Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I opened | 'ana fatahtaacnaa fataHt | أنا َ فـَتـَحت |
| We opened | 'ihna fatahnaiicHnaa fataHnaa | إحنا َ فـَتـَحنا |
| You(m) opened | 'inta fatahtiicnta fataHt | إنت َ فـَتـَحت |
| You(f) opened | 'inti fatahtiiicnti fataHty | إنت ِ فـَتـَحتي |
| You(pl) opened | 'intu fatahtuiicntoo fataHtoo | إنتوا فـَتـَحتوا |
| He/it(m) opened | huwa fatahhuwa fataH | هـُو َ فـَتـَح |
| She/it(f) opened | hiya fatahithiya fataHit | هـِي َ فـَتـَحـِت |
| They opened | humma fatahuhumma fataHoo | هـُمّ َ فـَتـَحوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might open | 'ana yimkin 'aftahaacnaa yimkin aacftaH | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أفتـَح |
| We might open | 'ihna yimkin niftahiicHnaa yimkin niftaH | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِفتـَح |
| You(m) might open | 'inta yimkin tiftahiicnta yimkin tiftaH | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِفتـَح |
| You(f) might open | 'inti yimkin tiftahiiicnti yimkin tiftaHy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِفتـَحي |
| You(pl) might open | 'intu yimkin tiftahuiicntoo yimkin tiftaHoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِفتـَحوا |
| He/it(m) might open | huwa yimkin yiftahhuwa yimkin yiftaH | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِفتـَح |
| She/it(f) might open | hiya yimkin tiftahhiya yimkin tiftaH | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِفتـَح |
| They might open | humma yimkin yiftahuhumma yimkin yiftaHoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِفتـَحوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I open | 'ana baftahaacnaa baftaH | أنا َ بـَفتـَح |
| We open | 'ihna biniftahiicHnaa biniftaH | إحنا َ بـِنـِفتـَح |
| You(m) open | 'inta bitiftahiicnta bitiftaH | إنت َ بـِتـِفتـَح |
| You(f) open | 'inti bitiftahiiicnti bitiftaHy | إنت ِ بـِتـِفتـَحي |
| You(pl) open | 'intu bitiftahuiicntoo bitiftaHoo | إنتوا بـِتـِفتـَحوا |
| He/it(m) opens | huwa biyiftahhuwa biyiftaH | هـُو َ بـِيـِفتـَح |
| She/it(f) opens | hiya bitiftahhiya bitiftaH | هـِي َ بـِتـِفتـَح |
| They open | humma biyiftahuhumma biyiftaHoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِفتـَحوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will open | 'ana haftahaacnaa haftaH | أنا َ هـَفتـَح |
| We will open | 'ihna haniftahiicHnaa haniftaH | إحنا َ هـَنـِفتـَح |
| You(m) will open | 'inta hatiftahiicnta hatiftaH | إنت َ هـَتـِفتـَح |
| You(f) will open | 'inti hatiftahiiicnti hatiftaHy | إنت ِ هـَتـِفتـَحي |
| You(pl) will open | 'intu hatiftahuiicntoo hatiftaHoo | إنتوا هـَتـِفتـَحوا |
| He/it(m) will open | huwa hayiftahhuwa hayiftaH | هـُو َ هـَيـِفتـَح |
| She/it(f) will open | hiya hatiftahhiya hatiftaH | هـِي َ هـَتـِفتـَح |
| They will open | humma hayiftahuhumma hayiftaHoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِفتـَحوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) open! | 'iftahiicftaH | إفتـَح |
| You(f) open! | 'iftahiiicftaHy | إفتـَحي |
| You(pl) open! | 'iftahuiicftaHoo | إفتـَحوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am openning | 'ana faetihaacnaa faetiH | أنا َ فا َتـِح |
| I(f) am openning | 'ana faetihaaacnaa faetiHaö | أنا َ فا َتـِحـَة |
| We are openning | 'ihna faetiheeniicHnaa faetiHyn | إحنا َ فا َتـِحين |
| You(m) are openning | 'inta faetihiicnta faetiH | إنت َ فا َتـِح |
| You(f) are openning | 'inti faetihaiicnti faetiHaö | إنت ِ فا َتـِحـَة |
| You(pl) are openning | 'intu faetiheeniicntoo faetiHyn | إنتوا فا َتـِحين |
| He/it(m) is openning | huwa faetihhuwa faetiH | هـُو َ فا َتـِح |
| She/it(f) is openning | hiya faetihahiya faetiHaö | هـِي َ فا َتـِحـَة |
| They are openning | humma faetiheenhumma faetiHyn | هـُمّ َ فا َتـِحين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is opened | huwa maftoohhuwa maftwH | هـُو َ مـَفتوح |
| She/it(f) is opened | hiya maftoohahiya maftwHaö | هـِي َ مـَفتوحـَة |
| They are opened | humma maftooheenhumma maftwHyn | هـُمّ َ مـَفتوحين |
