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