Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I resisted | 'ana qaawimtaacnaa Qaawimt | أنا َ قا َو ِمت |
| We resisted | 'ihna qaawimnaiicHnaa Qaawimnaa | إحنا َ قا َو ِمنا |
| You(m) resisted | 'inta qaawimtiicnta Qaawimt | إنت َ قا َو ِمت |
| You(f) resisted | 'inti qaawimtiiicnti Qaawimty | إنت ِ قا َو ِمتي |
| You(pl) resisted | 'intu qaawimtuiicntoo Qaawimtoo | إنتوا قا َو ِمتوا |
| He/it(m) resisted | huwa qaawimhuwa Qaawim | هـُو َ قا َو ِم |
| She/it(f) resisted | hiya qawmithiya Qaawmit | هـِي َ قا َومـِت |
| They resisted | humma qaawimuhumma Qaawimoo | هـُمّ َ قا َو ِموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might resist | 'ana yimkin 'aqaawimaacnaa yimkin aacQaawim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقا َو ِم |
| We might resist | 'ihna yimkin niqaawimiicHnaa yimkin niQaawim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِقا َو ِم |
| You(m) might resist | 'inta yimkin tiqaawimiicnta yimkin tiQaawim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِقا َو ِم |
| You(f) might resist | 'inti yimkin tiqawmiiicnti yimkin tiQaawmy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِقا َومي |
| You(pl) might resist | 'intu yimkin tiqawmuiicntoo yimkin tiQaawmoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِقا َوموا |
| He/it(m) might resist | huwa yimkin yiqaawimhuwa yimkin yiQaawim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِقا َو ِم |
| She/it(f) might resist | hiya yimkin tiqaawimhiya yimkin tiQaawim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِقا َو ِم |
| They might resist | humma yimkin yiqawmuhumma yimkin yiQaawmoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِقا َوموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will resist | 'ana haqaawimaacnaa haQaawim | أنا َ هـَقا َو ِم |
| We will resist | 'ihna hanqaawimiicHnaa hanQaawim | إحنا َ هـَنقا َو ِم |
| You(m) will resist | 'inta hatqaawimiicnta hatQaawim | إنت َ هـَتقا َو ِم |
| You(f) will resist | 'inti hatqawmiiicnti hatQaawmy | إنت ِ هـَتقا َومي |
| You(pl) will resist | 'intu hatqawmuiicntoo hatQaawmoo | إنتوا هـَتقا َوموا |
| He/it(m) will resist | huwa hayiqaawimhuwa hayiQaawim | هـُو َ هـَيـِقا َو ِم |
| She/it(f) will resist | hiya hatqaawimhiya hatQaawim | هـِي َ هـَتقا َو ِم |
| They will resist | humma hayiqawmuhumma hayiQaawmoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِقا َوموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) resist! | qaawimQaawim | قا َو ِم |
| You(f) resist! | qawmiQaawmy | قا َومي |
| You(pl) resist! | qawmuQaawmoo | قا َوموا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is resisted | huwa muqaawimhuwa muQaawim | هـُو َ مـُقا َو ِم |
| She/it(f) is resisted | hiya muqaawimahiya muQaawimaö | هـِي َ مـُقا َو ِمـَة |
| They are resisted | humma muqaawimeenhumma muQaawimyn | هـُمّ َ مـُقا َو ِمين |
