا َ قا َصـِد |
| I(f) am meaning | 'ana 'aasidaaacnaa qaaSidaö | أنا َ قا َصـِد َة |
| We are meaning | 'ihna 'aasideeniicHnaa qaaSidyn | إحنا َ قا َصـِدين |
| You(m) are meaning | 'inta 'aasidiicnta qaaSid | إنت َ قا َصـِد |
| You(f) are meaning | 'inti 'aasidaiicnti qaaSidaö | إنت ِ قا َصـِد َة |
| You(pl) are meaning | 'intu 'aasideeniicntoo qaaSidyn | إنتوا قا َصـِدين |
| He/it(m) is meaning | huwa 'aasidhuwa qaaSid | هـُو َ قا َصـِد |
| She/it(f) is meaning | hiya 'aasidahiya qaaSidaö | هـِي َ قا َصـِد َة |
| They are meaning | humma 'aasideenhumma qaaSidyn | هـُمّ َ قا َصـِدين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is meant | huwa ma'soodhuwa maqSwd | هـُو َ مـَقصود |
| She/it(f) is meant | hiya ma'soodahiya maqSwdaö | هـِي َ مـَقصود َة |
| They are meant | humma ma'soodeenhumma maqSwdyn | هـُمّ َ مـَقصودين |
