Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I oiled | 'ana zayyittaacnaa zayyitt | أنا َ ز َييـِتّ |
| We oiled | 'ihna zayyitnaiicHnaa zayyitnaa | إحنا َ ز َييـِتنا |
| You(m) oiled | 'inta zayyittiicnta zayyitt | إنت َ ز َييـِتّ |
| You(f) oiled | 'inti zayyittiiicnti zayyitty | إنت ِ ز َييـِتّي |
| You(pl) oiled | 'intu zayyittuiicntoo zayyittoo | إنتوا ز َييـِتّوا |
| He/it(m) oiled | huwa zayyithuwa zayyit | هـُو َ ز َييـِت |
| She/it(f) oiled | hiya zayyitithiya zayyitit | هـِي َ ز َييـِتـِت |
| They oiled | humma zayyituhumma zayyitoo | هـُمّ َ ز َييـِتوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might oil | 'ana yimkin 'azayyitaacnaa yimkin aaczayyit | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أز َييـِت |
| We might oil | 'ihna yimkin nizayyitiicHnaa yimkin nizayyit | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِز َييـِت |
| You(m) might oil | 'inta yimkin tizayyitiicnta yimkin tizayyit | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِز َييـِت |
| You(f) might oil | 'inti yimkin tizayyitiiicnti yimkin tizayyity | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِز َييـِتي |
| You(pl) might oil | 'intu yimkin tizayyituiicntoo yimkin tizayyitoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِز َييـِتوا |
| He/it(m) might oil | huwa yimkin yizayyithuwa yimkin yizayyit | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِز َييـِت |
| She/it(f) might oil | hiya yimkin tizayyithiya yimkin tizayyit | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِز َييـِت |
| They might oil | humma yimkin yizayyituhumma yimkin yizayyitoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِز َييـِتوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I oil | 'ana bazayyitaacnaa bazayyit | أنا َ بـَز َييـِت |
| We oil | 'ihna binzayyitiicHnaa binzayyit | إحنا َ بـِنز َييـِت |
| You(m) oil | 'inta bitzayyitiicnta bitzayyit | إنت َ بـِتز َييـِت |
| You(f) oil | 'inti bitzayyitiiicnti bitzayyity | إنت ِ بـِتز َييـِتي |
| You(pl) oil | 'intu bitzayyituiicntoo bitzayyitoo | إنتوا بـِتز َييـِتوا |
| He/it(m) oils | huwa biyizayyithuwa biyizayyit | هـُو َ بـِيـِز َييـِت |
| She/it(f) oils | hiya bitzayyithiya bitzayyit | هـِي َ بـِتز َييـِت |
| They oil | humma biyizayyituhumma biyizayyitoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِز َييـِتوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will oil | 'ana hazayyitaacnaa hazayyit | أنا َ هـَز َييـِت |
| We will oil | 'ihna hanzayyitiicHnaa hanzayyit | إحنا َ هـَنز َييـِت |
| You(m) will oil | 'inta hatzayyitiicnta hatzayyit | إنت َ هـَتز َييـِت |
| You(f) will oil | 'inti hatzayyitiiicnti hatzayyity | إنت ِ هـَتز َييـِتي |
| You(pl) will oil | 'intu hatzayyituiicntoo hatzayyitoo | إنتوا هـَتز َييـِتوا |
| He/it(m) will oil | huwa hayizayyithuwa hayizayyit | هـُو َ هـَيـِز َييـِت |
| She/it(f) will oil | hiya hatzayyithiya hatzayyit | هـِي َ هـَتز َييـِت |
| They will oil | humma hayizayyituhumma hayizayyitoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِز َييـِتوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) oil! | zayyitzayyit | ز َييـِت |
| You(f) oil! | zayyitizayyity | ز َييـِتي |
| You(pl) oil! | zayyituzayyitoo | ز َييـِتوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is oiled | huwa muzayyithuwa muzayyit | هـُو َ مـُز َييـِت |
| She/it(f) is oiled | hiya muzayyitahiya muzayyitaö | هـِي َ مـُز َييـِتـَة |
| They are oiled | humma muzayyiteenhumma muzayyityn | هـُمّ َ مـُز َييـِتين |
