Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I wept | 'ana Aayattaacnaa AayaTt | أنا َ عـَيـَطت |
| We wept | 'ihna AayatnaiicHnaa AayaTnaa | إحنا َ عـَيـَطنا |
| You(m) wept | 'inta Aayattiicnta AayaTt | إنت َ عـَيـَطت |
| You(f) wept | 'inti Aayattiiicnti AayaTty | إنت ِ عـَيـَطتي |
| You(pl) wept | 'intu Aayattuiicntoo AayaTtoo | إنتوا عـَيـَطتوا |
| He/it(m) wept | huwa Aayathuwa AayaT | هـُو َ عـَيـَط |
| She/it(f) wept | hiya Aayatithiya AayaTit | هـِي َ عـَيـَطـِت |
| They wept | humma Aayatuhumma AayaToo | هـُمّ َ عـَيـَطوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might weep | 'ana yimkin 'aAyataacnaa yimkin aacAyaT | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أعيـَط |
| We might weep | 'ihna yimkin niAyatiicHnaa yimkin niAyaT | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِعيـَط |
| You(m) might weep | 'inta yimkin tiAyatiicnta yimkin tiAyaT | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِعيـَط |
| You(f) might weep | 'inti yimkin tiAyatiiicnti yimkin tiAyaTy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِعيـَطي |
| You(pl) might weep | 'intu yimkin tiAyatuiicntoo yimkin tiAyaToo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِعيـَطوا |
| He/it(m) might weep | huwa yimkin yiAyathuwa yimkin yiAyaT | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِعيـَط |
| She/it(f) might weep | hiya yimkin tiAyathiya yimkin tiAyaT | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِعيـَط |
| They might weep | humma yimkin yiAyatuhumma yimkin yiAyaToo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِعيـَطوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I weep | 'ana baAyataacnaa baAyaT | أنا َ بـَعيـَط |
| We weep | 'ihna biniAyatiicHnaa biniAyaT | إحنا َ بـِنـِعيـَط |
| You(m) weep | 'inta bitiAyatiicnta bitiAyaT | إنت َ بـِتـِعيـَط |
| You(f) weep | 'inti bitiAyatiiicnti bitiAyaTy | إنت ِ بـِتـِعيـَطي |
| You(pl) weep | 'intu bitiAyatuiicntoo bitiAyaToo | إنتوا بـِتـِعيـَطوا |
| He/it(m) weeps | huwa biyiAyathuwa biyiAyaT | هـُو َ بـِيـِعيـَط |
| She/it(f) weeps | hiya bitiAyathiya bitiAyaT | هـِي َ بـِتـِعيـَط |
| They weep | humma biyiAyatuhumma biyiAyaToo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِعيـَطوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will weep | 'ana haAyataacnaa haAyaT | أنا َ هـَعيـَط |
| We will weep | 'ihna haniAyatiicHnaa haniAyaT | إحنا َ هـَنـِعيـَط |
| You(m) will weep | 'inta hatiAyatiicnta hatiAyaT | إنت َ هـَتـِعيـَط |
| You(f) will weep | 'inti hatiAyatiiicnti hatiAyaTy | إنت ِ هـَتـِعيـَطي |
| You(pl) will weep | 'intu hatiAyatuiicntoo hatiAyaToo | إنتوا هـَتـِعيـَطوا |
| He/it(m) will weep | huwa hayiAyathuwa hayiAyaT | هـُو َ هـَيـِعيـَط |
| She/it(f) will weep | hiya hatiAyathiya hatiAyaT | هـِي َ هـَتـِعيـَط |
| They will weep | humma hayiAyatuhumma hayiAyaToo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِعيـَطوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) weep! | 'iAyatiicAyaT | إعيـَط |
| You(f) weep! | 'iAyatiiicAyaTy | إعيـَطي |
| You(pl) weep! | 'iAyatuiicAyaToo | إعيـَطوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa maAyoothuwa maAywT | هـُو َ مـَعيوط |
| She/it(f) is | hiya maAyootahiya maAywTaö | هـِي َ مـَعيوطـَة |
| They are | humma maAyooteenhumma maAywTyn | هـُمّ َ مـَعيوطين |
