Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I embarked | 'ana rikibtaacnaa rikibt | أنا َ ر ِكـِبت |
| We embarked | 'ihna rikibnaiicHnaa rikibnaa | إحنا َ ر ِكـِبنا |
| You(m) embarked | 'inta rikibtiicnta rikibt | إنت َ ر ِكـِبت |
| You(f) embarked | 'inti rikibtiiicnti rikibty | إنت ِ ر ِكـِبتي |
| You(pl) embarked | 'intu rikibtuiicntoo rikibtoo | إنتوا ر ِكـِبتوا |
| He/it(m) embarked | huwa rikibhuwa rikib | هـُو َ ر ِكـِب |
| She/it(f) embarked | hiya rikbithiya rikbit | هـِي َ ر ِكبـِت |
| They embarked | humma rikbuhumma rikboo | هـُمّ َ ر ِكبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might embark | 'ana yimkin 'arkabaacnaa yimkin aacrkab | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أركـَب |
| We might embark | 'ihna yimkin nirkabiicHnaa yimkin nirkab | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِركـَب |
| You(m) might embark | 'inta yimkin tirkabiicnta yimkin tirkab | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِركـَب |
| You(f) might embark | 'inti yimkin tirkabiiicnti yimkin tirkaby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِركـَبي |
| You(pl) might embark | 'intu yimkin tirkabuiicntoo yimkin tirkaboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِركـَبوا |
| He/it(m) might embark | huwa yimkin yirkabhuwa yimkin yirkab | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِركـَب |
| She/it(f) might embark | hiya yimkin tirkabhiya yimkin tirkab | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِركـَب |
| They might embark | humma yimkin yirkabuhumma yimkin yirkaboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِركـَبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I embark | 'ana barkabaacnaa barkab | أنا َ بـَركـَب |
| We embark | 'ihna binirkabiicHnaa binirkab | إحنا َ بـِنـِركـَب |
| You(m) embark | 'inta bitirkabiicnta bitirkab | إنت َ بـِتـِركـَب |
| You(f) embark | 'inti bitirkabiiicnti bitirkaby | إنت ِ بـِتـِركـَبي |
| You(pl) embark | 'intu bitirkabuiicntoo bitirkaboo | إنتوا بـِتـِركـَبوا |
| He/it(m) embarks | huwa biyirkabhuwa biyirkab | هـُو َ بـِيـِركـَب |
| She/it(f) embarks | hiya bitirkabhiya bitirkab | هـِي َ بـِتـِركـَب |
| They embark | humma biyirkabuhumma biyirkaboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِركـَبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will embark | 'ana harkabaacnaa harkab | أنا َ هـَركـَب |
| We will embark | 'ihna hanirkabiicHnaa hanirkab | إحنا َ هـَنـِركـَب |
| You(m) will embark | 'inta hatirkabiicnta hatirkab | إنت َ هـَتـِركـَب |
| You(f) will embark | 'inti hatirkabiiicnti hatirkaby | إنت ِ هـَتـِركـَبي |
| You(pl) will embark | 'intu hatirkabuiicntoo hatirkaboo | إنتوا هـَتـِركـَبوا |
| He/it(m) will embark | huwa hayirkabhuwa hayirkab | هـُو َ هـَيـِركـَب |
| She/it(f) will embark | hiya hatirkabhiya hatirkab | هـِي َ هـَتـِركـَب |
| They will embark | humma hayirkabuhumma hayirkaboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِركـَبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) embark! | 'irkibiicrkib | إركـِب |
| You(f) embark! | 'irkibiiicrkiby | إركـِبي |
| You(pl) embark! | 'irkibuiicrkiboo | إركـِبوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am embarking | 'ana raakibaacnaa raakib | أنا َ را َكـِب |
| I(f) am embarking | 'ana raakibaaacnaa raakibaö | أنا َ را َكـِبـَة |
| We are embarking | 'ihna raakibeeniicHnaa raakibyn | إحنا َ را َكـِبين |
| You(m) are embarking | 'inta raakibiicnta raakib | إنت َ را َكـِب |
| You(f) are embarking | 'inti raakibaiicnti raakibaö | إنت ِ را َكـِبـَة |
| You(pl) are embarking | 'intu raakibeeniicntoo raakibyn | إنتوا را َكـِبين |
| He/it(m) is embarking | huwa raakibhuwa raakib | هـُو َ را َكـِب |
| She/it(f) is embarking | hiya raakibahiya raakibaö | هـِي َ را َكـِبـَة |
| They are embarking | humma raakibeenhumma raakibyn | هـُمّ َ را َكـِبين |
