Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I upset | 'ana zaAAaltaacnaa zaAAalt | أنا َ ز َعّـَلت |
| We upset | 'ihna zaAAalnaiicHnaa zaAAalnaa | إحنا َ ز َعّـَلنا |
| You(m) upset | 'inta zaAAaltiicnta zaAAalt | إنت َ ز َعّـَلت |
| You(f) upset | 'inti zaAAaltiiicnti zaAAalty | إنت ِ ز َعّـَلتي |
| You(pl) upset | 'intu zaAAaltuiicntoo zaAAaltoo | إنتوا ز َعّـَلتوا |
| He/it(m) upset | huwa zaAAalhuwa zaAAal | هـُو َ ز َعّـَل |
| She/it(f) upset | hiya zaAAalithiya zaAAalit | هـِي َ ز َعّـَلـِت |
| They upset | humma zaAAaluhumma zaAAaloo | هـُمّ َ ز َعّـَلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might upset | 'ana yimkin 'azaAAalaacnaa yimkin aaczaAAal | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أز َعّـَل |
| We might upset | 'ihna yimkin nizaAAaliicHnaa yimkin nizaAAal | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِز َعّـَل |
| You(m) might upset | 'inta yimkin tizaAAaliicnta yimkin tizaAAal | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِز َعّـَل |
| You(f) might upset | 'inti yimkin tizaAAaliiicnti yimkin tizaAAaly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِز َعّـَلي |
| You(pl) might upset | 'intu yimkin tizaAAaluiicntoo yimkin tizaAAaloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِز َعّـَلوا |
| He/it(m) might upset | huwa yimkin yizaAAalhuwa yimkin yizaAAal | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِز َعّـَل |
| She/it(f) might upset | hiya yimkin tizaAAalhiya yimkin tizaAAal | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِز َعّـَل |
| They might upset | humma yimkin yizaAAaluhumma yimkin yizaAAaloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِز َعّـَلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I upset | 'ana bazaAAalaacnaa bazaAAal | أنا َ بـَز َعّـَل |
| We upset | 'ihna binizaAAaliicHnaa binizaAAal | إحنا َ بـِنـِز َعّـَل |
| You(m) upset | 'inta bitizaAAaliicnta bitizaAAal | إنت َ بـِتـِز َعّـَل |
| You(f) upset | 'inti bitizaAAaliiicnti bitizaAAaly | إنت ِ بـِتـِز َعّـَلي |
| You(pl) upset | 'intu bitizaAAaluiicntoo bitizaAAaloo | إنتوا بـِتـِز َعّـَلوا |
| He/it(m) upsets | huwa biyizaAAalhuwa biyizaAAal | هـُو َ بـِيـِز َعّـَل |
| She/it(f) upsets | hiya bitizaAAalhiya bitizaAAal | هـِي َ بـِتـِز َعّـَل |
| They upset | humma biyizaAAaluhumma biyizaAAaloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِز َعّـَلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will upset | 'ana hazaAAalaacnaa hazaAAal | أنا َ هـَز َعّـَل |
| We will upset | 'ihna hanizaAAaliicHnaa hanizaAAal | إحنا َ هـَنـِز َعّـَل |
| You(m) will upset | 'inta hatizaAAaliicnta hatizaAAal | إنت َ هـَتـِز َعّـَل |
| You(f) will upset | 'inti hatizaAAaliiicnti hatizaAAaly | إنت ِ هـَتـِز َعّـَلي |
| You(pl) will upset | 'intu hatizaAAaluiicntoo hatizaAAaloo | إنتوا هـَتـِز َعّـَلوا |
| He/it(m) will upset | huwa hayizaAAalhuwa hayizaAAal | هـُو َ هـَيـِز َعّـَل |
| She/it(f) will upset | hiya hatizaAAalhiya hatizaAAal | هـِي َ هـَتـِز َعّـَل |
| They will upset | humma hayizaAAaluhumma hayizaAAaloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِز َعّـَلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) upset! | 'izAaliiczAal | إزعـَل |
| You(f) upset! | 'izAaliiiczAaly | إزعـَلي |
| You(pl) upset! | izAaluizAaloo | ِزعـَلوا |
