Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I welcomed | 'ana 'ista'biltaacnaa iicstaqbilt | أنا َ إستـَقبـِلت |
| We welcomed | 'ihna 'ista'bilnaiicHnaa iicstaqbilnaa | إحنا َ إستـَقبـِلنا |
| You(m) welcomed | 'inta 'ista'biltiicnta iicstaqbilt | إنت َ إستـَقبـِلت |
| You(f) welcomed | 'inti 'ista'biltiiicnti iicstaqbilty | إنت ِ إستـَقبـِلتي |
| You(pl) welcomed | 'intu 'ista'biltuiicntoo iicstaqbiltoo | إنتوا إستـَقبـِلتوا |
| He/it(m) welcomed | huwa 'ista'bilhuwa iicstaqbil | هـُو َ إستـَقبـِل |
| She/it(f) welcomed | hiya 'ista'bilithiya iicstaqbilit | هـِي َ إستـَقبـِلـِت |
| They welcomed | humma 'ista'biluhumma iicstaqbiloo | هـُمّ َ إستـَقبـِلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might welcome | 'ana yimkin 'asta'bilaacnaa yimkin aacstaqbil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أستـَقبـِل |
| We might welcome | 'ihna yimkin nista'biliicHnaa yimkin nistaqbil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِستـَقبـِل |
| You(m) might welcome | 'inta yimkin tista'biliicnta yimkin tistaqbil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَقبـِل |
| You(f) might welcome | 'inti yimkin titsa'biliiicnti yimkin titsaqbily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَقبـِلي |
| You(pl) might welcome | 'intu yimkin titsa'biluiicntoo yimkin titsaqbiloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَقبـِلوا |
| He/it(m) might welcome | huwa yimkin yista'bilhuwa yimkin yistaqbil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِستـَقبـِل |
| She/it(f) might welcome | hiya yimkin tista'bilhiya yimkin tistaqbil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَقبـِل |
| They might welcome | humma yimkin yista'biluhumma yimkin yistaqbiloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِستـَقبـِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I welcome | 'ana basta'bilaacnaa bastaqbil | أنا َ بـَستـَقبـِل |
| We welcome | 'ihna binista'biliicHnaa binistaqbil | إحنا َ بـِنـِستـَقبـِل |
| You(m) welcome | 'inta bitista'biliicnta bitistaqbil | إنت َ بـِتـِستـَقبـِل |
| You(f) welcome | 'inti bitisi'biliiicnti bitisiqbily | إنت ِ بـِتـِسـِقبـِلي |
| You(pl) welcome | 'intu bitista'biluiicntoo bitistaqbiloo | إنتوا بـِتـِستـَقبـِلوا |
| He/it(m) welcomes | huwa biyista'bilhuwa biyistaqbil | هـُو َ بـِيـِستـَقبـِل |
| She/it(f) welcomes | hiya bitista'bilhiya bitistaqbil | هـِي َ بـِتـِستـَقبـِل |
| They welcome | humma biyista'biluhumma biyistaqbiloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِستـَقبـِلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will welcome | 'ana hasta'bilaacnaa hastaqbil | أنا َ هـَستـَقبـِل |
| We will welcome | 'ihna hanista'biliicHnaa hanistaqbil | إحنا َ هـَنـِستـَقبـِل |
| You(m) will welcome | 'inta hatista'biliicnta hatistaqbil | إنت َ هـَتـِستـَقبـِل |
| You(f) will welcome | 'inti hatista'biliiicnti hatistaqbily | إنت ِ هـَتـِستـَقبـِلي |
| You(pl) will welcome | 'intu hatista'biluiicntoo hatistaqbiloo | إنتوا هـَتـِستـَقبـِلوا |
| He/it(m) will welcome | huwa hayista'bilhuwa hayistaqbil | هـُو َ هـَيـِستـَقبـِل |
| She/it(f) will welcome | hiya hatista'bilhiya hatistaqbil | هـِي َ هـَتـِستـَقبـِل |
| They will welcome | humma hayista'biluhumma hayistaqbiloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِستـَقبـِلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) welcome! | 'ista'biliicstaqbil | إستـَقبـِل |
| You(f) welcome! | 'ista'biliiicstaqbily | إستـَقبـِلي |
| You(pl) welcome! | 'ista'biluiicstaqbiloo | إستـَقبـِلوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is welcomed | huwa mista'bilhuwa mistaqbil | هـُو َ مـِستـَقبـِل |
| She/it(f) is welcomed | hiya mista'bilahiya mistaqbilaö | هـِي َ مـِستـَقبـِلـَة |
| They are welcomed | humma mista'bileenhumma mistaqbilyn | هـُمّ َ مـِستـَقبـِلين |
