Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I held | 'ana 'istahmiltaacnaa iicstaHmilt | أنا َ إستـَحمـِلت |
| We held | 'ihna 'istahmilnaiicHnaa iicstaHmilnaa | إحنا َ إستـَحمـِلنا |
| You(m) held | 'inta 'istahmiltiicnta iicstaHmilt | إنت َ إستـَحمـِلت |
| You(f) held | 'inti 'istahmiltiiicnti iicstaHmilty | إنت ِ إستـَحمـِلتي |
| You(pl) held | 'intu 'istahmiltuiicntoo iicstaHmiltoo | إنتوا إستـَحمـِلتوا |
| He/it(m) held | huwa 'istahmilhuwa iicstaHmil | هـُو َ إستـَحمـِل |
| She/it(f) held | hiya 'istahmilithiya iicstaHmilit | هـِي َ إستـَحمـِلـِت |
| They held | humma 'istahmiluhumma iicstaHmiloo | هـُمّ َ إستـَحمـِلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might hold | 'ana yimkin 'astahmilaacnaa yimkin aacstaHmil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أستـَحمـِل |
| We might hold | 'ihna yimkin nistahmiliicHnaa yimkin nistaHmil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِستـَحمـِل |
| You(m) might hold | 'inta yimkin tistahmiliicnta yimkin tistaHmil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَحمـِل |
| You(f) might hold | 'inti yimkin titsahmiliiicnti yimkin titsaHmily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَحمـِلي |
| You(pl) might hold | 'intu yimkin titsahmiluiicntoo yimkin titsaHmiloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَحمـِلوا |
| He/it(m) might hold | huwa yimkin yistahmilhuwa yimkin yistaHmil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِستـَحمـِل |
| She/it(f) might hold | hiya yimkin tistahmilhiya yimkin tistaHmil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَحمـِل |
| They might hold | humma yimkin yistahmiluhumma yimkin yistaHmiloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِستـَحمـِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I hold | 'ana bastahmilaacnaa bastaHmil | أنا َ بـَستـَحمـِل |
| We hold | 'ihna binistahmiliicHnaa binistaHmil | إحنا َ بـِنـِستـَحمـِل |
| You(m) hold | 'inta bitistahmiliicnta bitistaHmil | إنت َ بـِتـِستـَحمـِل |
| You(f) hold | 'inti bitisihmiliiicnti bitisiHmily | إنت ِ بـِتـِسـِحمـِلي |
| You(pl) hold | 'intu bitistahmiluiicntoo bitistaHmiloo | إنتوا بـِتـِستـَحمـِلوا |
| He/it(m) holds | huwa biyistahmilhuwa biyistaHmil | هـُو َ بـِيـِستـَحمـِل |
| She/it(f) holds | hiya bitistahmilhiya bitistaHmil | هـِي َ بـِتـِستـَحمـِل |
| They hold | humma biyistahmiluhumma biyistaHmiloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِستـَحمـِلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will hold | 'ana hastahmilaacnaa hastaHmil | أنا َ هـَستـَحمـِل |
| We will hold | 'ihna hanistahmiliicHnaa hanistaHmil | إحنا َ هـَنـِستـَحمـِل |
| You(m) will hold | 'inta hatistahmiliicnta hatistaHmil | إنت َ هـَتـِستـَحمـِل |
| You(f) will hold | 'inti hatistahmiliiicnti hatistaHmily | إنت ِ هـَتـِستـَحمـِلي |
| You(pl) will hold | 'intu hatistahmiluiicntoo hatistaHmiloo | إنتوا هـَتـِستـَحمـِلوا |
| He/it(m) will hold | huwa hayistahmilhuwa hayistaHmil | هـُو َ هـَيـِستـَحمـِل |
| She/it(f) will hold | hiya hatistahmilhiya hatistaHmil | هـِي َ هـَتـِستـَحمـِل |
| They will hold | humma hayistahmiluhumma hayistaHmiloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِستـَحمـِلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) hold! | 'istahmiliicstaHmil | إستـَحمـِل |
| You(f) hold! | 'istahmiliiicstaHmily | إستـَحمـِلي |
| You(pl) hold! | 'istahmiluiicstaHmiloo | إستـَحمـِلوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mistahmilhuwa mistaHmil | هـُو َ مـِستـَحمـِل |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mistahmilahiya mistaHmilaö | هـِي َ مـِستـَحمـِلـَة |
| They are | humma mistahmileenhumma mistaHmilyn | هـُمّ َ مـِستـَحمـِلين |
