Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I grew | 'ana 'itrabbeetaacnaa iictrabbyt | أنا َ إتر َبّيت |
| We grew | 'ihna 'itrabbeenaiicHnaa iictrabbynaa | إحنا َ إتر َبّينا |
| You(m) grew | 'inta 'itrabbeetiicnta iictrabbyt | إنت َ إتر َبّيت |
| You(f) grew | 'inti 'itrabbeetiiicnti iictrabbyty | إنت ِ إتر َبّيتي |
| You(pl) grew | 'intu 'itrabbeetuiicntoo iictrabbytoo | إنتوا إتر َبّيتوا |
| He/it(m) grew | huwa 'itrabbahuwa iictrabbY | هـُو َ إتر َبّى |
| She/it(f) grew | hiya 'itrabbithiya iictrabbit | هـِي َ إتر َبّـِت |
| They grew | humma 'itrabbuhumma iictrabboo | هـُمّ َ إتر َبّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might grow | 'ana yimkin 'atrabbaaacnaa yimkin aactrabbY | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتر َبّى |
| We might grow | 'ihna yimkin nitrabbaiicHnaa yimkin nitrabbY | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتر َبّى |
| You(m) might grow | 'inta yimkin titrabbaiicnta yimkin titrabbY | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتر َبّى |
| You(f) might grow | 'inti yimkin titrabbiiicnti yimkin titrabby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتر َبّي |
| You(pl) might grow | 'intu yimkin titrabbuiicntoo yimkin titrabboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتر َبّوا |
| He/it(m) might grow | huwa yimkin yitrabbahuwa yimkin yitrabbY | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتر َبّى |
| She/it(f) might grow | hiya yimkin titrabbahiya yimkin titrabbY | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتر َبّى |
| They might grow | humma yimkin yitrabbuhumma yimkin yitrabboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتر َبّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I grow | 'ana batrabbaaacnaa batrabbY | أنا َ بـَتر َبّى |
| We grow | 'ihna binitrabbaiicHnaa binitrabbY | إحنا َ بـِنـِتر َبّى |
| You(m) grow | 'inta bititrabbaiicnta bititrabbY | إنت َ بـِتـِتر َبّى |
| You(f) grow | 'inti bititrabbiiicnti bititrabby | إنت ِ بـِتـِتر َبّي |
| You(pl) grow | 'intu bititrabbuiicntoo bititrabboo | إنتوا بـِتـِتر َبّوا |
| He/it(m) grows | huwa biyitrabbahuwa biyitrabbY | هـُو َ بـِيـِتر َبّى |
| She/it(f) grows | hiya bititrabbahiya bititrabbY | هـِي َ بـِتـِتر َبّى |
| They grow | humma biyitrabbuhumma biyitrabboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتر َبّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will grow | 'ana hatrabbaaacnaa hatrabbY | أنا َ هـَتر َبّى |
| We will grow | 'ihna hantrabbaiicHnaa hantrabbY | إحنا َ هـَنتر َبّى |
| You(m) will grow | 'inta hatitrabbaiicnta hatitrabbY | إنت َ هـَتـِتر َبّى |
| You(f) will grow | 'inti hatitrabbiiicnti hatitrabby | إنت ِ هـَتـِتر َبّي |
| You(pl) will grow | 'intu hatitrabbuiicntoo hatitrabboo | إنتوا هـَتـِتر َبّوا |
| He/it(m) will grow | huwa hayitrabbahuwa hayitrabbY | هـُو َ هـَيـِتر َبّى |
| She/it(f) will grow | hiya hatitrabbahiya hatitrabbY | هـِي َ هـَتـِتر َبّى |
| They will grow | humma hayitrabbuhumma hayitrabboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتر َبّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) grow! | 'itrabbaiictrabbY | إتر َبّى |
| You(f) grow! | 'itrabbiiictrabby | إتر َبّي |
| You(pl) grow! | 'itrabbuiictrabboo | إتر َبّوا |
