Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I lit | 'ana nawwartaacnaa nawwart | أنا َ نـَوّ َرت |
| We lit | 'ihna nawwarnaiicHnaa nawwarnaa | إحنا َ نـَوّ َرنا |
| You(m) lit | 'inta nawwartiicnta nawwart | إنت َ نـَوّ َرت |
| You(f) lit | 'inti nawwartiiicnti nawwarty | إنت ِ نـَوّ َرتي |
| You(pl) lit | 'intu nawwartuiicntoo nawwartoo | إنتوا نـَوّ َرتوا |
| He/it(m) lit | huwa nawwarhuwa nawwar | هـُو َ نـَوّ َر |
| She/it(f) lit | hiya nawwarithiya nawwarit | هـِي َ نـَوّ َر ِت |
| They lit | humma nawwaruhumma nawwaroo | هـُمّ َ نـَوّ َروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might light | 'ana yimkin 'anawwaraacnaa yimkin aacnawwar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنـَوّ َر |
| We might light | 'ihna yimkin ninawwariicHnaa yimkin ninawwar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنـَوّ َر |
| You(m) might light | 'inta yimkin tinawwariicnta yimkin tinawwar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنـَوّ َر |
| You(f) might light | 'inti yimkin tinawwariiicnti yimkin tinawwary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنـَوّ َري |
| You(pl) might light | 'intu yimkin tinawwaruiicntoo yimkin tinawwaroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنـَوّ َروا |
| He/it(m) might light | huwa yimkin yinawwarhuwa yimkin yinawwar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنـَوّ َر |
| She/it(f) might light | hiya yimkin tinawwarhiya yimkin tinawwar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنـَوّ َر |
| They might light | humma yimkin yinawwaruhumma yimkin yinawwaroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنـَوّ َروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I light | 'ana banawwaraacnaa banawwar | أنا َ بـَنـَوّ َر |
| We light | 'ihna bininawwariicHnaa bininawwar | إحنا َ بـِنـِنـَوّ َر |
| You(m) light | 'inta bitinawwariicnta bitinawwar | إنت َ بـِتـِنـَوّ َر |
| You(f) light | 'inti bitinawwariiicnti bitinawwary | إنت ِ بـِتـِنـَوّ َري |
| You(pl) light | 'intu bitinawwaruiicntoo bitinawwaroo | إنتوا بـِتـِنـَوّ َروا |
| He/it(m) lights | huwa biyinawwarhuwa biyinawwar | هـُو َ بـِيـِنـَوّ َر |
| She/it(f) lights | hiya bitinawwarhiya bitinawwar | هـِي َ بـِتـِنـَوّ َر |
| They light | humma biyinawwaruhumma biyinawwaroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنـَوّ َروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will light | 'ana hanawwaraacnaa hanawwar | أنا َ هـَنـَوّ َر |
| We will light | 'ihna haninawwariicHnaa haninawwar | إحنا َ هـَنـِنـَوّ َر |
| You(m) will light | 'inta hatinawwariicnta hatinawwar | إنت َ هـَتـِنـَوّ َر |
| You(f) will light | 'inti hatinawwariiicnti hatinawwary | إنت ِ هـَتـِنـَوّ َري |
| You(pl) will light | 'intu hatinawwaruiicntoo hatinawwaroo | إنتوا هـَتـِنـَوّ َروا |
| He/it(m) will light | huwa hayinawwarhuwa hayinawwar | هـُو َ هـَيـِنـَوّ َر |
| She/it(f) will light | hiya hatinawwarhiya hatinawwar | هـِي َ هـَتـِنـَوّ َر |
| They will light | humma hayinawwaruhumma hayinawwaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنـَوّ َروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) light! | 'inwariicnwar | إنو َر |
| You(f) light! | 'inwariiicnwary | إنو َري |
| You(pl) light! | inwaruinwaroo | ِنو َروا |
