Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I turned | 'ana doortaacnaa dwrt | أنا َ دورت |
| We turned | 'ihna doornaiicHnaa dwrnaa | إحنا َ دورنا |
| You(m) turned | 'inta doortiicnta dwrt | إنت َ دورت |
| You(f) turned | 'inti doortiiicnti dwrty | إنت ِ دورتي |
| You(pl) turned | 'intu doortuiicntoo dwrtoo | إنتوا دورتوا |
| He/it(m) turned | huwa daarhuwa daar | هـُو َ دا َر |
| She/it(f) turned | hiya daarithiya daarit | هـِي َ دا َر ِت |
| They turned | humma daruhumma daaroo | هـُمّ َ دا َروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might turn | 'ana yimkin 'adooraacnaa yimkin aacdwr | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أدور |
| We might turn | 'ihna yimkin nidooriicHnaa yimkin nidwr | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِدور |
| You(m) might turn | 'inta yimkin tidooriicnta yimkin tidwr | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِدور |
| You(f) might turn | 'inti yimkin tidooriiicnti yimkin tidwry | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِدوري |
| You(pl) might turn | 'intu yimkin tidooruiicntoo yimkin tidwroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِدوروا |
| He/it(m) might turn | huwa yimkin yidoorhuwa yimkin yidwr | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِدور |
| She/it(f) might turn | hiya yimkin tidoorhiya yimkin tidwr | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِدور |
| They might turn | humma yimkin yidooruhumma yimkin yidwroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِدوروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I turn | 'ana badooraacnaa badwr | أنا َ بـَدور |
| We turn | 'ihna bindooriicHnaa bindwr | إحنا َ بـِندور |
| You(m) turn | 'inta bitdooriicnta bitdwr | إنت َ بـِتدور |
| You(f) turn | 'inti bitdooriiicnti bitdwry | إنت ِ بـِتدوري |
| You(pl) turn | 'intu bitdooruiicntoo bitdwroo | إنتوا بـِتدوروا |
| He/it(m) turns | huwa biyidoorhuwa biyidwr | هـُو َ بـِيـِدور |
| She/it(f) turns | hiya bitdoorhiya bitdwr | هـِي َ بـِتدور |
| They turn | humma biyidooruhumma biyidwroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِدوروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will turn | 'ana hadooraacnaa hadwr | أنا َ هـَدور |
| We will turn | 'ihna handooriicHnaa handwr | إحنا َ هـَندور |
| You(m) will turn | 'inta hatdooriicnta hatdwr | إنت َ هـَتدور |
| You(f) will turn | 'inti hatdooriiicnti hatdwry | إنت ِ هـَتدوري |
| You(pl) will turn | 'intu hatdooruiicntoo hatdwroo | إنتوا هـَتدوروا |
| He/it(m) will turn | huwa hayidoorhuwa hayidwr | هـُو َ هـَيـِدور |
| She/it(f) will turn | hiya hatdoorhiya hatdwr | هـِي َ هـَتدور |
| They will turn | humma hayidooruhumma hayidwroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِدوروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) turn! | doordwr | دور |
| You(f) turn! | dooridwry | دوري |
| You(pl) turn! | doorudwroo | دوروا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am turning | 'ana daeyiraacnaa daeyir | أنا َ دا َيـِر |
| I(f) am turning | 'ana daeyiraaacnaa daeyiraö | أنا َ دا َيـِر َة |
| We are turning | 'ihna daeyireeniicHnaa daeyiryn | إحنا َ دا َيـِرين |
| You(m) are turning | 'inta daeyiriicnta daeyir | إنت َ دا َيـِر |
| You(f) are turning | 'inti daeyiraiicnti daeyiraö | إنت ِ دا َيـِر َة |
| You(pl) are turning | 'intu daeyireeniicntoo daeyiryn | إنتوا دا َيـِرين |
| He/it(m) is turning | huwa daeyirhuwa daeyir | هـُو َ دا َيـِر |
| She/it(f) is turning | hiya daeyirahiya daeyiraö | هـِي َ دا َيـِر َة |
| They are turning | humma daeyireenhumma daeyiryn | هـُمّ َ دا َيـِرين |
