Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I approved | 'ana waefi'taacnaa waefiqt | أنا َ وا َفـِقت |
| We approved | 'ihna waefi'naiicHnaa waefiqnaa | إحنا َ وا َفـِقنا |
| You(m) approved | 'inta waefi'tiicnta waefiqt | إنت َ وا َفـِقت |
| You(f) approved | 'inti waefi'tiiicnti waefiqty | إنت ِ وا َفـِقتي |
| You(pl) approved | 'intu waefi'tuiicntoo waefiqtoo | إنتوا وا َفـِقتوا |
| He/it(m) approved | huwa waefi'huwa waefiq | هـُو َ وا َفـِق |
| She/it(f) approved | hiya waf'ithiya waefqit | هـِي َ وا َفقـِت |
| They approved | humma waefi'uhumma waefiqoo | هـُمّ َ وا َفـِقوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might approve | 'ana yimkin 'awaefi'aacnaa yimkin aacwaefiq | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أوا َفـِق |
| We might approve | 'ihna yimkin niwaefi'iicHnaa yimkin niwaefiq | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِوا َفـِق |
| You(m) might approve | 'inta yimkin tiwaefi'iicnta yimkin tiwaefiq | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِوا َفـِق |
| You(f) might approve | 'inti yimkin tiwaf'iiicnti yimkin tiwaefqy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِوا َفقي |
| You(pl) might approve | 'intu yimkin tiwaf'uiicntoo yimkin tiwaefqoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِوا َفقوا |
| He/it(m) might approve | huwa yimkin yiwaefi'huwa yimkin yiwaefiq | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِوا َفـِق |
| She/it(f) might approve | hiya yimkin tiwaefi'hiya yimkin tiwaefiq | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِوا َفـِق |
| They might approve | humma yimkin yiwaf'uhumma yimkin yiwaefqoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِوا َفقوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I approve | 'ana bawaefi'aacnaa bawaefiq | أنا َ بـَوا َفـِق |
| We approve | 'ihna binwaefi'iicHnaa binwaefiq | إحنا َ بـِنوا َفـِق |
| You(m) approve | 'inta bitwaefi'iicnta bitwaefiq | إنت َ بـِتوا َفـِق |
| You(f) approve | 'inti bitwaf'iiicnti bitwaefqy | إنت ِ بـِتوا َفقي |
| You(pl) approve | 'intu bitwaf'uiicntoo bitwaefqoo | إنتوا بـِتوا َفقوا |
| He/it(m) approves | huwa biyiwaefi'huwa biyiwaefiq | هـُو َ بـِيـِوا َفـِق |
| She/it(f) approves | hiya bitwaefi'hiya bitwaefiq | هـِي َ بـِتوا َفـِق |
| They approve | humma biywaf'uhumma biywaefqoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيوا َفقوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will approve | 'ana hawaefi'aacnaa hawaefiq | أنا َ هـَوا َفـِق |
| We will approve | 'ihna hanwaefi'iicHnaa hanwaefiq | إحنا َ هـَنوا َفـِق |
| You(m) will approve | 'inta hatwaefi'iicnta hatwaefiq | إنت َ هـَتوا َفـِق |
| You(f) will approve | 'inti hatwaf'iiicnti hatwaefqy | إنت ِ هـَتوا َفقي |
| You(pl) will approve | 'intu hatwaf'uiicntoo hatwaefqoo | إنتوا هـَتوا َفقوا |
| He/it(m) will approve | huwa hayiwaefi'huwa hayiwaefiq | هـُو َ هـَيـِوا َفـِق |
| She/it(f) will approve | hiya hatwaefi'hiya hatwaefiq | هـِي َ هـَتوا َفـِق |
| They will approve | humma hayiwaf'uhumma hayiwaefqoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِوا َفقوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) approve! | waefi'waefiq | وا َفـِق |
| You(f) approve! | waf'iwaefqy | وا َفقي |
| You(pl) approve! | waf'uwaefqoo | وا َفقوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is approved | huwa muwaefi'huwa muwaefiq | هـُو َ مـُوا َفـِق |
| She/it(f) is approved | hiya muwaefi'ahiya muwaefiqaö | هـِي َ مـُوا َفـِقـَة |
| They are approved | humma muwaefi'eenhumma muwaefiqyn | هـُمّ َ مـُوا َفـِقين |
