Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I whitewashed | 'ana bayyadtaacnaa bayyaDt | أنا َ بـَييـَضت |
| We whitewashed | 'ihna bayyadnaiicHnaa bayyaDnaa | إحنا َ بـَييـَضنا |
| You(m) whitewashed | 'inta bayyadtiicnta bayyaDt | إنت َ بـَييـَضت |
| You(f) whitewashed | 'inti bayyadtiiicnti bayyaDty | إنت ِ بـَييـَضتي |
| You(pl) whitewashed | 'intu bayyadtuiicntoo bayyaDtoo | إنتوا بـَييـَضتوا |
| He/it(m) whitewashed | huwa bayyadhuwa bayyaD | هـُو َ بـَييـَض |
| She/it(f) whitewashed | hiya bayyadithiya bayyaDit | هـِي َ بـَييـَضـِت |
| They whitewashed | humma bayyaduhumma bayyaDoo | هـُمّ َ بـَييـَضوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might whitewash | 'ana yimkin 'abayyadaacnaa yimkin aacbayyaD | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبـَييـَض |
| We might whitewash | 'ihna yimkin nibayyadiicHnaa yimkin nibayyaD | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِبـَييـَض |
| You(m) might whitewash | 'inta yimkin tibayyadiicnta yimkin tibayyaD | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَييـَض |
| You(f) might whitewash | 'inti yimkin tibayyadiiicnti yimkin tibayyaDy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَييـَضي |
| You(pl) might whitewash | 'intu yimkin tibayyaduiicntoo yimkin tibayyaDoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِبـَييـَضوا |
| He/it(m) might whitewash | huwa yimkin yibayyadhuwa yimkin yibayyaD | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِبـَييـَض |
| She/it(f) might whitewash | hiya yimkin tibayyadhiya yimkin tibayyaD | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَييـَض |
| They might whitewash | humma yimkin yibayyaduhumma yimkin yibayyaDoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِبـَييـَضوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I whitewash | 'ana babayyadaacnaa babayyaD | أنا َ بـَبـَييـَض |
| We whitewash | 'ihna binibayyadiicHnaa binibayyaD | إحنا َ بـِنـِبـَييـَض |
| You(m) whitewash | 'inta bitibayyadiicnta bitibayyaD | إنت َ بـِتـِبـَييـَض |
| You(f) whitewash | 'inti bitibayyadiiicnti bitibayyaDy | إنت ِ بـِتـِبـَييـَضي |
| You(pl) whitewash | 'intu bitibayyaduiicntoo bitibayyaDoo | إنتوا بـِتـِبـَييـَضوا |
| He/it(m) whitewashes | huwa biyibayyadhuwa biyibayyaD | هـُو َ بـِيـِبـَييـَض |
| She/it(f) whitewashes | hiya bitibayyadhiya bitibayyaD | هـِي َ بـِتـِبـَييـَض |
| They whitewash | humma biyibayyaduhumma biyibayyaDoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِبـَييـَضوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will whitewash | 'ana habayyadaacnaa habayyaD | أنا َ هـَبـَييـَض |
| We will whitewash | 'ihna hanibayyadiicHnaa hanibayyaD | إحنا َ هـَنـِبـَييـَض |
| You(m) will whitewash | 'inta hatibayyadiicnta hatibayyaD | إنت َ هـَتـِبـَييـَض |
| You(f) will whitewash | 'inti hatibayyadiiicnti hatibayyaDy | إنت ِ هـَتـِبـَييـَضي |
| You(pl) will whitewash | 'intu hatibayyaduiicntoo hatibayyaDoo | إنتوا هـَتـِبـَييـَضوا |
| He/it(m) will whitewash | huwa hayibayyadhuwa hayibayyaD | هـُو َ هـَيـِبـَييـَض |
| She/it(f) will whitewash | hiya hatibayyadhiya hatibayyaD | هـِي َ هـَتـِبـَييـَض |
| They will whitewash | humma hayibayyaduhumma hayibayyaDoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِبـَييـَضوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) whitewash! | 'ibyadiicbyaD | إبيـَض |
| You(f) whitewash! | 'ibyadiiicbyaDy | إبيـَضي |
| You(pl) whitewash! | ibyaduibyaDoo | ِبيـَضوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is whitewashed | huwa mubayyadhuwa mubayyaD | هـُو َ مـُبـَييـَض |
| She/it(f) is whitewashed | hiya mubayyadahiya mubayyaDaö | هـِي َ مـُبـَييـَضـَة |
| They are whitewashed | humma mubayyadeenhumma mubayyaDyn | هـُمّ َ مـُبـَييـَضين |
