Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I meowed | 'ana nawnawtaacnaa nawnawt | أنا َ نـَونـَوت |
| We meowed | 'ihna nawnawnaiicHnaa nawnawnaa | إحنا َ نـَونـَونا |
| You(m) meowed | 'inta nawnawtiicnta nawnawt | إنت َ نـَونـَوت |
| You(f) meowed | 'inti nawnawtiiicnti nawnawty | إنت ِ نـَونـَوتي |
| You(pl) meowed | 'intu nawnawtuiicntoo nawnawtoo | إنتوا نـَونـَوتوا |
| He/it(m) meowed | huwa nawnawhuwa nawnaw | هـُو َ نـَونـَو |
| She/it(f) meowed | hiya nawnawithiya nawnawit | هـِي َ نـَونـَو ِت |
| They meowed | humma nawnawuhumma nawnawoo | هـُمّ َ نـَونـَووا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might meow | 'ana yimkin 'anawnawaacnaa yimkin aacnawnaw | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنـَونـَو |
| We might meow | 'ihna yimkin ninawnawiicHnaa yimkin ninawnaw | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنـَونـَو |
| You(m) might meow | 'inta yimkin tinawnawiicnta yimkin tinawnaw | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنـَونـَو |
| You(f) might meow | 'inti yimkin tinawnawiiicnti yimkin tinawnawy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنـَونـَوي |
| You(pl) might meow | 'intu yimkin tinawnawuiicntoo yimkin tinawnawoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنـَونـَووا |
| He/it(m) might meow | huwa yimkin yinawnawhuwa yimkin yinawnaw | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنـَونـَو |
| She/it(f) might meow | hiya yimkin tinawnawhiya yimkin tinawnaw | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنـَونـَو |
| They might meow | humma yimkin yinawnawuhumma yimkin yinawnawoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنـَونـَووا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I meow | 'ana banawnawaacnaa banawnaw | أنا َ بـَنـَونـَو |
| We meow | 'ihna binnawnawiicHnaa binnawnaw | إحنا َ بـِنّـَونـَو |
| You(m) meow | 'inta bitnawnawiicnta bitnawnaw | إنت َ بـِتنـَونـَو |
| You(f) meow | 'inti bitnawnawiiicnti bitnawnawy | إنت ِ بـِتنـَونـَوي |
| You(pl) meow | 'intu bitnawnawuiicntoo bitnawnawoo | إنتوا بـِتنـَونـَووا |
| He/it(m) meows | huwa biyinawnawhuwa biyinawnaw | هـُو َ بـِيـِنـَونـَو |
| She/it(f) meows | hiya bitnawnawhiya bitnawnaw | هـِي َ بـِتنـَونـَو |
| They meow | humma biyinawnawuhumma biyinawnawoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنـَونـَووا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will meow | 'ana hanawnawaacnaa hanawnaw | أنا َ هـَنـَونـَو |
| We will meow | 'ihna haninawnawiicHnaa haninawnaw | إحنا َ هـَنـِنـَونـَو |
| You(m) will meow | 'inta hatinawnawiicnta hatinawnaw | إنت َ هـَتـِنـَونـَو |
| You(f) will meow | 'inti hatinawnawiiicnti hatinawnawy | إنت ِ هـَتـِنـَونـَوي |
| You(pl) will meow | 'intu hatinawnawuiicntoo hatinawnawoo | إنتوا هـَتـِنـَونـَووا |
| He/it(m) will meow | huwa hayinawnawhuwa hayinawnaw | هـُو َ هـَيـِنـَونـَو |
| She/it(f) will meow | hiya hatinawnawhiya hatinawnaw | هـِي َ هـَتـِنـَونـَو |
| They will meow | humma hayinawnawuhumma hayinawnawoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنـَونـَووا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) meow! | nawnawnawnaw | نـَونـَو |
| You(f) meow! | nawnawinawnawy | نـَونـَوي |
| You(pl) meow! | nawnawunawnawoo | نـَونـَووا |
