Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I called | 'ana 'addintaacnaa aacddint | أنا َ أدّ ِنت |
| We called | 'ihna 'addinnaiicHnaa aacddinnaa | إحنا َ أدّ ِنّا |
| You(m) called | 'inta 'addintiicnta aacddint | إنت َ أدّ ِنت |
| You(f) called | 'inti 'addintiiicnti aacddinty | إنت ِ أدّ ِنتي |
| You(pl) called | 'intu 'addintuiicntoo aacddintoo | إنتوا أدّ ِنتوا |
| He/it(m) called | huwa 'addinhuwa aacddin | هـُو َ أدّ ِن |
| She/it(f) called | hiya 'addinithiya aacddinit | هـِي َ أدّ ِنـِت |
| They called | humma 'addinuhumma aacddinoo | هـُمّ َ أدّ ِنوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might call | 'ana yimkin 'aaddinaacnaa yimkin aacaaddin | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أا َدّ ِن |
| We might call | 'ihna yimkin ni'addiniicHnaa yimkin niaacddin | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِأدّ ِن |
| You(m) might call | 'inta yimkin ti'addiniicnta yimkin tiaacddin | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِأدّ ِن |
| You(f) might call | 'inti yimkin ti'addiniiicnti yimkin tiaacddiny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِأدّ ِني |
| You(pl) might call | 'intu yimkin ti'addinuiicntoo yimkin tiaacddinoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِأدّ ِنوا |
| He/it(m) might call | huwa yimkin yi'addinhuwa yimkin yiaacddin | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِأدّ ِن |
| She/it(f) might call | hiya yimkin ti'addinhiya yimkin tiaacddin | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِأدّ ِن |
| They might call | humma yimkin yi'addinuhumma yimkin yiaacddinoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِأدّ ِنوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I call | 'ana b'addinaacnaa baacddin | أنا َ بأدّ ِن |
| We call | 'ihna bin'addiniicHnaa binaacddin | إحنا َ بـِنأدّ ِن |
| You(m) call | 'inta bit'addiniicnta bitaacddin | إنت َ بـِتأدّ ِن |
| You(f) call | 'inti bit'addiniiicnti bitaacddiny | إنت ِ بـِتأدّ ِني |
| You(pl) call | 'intu bit'addinuiicntoo bitaacddinoo | إنتوا بـِتأدّ ِنوا |
| He/it(m) calls | huwa biy'addinhuwa biyaacddin | هـُو َ بـِيأدّ ِن |
| She/it(f) calls | hiya bit'addinhiya bitaacddin | هـِي َ بـِتأدّ ِن |
| They call | humma biy'addinuhumma biyaacddinoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيأدّ ِنوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will call | 'ana h'addinaacnaa haacddin | أنا َ هأدّ ِن |
| We will call | 'ihna han'addiniicHnaa hanaacddin | إحنا َ هـَنأدّ ِن |
| You(m) will call | 'inta hat'addiniicnta hataacddin | إنت َ هـَتأدّ ِن |
| You(f) will call | 'inti hat'addiniiicnti hataacddiny | إنت ِ هـَتأدّ ِني |
| You(pl) will call | 'intu hat'addinuiicntoo hataacddinoo | إنتوا هـَتأدّ ِنوا |
| He/it(m) will call | huwa hay'addinhuwa hayaacddin | هـُو َ هـَيأدّ ِن |
| She/it(f) will call | hiya hat'addinhiya hataacddin | هـِي َ هـَتأدّ ِن |
| They will call | humma hay'addinuhumma hayaacddinoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيأدّ ِنوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) call! | 'addinaacddin | أدّ ِن |
| You(f) call! | 'addiniaacddiny | أدّ ِني |
| You(pl) call! | 'addinuaacddinoo | أدّ ِنوا |
