Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I improved | 'ana 'itAadaltaacnaa iictAadalt | أنا َ إتعـَد َلت |
| We improved | 'ihna 'itAadalnaiicHnaa iictAadalnaa | إحنا َ إتعـَد َلنا |
| You(m) improved | 'inta 'itAadaltiicnta iictAadalt | إنت َ إتعـَد َلت |
| You(f) improved | 'inti 'itAadaltiiicnti iictAadalty | إنت ِ إتعـَد َلتي |
| You(pl) improved | 'intu 'itAadaltuiicntoo iictAadaltoo | إنتوا إتعـَد َلتوا |
| He/it(m) improved | huwa 'itAadalhuwa iictAadal | هـُو َ إتعـَد َل |
| She/it(f) improved | hiya 'itAadalithiya iictAadalit | هـِي َ إتعـَد َلـِت |
| They improved | humma 'itAadaluhumma iictAadaloo | هـُمّ َ إتعـَد َلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might improve | 'ana yimkin 'atAidilaacnaa yimkin aactAidil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتعـِد ِل |
| We might improve | 'ihna yimkin nitAidiliicHnaa yimkin nitAidil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتعـِد ِل |
| You(m) might improve | 'inta yimkin titAidiliicnta yimkin titAidil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتعـِد ِل |
| You(f) might improve | 'inti yimkin titAidliiicnti yimkin titAidly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتعـِدلي |
| You(pl) might improve | 'intu yimkin titAidluiicntoo yimkin titAidloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتعـِدلوا |
| He/it(m) might improve | huwa yimkin yitAidilhuwa yimkin yitAidil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتعـِد ِل |
| She/it(f) might improve | hiya yimkin titAidilhiya yimkin titAidil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتعـِد ِل |
| They might improve | humma yimkin yitAidluhumma yimkin yitAidloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتعـِدلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I improve | 'ana batAidilaacnaa batAidil | أنا َ بـَتعـِد ِل |
| We improve | 'ihna binitAidiliicHnaa binitAidil | إحنا َ بـِنـِتعـِد ِل |
| You(m) improve | 'inta bititAidiliicnta bititAidil | إنت َ بـِتـِتعـِد ِل |
| You(f) improve | 'inti bititAidliiicnti bititAidly | إنت ِ بـِتـِتعـِدلي |
| You(pl) improve | 'intu bititAidluiicntoo bititAidloo | إنتوا بـِتـِتعـِدلوا |
| He/it(m) improves | huwa biyitAidilhuwa biyitAidil | هـُو َ بـِيـِتعـِد ِل |
| She/it(f) improves | hiya bititAidilhiya bititAidil | هـِي َ بـِتـِتعـِد ِل |
| They improve | humma biyitAidluhumma biyitAidloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتعـِدلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will improve | 'ana hatAidilaacnaa hatAidil | أنا َ هـَتعـِد ِل |
| We will improve | 'ihna hanitAidiliicHnaa hanitAidil | إحنا َ هـَنـِتعـِد ِل |
| You(m) will improve | 'inta hatitAidiliicnta hatitAidil | إنت َ هـَتـِتعـِد ِل |
| You(f) will improve | 'inti hatitAidliiicnti hatitAidly | إنت ِ هـَتـِتعـِدلي |
| You(pl) will improve | 'intu hatitAidluiicntoo hatitAidloo | إنتوا هـَتـِتعـِدلوا |
| He/it(m) will improve | huwa hayitAidilhuwa hayitAidil | هـُو َ هـَيـِتعـِد ِل |
| She/it(f) will improve | hiya hatitAidilhiya hatitAidil | هـِي َ هـَتـِتعـِد ِل |
| They will improve | humma hayitAidluhumma hayitAidloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتعـِدلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) improve! | 'itAidiliictAidil | إتعـِد ِل |
| You(f) improve! | 'itAidiliiictAidily | إتعـِد ِلي |
| You(pl) improve! | 'itAidiluiictAidiloo | إتعـِد ِلوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is improved | huwa mitAadalhuwa mitAadal | هـُو َ مـِتعـَد َل |
| She/it(f) is improved | hiya mitAadalahiya mitAadalaö | هـِي َ مـِتعـَد َلـَة |
| They are improved | humma mitAadaleenhumma mitAadalyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتعـَد َلين |
