Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I investigated | 'ana ha''a'taacnaa Haqqaqt | أنا َ حـَقّـَقت |
| We investigated | 'ihna ha''a'naiicHnaa Haqqaqnaa | إحنا َ حـَقّـَقنا |
| You(m) investigated | 'inta ha''a'tiicnta Haqqaqt | إنت َ حـَقّـَقت |
| You(f) investigated | 'inti ha''a'tiiicnti Haqqaqty | إنت ِ حـَقّـَقتي |
| You(pl) investigated | 'intu ha''a'tuiicntoo Haqqaqtoo | إنتوا حـَقّـَقتوا |
| He/it(m) investigated | huwa ha''a'huwa Haqqaq | هـُو َ حـَقّـَق |
| She/it(f) investigated | hiya ha''a'ithiya Haqqaqit | هـِي َ حـَقّـَقـِت |
| They investigated | humma ha''a'uhumma Haqqaqoo | هـُمّ َ حـَقّـَقوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might investigate | 'ana yimkin 'aha''a'aacnaa yimkin aacHaqqaq | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحـَقّـَق |
| We might investigate | 'ihna yimkin niha''a'iicHnaa yimkin niHaqqaq | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحـَقّـَق |
| You(m) might investigate | 'inta yimkin tiha''a'iicnta yimkin tiHaqqaq | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحـَقّـَق |
| You(f) might investigate | 'inti yimkin tiha''a'iiicnti yimkin tiHaqqaqy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحـَقّـَقي |
| You(pl) might investigate | 'intu yimkin tiha''a'uiicntoo yimkin tiHaqqaqoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحـَقّـَقوا |
| He/it(m) might investigate | huwa yimkin yiha''a'huwa yimkin yiHaqqaq | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحـَقّـَق |
| She/it(f) might investigate | hiya yimkin tiha''a'hiya yimkin tiHaqqaq | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحـَقّـَق |
| They might investigate | humma yimkin yiha''a'uhumma yimkin yiHaqqaqoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحـَقّـَقوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I investigate | 'ana baha''a'aacnaa baHaqqaq | أنا َ بـَحـَقّـَق |
| We investigate | 'ihna biniha''a'iicHnaa biniHaqqaq | إحنا َ بـِنـِحـَقّـَق |
| You(m) investigate | 'inta bitiha''a'iicnta bitiHaqqaq | إنت َ بـِتـِحـَقّـَق |
| You(f) investigate | 'inti bitiha''a'iiicnti bitiHaqqaqy | إنت ِ بـِتـِحـَقّـَقي |
| You(pl) investigate | 'intu bitiha''a'uiicntoo bitiHaqqaqoo | إنتوا بـِتـِحـَقّـَقوا |
| He/it(m) investigates | huwa biyiha''a'huwa biyiHaqqaq | هـُو َ بـِيـِحـَقّـَق |
| She/it(f) investigates | hiya bitiha''a'hiya bitiHaqqaq | هـِي َ بـِتـِحـَقّـَق |
| They investigate | humma biyiha''a'uhumma biyiHaqqaqoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِحـَقّـَقوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will investigate | 'ana haha''a'aacnaa haHaqqaq | أنا َ هـَحـَقّـَق |
| We will investigate | 'ihna haniha''a'iicHnaa haniHaqqaq | إحنا َ هـَنـِحـَقّـَق |
| You(m) will investigate | 'inta hatiha''a'iicnta hatiHaqqaq | إنت َ هـَتـِحـَقّـَق |
| You(f) will investigate | 'inti hatiha''a'iiicnti hatiHaqqaqy | إنت ِ هـَتـِحـَقّـَقي |
| You(pl) will investigate | 'intu hatiha''a'uiicntoo hatiHaqqaqoo | إنتوا هـَتـِحـَقّـَقوا |
| He/it(m) will investigate | huwa hayiha''a'huwa hayiHaqqaq | هـُو َ هـَيـِحـَقّـَق |
| She/it(f) will investigate | hiya hatiha''a'hiya hatiHaqqaq | هـِي َ هـَتـِحـَقّـَق |
| They will investigate | humma hayiha''a'uhumma hayiHaqqaqoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحـَقّـَقوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) investigate! | 'ih'a'iicHqaq | إحقـَق |
| You(f) investigate! | 'ih'a'iiicHqaqy | إحقـَقي |
| You(pl) investigate! | ih'a'uiHqaqoo | ِحقـَقوا |
