Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I nodded | 'ana niAistaacnaa niAist | أنا َ نـِعـِست |
| We nodded | 'ihna niAisnaiicHnaa niAisnaa | إحنا َ نـِعـِسنا |
| You(m) nodded | 'inta niAistiicnta niAist | إنت َ نـِعـِست |
| You(f) nodded | 'inti niAistiiicnti niAisty | إنت ِ نـِعـِستي |
| You(pl) nodded | 'intu niAistuiicntoo niAistoo | إنتوا نـِعـِستوا |
| He/it(m) nodded | huwa niAishuwa niAis | هـُو َ نـِعـِس |
| She/it(f) nodded | hiya niAsithiya niAsit | هـِي َ نـِعسـِت |
| They nodded | humma niAsuhumma niAsoo | هـُمّ َ نـِعسوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might nod | 'ana yimkin 'anAasaacnaa yimkin aacnAas | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنعـَس |
| We might nod | 'ihna yimkin ninAasiicHnaa yimkin ninAas | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنعـَس |
| You(m) might nod | 'inta yimkin tinAasiicnta yimkin tinAas | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنعـَس |
| You(f) might nod | 'inti yimkin tinAasiiicnti yimkin tinAasy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنعـَسي |
| You(pl) might nod | 'intu yimkin tinAasuiicntoo yimkin tinAasoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنعـَسوا |
| He/it(m) might nod | huwa yimkin yinAashuwa yimkin yinAas | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنعـَس |
| She/it(f) might nod | hiya yimkin tinAashiya yimkin tinAas | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنعـَس |
| They might nod | humma yimkin yinAasuhumma yimkin yinAasoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنعـَسوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I nod | 'ana banAasaacnaa banAas | أنا َ بـَنعـَس |
| We nod | 'ihna bininAasiicHnaa bininAas | إحنا َ بـِنـِنعـَس |
| You(m) nod | 'inta bitinAasiicnta bitinAas | إنت َ بـِتـِنعـَس |
| You(f) nod | 'inti bitinAasiiicnti bitinAasy | إنت ِ بـِتـِنعـَسي |
| You(pl) nod | 'intu bitinAasuiicntoo bitinAasoo | إنتوا بـِتـِنعـَسوا |
| He/it(m) nods | huwa biyinAashuwa biyinAas | هـُو َ بـِيـِنعـَس |
| She/it(f) nods | hiya bitinAashiya bitinAas | هـِي َ بـِتـِنعـَس |
| They nod | humma biyinAasuhumma biyinAasoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنعـَسوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will nod | 'ana hanAasaacnaa hanAas | أنا َ هـَنعـَس |
| We will nod | 'ihna haninAasiicHnaa haninAas | إحنا َ هـَنـِنعـَس |
| You(m) will nod | 'inta hatinAasiicnta hatinAas | إنت َ هـَتـِنعـَس |
| You(f) will nod | 'inti hatinAasiiicnti hatinAasy | إنت ِ هـَتـِنعـَسي |
| You(pl) will nod | 'intu hatinAasuiicntoo hatinAasoo | إنتوا هـَتـِنعـَسوا |
| He/it(m) will nod | huwa hayinAashuwa hayinAas | هـُو َ هـَيـِنعـَس |
| She/it(f) will nod | hiya hatinAashiya hatinAas | هـِي َ هـَتـِنعـَس |
| They will nod | humma hayinAasuhumma hayinAasoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنعـَسوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am nodding | 'ana naAsaenaacnaa naAsaen | أنا َ نـَعسا َن |
| I(f) am nodding | 'ana naAsaenaaacnaa naAsaenaö | أنا َ نـَعسا َنـَة |
| We are nodding | 'ihna naAsaneeniicHnaa naAsaenyn | إحنا َ نـَعسا َنين |
| You(m) are nodding | 'inta naAsaeniicnta naAsaen | إنت َ نـَعسا َن |
| You(f) are nodding | 'inti naAsaenaiicnti naAsaenaö | إنت ِ نـَعسا َنـَة |
| You(pl) are nodding | 'intu naAsaneeniicntoo naAsaenyn | إنتوا نـَعسا َنين |
| He/it(m) is nodding | huwa naAsaenhuwa naAsaen | هـُو َ نـَعسا َن |
| She/it(f) is nodding | hiya naAsaenahiya naAsaenaö | هـِي َ نـَعسا َنـَة |
| They are nodding | humma naAsaneenhumma naAsaenyn | هـُمّ َ نـَعسا َنين |
