Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I stayed | 'ana bayyittaacnaa bayyitt | أنا َ بـَييـِتّ |
| We stayed | 'ihna bayyitnaiicHnaa bayyitnaa | إحنا َ بـَييـِتنا |
| You(m) stayed | 'inta bayyittiicnta bayyitt | إنت َ بـَييـِتّ |
| You(f) stayed | 'inti bayyittiiicnti bayyitty | إنت ِ بـَييـِتّي |
| You(pl) stayed | 'intu bayyittuiicntoo bayyittoo | إنتوا بـَييـِتّوا |
| He/it(m) stayed | huwa bayyithuwa bayyit | هـُو َ بـَييـِت |
| She/it(f) stayed | hiya bayyitithiya bayyitit | هـِي َ بـَييـِتـِت |
| They stayed | humma bayyituhumma bayyitoo | هـُمّ َ بـَييـِتوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might stay | 'ana yimkin 'abayyitaacnaa yimkin aacbayyit | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبـَييـِت |
| We might stay | 'ihna yimkin nibayyitiicHnaa yimkin nibayyit | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِبـَييـِت |
| You(m) might stay | 'inta yimkin tibayyitiicnta yimkin tibayyit | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَييـِت |
| You(f) might stay | 'inti yimkin tibayyitiiicnti yimkin tibayyity | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَييـِتي |
| You(pl) might stay | 'intu yimkin tibayyituiicntoo yimkin tibayyitoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِبـَييـِتوا |
| He/it(m) might stay | huwa yimkin yibayyithuwa yimkin yibayyit | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِبـَييـِت |
| She/it(f) might stay | hiya yimkin tibayyithiya yimkin tibayyit | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَييـِت |
| They might stay | humma yimkin yibayyituhumma yimkin yibayyitoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِبـَييـِتوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I stay | 'ana babayyitaacnaa babayyit | أنا َ بـَبـَييـِت |
| We stay | 'ihna binbayyitiicHnaa binbayyit | إحنا َ بـِنبـَييـِت |
| You(m) stay | 'inta bitbayyitiicnta bitbayyit | إنت َ بـِتبـَييـِت |
| You(f) stay | 'inti bitbayyitiiicnti bitbayyity | إنت ِ بـِتبـَييـِتي |
| You(pl) stay | 'intu bitbayyituiicntoo bitbayyitoo | إنتوا بـِتبـَييـِتوا |
| He/it(m) stays | huwa biyibayyithuwa biyibayyit | هـُو َ بـِيـِبـَييـِت |
| She/it(f) stays | hiya bitbayyithiya bitbayyit | هـِي َ بـِتبـَييـِت |
| They stay | humma biyibayyituhumma biyibayyitoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِبـَييـِتوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will stay | 'ana habayyitaacnaa habayyit | أنا َ هـَبـَييـِت |
| We will stay | 'ihna hanbayyitiicHnaa hanbayyit | إحنا َ هـَنبـَييـِت |
| You(m) will stay | 'inta hatbayyitiicnta hatbayyit | إنت َ هـَتبـَييـِت |
| You(f) will stay | 'inti hatbayyitiiicnti hatbayyity | إنت ِ هـَتبـَييـِتي |
| You(pl) will stay | 'intu hatbayyituiicntoo hatbayyitoo | إنتوا هـَتبـَييـِتوا |
| He/it(m) will stay | huwa hayibayyithuwa hayibayyit | هـُو َ هـَيـِبـَييـِت |
| She/it(f) will stay | hiya hatbayyithiya hatbayyit | هـِي َ هـَتبـَييـِت |
| They will stay | humma hayibayyituhumma hayibayyitoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِبـَييـِتوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) stay! | bayyitbayyit | بـَييـِت |
| You(f) stay! | bayyitibayyity | بـَييـِتي |
| You(pl) stay! | bayyitubayyitoo | بـَييـِتوا |
