Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I tricked | 'ana chadaAtaacnaa KadaAt | أنا َ خـَد َعت |
| We tricked | 'ihna chadaAnaiicHnaa KadaAnaa | إحنا َ خـَد َعنا |
| You(m) tricked | 'inta chadaAtiicnta KadaAt | إنت َ خـَد َعت |
| You(f) tricked | 'inti chadaAtiiicnti KadaAty | إنت ِ خـَد َعتي |
| You(pl) tricked | 'intu chadaAtuiicntoo KadaAtoo | إنتوا خـَد َعتوا |
| He/it(m) tricked | huwa chadaAhuwa KadaA | هـُو َ خـَد َع |
| She/it(f) tricked | hiya chadaAithiya KadaAit | هـِي َ خـَد َعـِت |
| They tricked | humma chadaAuhumma KadaAoo | هـُمّ َ خـَد َعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might trick | 'ana yimkin 'achdaAaacnaa yimkin aacKdaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخد َع |
| We might trick | 'ihna yimkin nichdaAiicHnaa yimkin niKdaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِخد َع |
| You(m) might trick | 'inta yimkin tichdaAiicnta yimkin tiKdaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِخد َع |
| You(f) might trick | 'inti yimkin tichdaAiiicnti yimkin tiKdaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِخد َعي |
| You(pl) might trick | 'intu yimkin tichdaAuiicntoo yimkin tiKdaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِخد َعوا |
| He/it(m) might trick | huwa yimkin yichdaAhuwa yimkin yiKdaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِخد َع |
| She/it(f) might trick | hiya yimkin tichdaAhiya yimkin tiKdaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِخد َع |
| They might trick | humma yimkin yichdaAuhumma yimkin yiKdaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِخد َعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I trick | 'ana bachdaAaacnaa baKdaA | أنا َ بـَخد َع |
| We trick | 'ihna binichdaAiicHnaa biniKdaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِخد َع |
| You(m) trick | 'inta bitichdaAiicnta bitiKdaA | إنت َ بـِتـِخد َع |
| You(f) trick | 'inti bitichdaAiiicnti bitiKdaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِخد َعي |
| You(pl) trick | 'intu bitichdaAuiicntoo bitiKdaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِخد َعوا |
| He/it(m) tricks | huwa biyichdaAhuwa biyiKdaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِخد َع |
| She/it(f) tricks | hiya bitichdaAhiya bitiKdaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِخد َع |
| They trick | humma biyichdaAuhumma biyiKdaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِخد َعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will trick | 'ana hachdaAaacnaa haKdaA | أنا َ هـَخد َع |
| We will trick | 'ihna hanichdaAiicHnaa haniKdaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِخد َع |
| You(m) will trick | 'inta hatichdaAiicnta hatiKdaA | إنت َ هـَتـِخد َع |
| You(f) will trick | 'inti hatichdaAiiicnti hatiKdaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِخد َعي |
| You(pl) will trick | 'intu hatichdaAuiicntoo hatiKdaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِخد َعوا |
| He/it(m) will trick | huwa hayichdaAhuwa hayiKdaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِخد َع |
| She/it(f) will trick | hiya hatichdaAhiya hatiKdaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِخد َع |
| They will trick | humma hayichdaAuhumma hayiKdaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِخد َعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) trick! | 'ichdaAiicKdaA | إخد َع |
| You(f) trick! | 'ichdaAiiicKdaAy | إخد َعي |
| You(pl) trick! | 'ichdaAuiicKdaAoo | إخد َعوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is tricked | huwa machdooAhuwa maKdwA | هـُو َ مـَخدوع |
| She/it(f) is tricked | hiya machdooAahiya maKdwAaö | هـِي َ مـَخدوعـَة |
| They are tricked | humma machdooAeenhumma maKdwAyn | هـُمّ َ مـَخدوعين |
