Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I waited | 'ana 'intazartaacnaa iicntaZart | أنا َ إنتـَظـَرت |
| We waited | 'ihna 'intazarnaiicHnaa iicntaZarnaa | إحنا َ إنتـَظـَرنا |
| You(m) waited | 'inta 'intazartiicnta iicntaZart | إنت َ إنتـَظـَرت |
| You(f) waited | 'inti 'intazartiiicnti iicntaZarty | إنت ِ إنتـَظـَرتي |
| You(pl) waited | 'intu 'intazartuiicntoo iicntaZartoo | إنتوا إنتـَظـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) waited | huwa 'intazarhuwa iicntaZar | هـُو َ إنتـَظـَر |
| She/it(f) waited | hiya 'intazarithiya iicntaZarit | هـِي َ إنتـَظـَر ِت |
| They waited | humma 'intazaruhumma iicntaZaroo | هـُمّ َ إنتـَظـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might wait | 'ana yimkin 'antiziraacnaa yimkin aacntiZir | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنتـِظـِر |
| We might wait | 'ihna yimkin nintiziriicHnaa yimkin nintiZir | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنتـِظـِر |
| You(m) might wait | 'inta yimkin tintiziriicnta yimkin tintiZir | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنتـِظـِر |
| You(f) might wait | 'inti yimkin tintizriiicnti yimkin tintiZry | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنتـِظري |
| You(pl) might wait | 'intu yimkin tintizruiicntoo yimkin tintiZroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنتـِظروا |
| He/it(m) might wait | huwa yimkin yintizirhuwa yimkin yintiZir | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنتـِظـِر |
| She/it(f) might wait | hiya yimkin tintizirhiya yimkin tintiZir | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنتـِظـِر |
| They might wait | humma yimkin yintizruhumma yimkin yintiZroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنتـِظروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I wait | 'ana bantiziraacnaa bantiZir | أنا َ بـَنتـِظـِر |
| We wait | 'ihna binintiziriicHnaa binintiZir | إحنا َ بـِنـِنتـِظـِر |
| You(m) wait | 'inta bitintiziriicnta bitintiZir | إنت َ بـِتـِنتـِظـِر |
| You(f) wait | 'inti bitintizriiicnti bitintiZry | إنت ِ بـِتـِنتـِظري |
| You(pl) wait | 'intu bitintizruiicntoo bitintiZroo | إنتوا بـِتـِنتـِظروا |
| He/it(m) waits | huwa biyintizirhuwa biyintiZir | هـُو َ بـِيـِنتـِظـِر |
| She/it(f) waits | hiya bitintizirhiya bitintiZir | هـِي َ بـِتـِنتـِظـِر |
| They wait | humma biyintizruhumma biyintiZroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنتـِظروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will wait | 'ana hantiziraacnaa hantiZir | أنا َ هـَنتـِظـِر |
| We will wait | 'ihna hanintiziriicHnaa hanintiZir | إحنا َ هـَنـِنتـِظـِر |
| You(m) will wait | 'inta hatintiziriicnta hatintiZir | إنت َ هـَتـِنتـِظـِر |
| You(f) will wait | 'inti hatintizriiicnti hatintiZry | إنت ِ هـَتـِنتـِظري |
| You(pl) will wait | 'intu hatintizruiicntoo hatintiZroo | إنتوا هـَتـِنتـِظروا |
| He/it(m) will wait | huwa hayintizirhuwa hayintiZir | هـُو َ هـَيـِنتـِظـِر |
| She/it(f) will wait | hiya hatintizirhiya hatintiZir | هـِي َ هـَتـِنتـِظـِر |
| They will wait | humma hayintizruhumma hayintiZroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنتـِظروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) wait! | 'intazariicntaZar | إنتـَظـَر |
| You(f) wait! | 'intazaritiicntaZarit | إنتـَظـَر ِت |
| You(pl) wait! | 'intazaruiicntaZaroo | إنتـَظـَروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is waited | huwa muntazirhuwa muntaZir | هـُو َ مـُنتـَظـِر |
| She/it(f) is waited | hiya muntazirahiya muntaZiraö | هـِي َ مـُنتـَظـِر َة |
| They are waited | humma muntazireenhumma muntaZiryn | هـُمّ َ مـُنتـَظـِرين |
