Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I moved | 'ana 'itna'altaacnaa iictnaqalt | أنا َ إتنـَقـَلت |
| We moved | 'ihna 'itna'alnaiicHnaa iictnaqalnaa | إحنا َ إتنـَقـَلنا |
| You(m) moved | 'inta 'itna'altiicnta iictnaqalt | إنت َ إتنـَقـَلت |
| You(f) moved | 'inti 'itna'altiiicnti iictnaqalty | إنت ِ إتنـَقـَلتي |
| You(pl) moved | 'intu 'itna'altuiicntoo iictnaqaltoo | إنتوا إتنـَقـَلتوا |
| He/it(m) moved | huwa 'itna'alhuwa iictnaqal | هـُو َ إتنـَقـَل |
| She/it(f) moved | hiya 'itna'alithiya iictnaqalit | هـِي َ إتنـَقـَلـِت |
| They moved | humma 'itna'aluhumma iictnaqaloo | هـُمّ َ إتنـَقـَلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might move | 'ana yimkin 'atni'ilaacnaa yimkin aactniqil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتنـِقـِل |
| We might move | 'ihna yimkin nitni'iliicHnaa yimkin nitniqil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتنـِقـِل |
| You(m) might move | 'inta yimkin titni'iliicnta yimkin titniqil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتنـِقـِل |
| You(f) might move | 'inti yimkin titni'liiicnti yimkin titniqly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتنـِقلي |
| You(pl) might move | 'intu yimkin titni'luiicntoo yimkin titniqloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتنـِقلوا |
| He/it(m) might move | huwa yimkin yitni'ilhuwa yimkin yitniqil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتنـِقـِل |
| She/it(f) might move | hiya yimkin titni'ilhiya yimkin titniqil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتنـِقـِل |
| They might move | humma yimkin yitni'luhumma yimkin yitniqloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتنـِقلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I move | 'ana batni'ilaacnaa batniqil | أنا َ بـَتنـِقـِل |
| We move | 'ihna binitni'iliicHnaa binitniqil | إحنا َ بـِنـِتنـِقـِل |
| You(m) move | 'inta bititni'iliicnta bititniqil | إنت َ بـِتـِتنـِقـِل |
| You(f) move | 'inti bititni'liiicnti bititniqly | إنت ِ بـِتـِتنـِقلي |
| You(pl) move | 'intu bititni'luiicntoo bititniqloo | إنتوا بـِتـِتنـِقلوا |
| He/it(m) moves | huwa biyitni'ilhuwa biyitniqil | هـُو َ بـِيـِتنـِقـِل |
| She/it(f) moves | hiya bititni'ilhiya bititniqil | هـِي َ بـِتـِتنـِقـِل |
| They move | humma biyitni'luhumma biyitniqloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتنـِقلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will move | 'ana hatni'ilaacnaa hatniqil | أنا َ هـَتنـِقـِل |
| We will move | 'ihna hanitni'iliicHnaa hanitniqil | إحنا َ هـَنـِتنـِقـِل |
| You(m) will move | 'inta hatitni'iliicnta hatitniqil | إنت َ هـَتـِتنـِقـِل |
| You(f) will move | 'inti hatitni'liiicnti hatitniqly | إنت ِ هـَتـِتنـِقلي |
| You(pl) will move | 'intu hatitni'luiicntoo hatitniqloo | إنتوا هـَتـِتنـِقلوا |
| He/it(m) will move | huwa hayitni'ilhuwa hayitniqil | هـُو َ هـَيـِتنـِقـِل |
| She/it(f) will move | hiya hatitni'ilhiya hatitniqil | هـِي َ هـَتـِتنـِقـِل |
| They will move | humma hayitni'luhumma hayitniqloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتنـِقلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) move! | 'itni'iliictniqil | إتنـِقـِل |
| You(f) move! | 'itni'iliiictniqily | إتنـِقـِلي |
| You(pl) move! | 'itni'iluiictniqiloo | إتنـِقـِلوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is moved | huwa mutana''ilhuwa mutanaqqil | هـُو َ مـُتـَنـَقّـِل |
| She/it(f) is moved | hiya mutana''ilahiya mutanaqqilaö | هـِي َ مـُتـَنـَقّـِلـَة |
| They are moved | humma mutana''ileenhumma mutanaqqilyn | هـُمّ َ مـُتـَنـَقّـِلين |
