Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I made | 'ana taAabtaacnaa taAabt | أنا َ تـَعـَبت |
| We made | 'ihna taAabnaiicHnaa taAabnaa | إحنا َ تـَعـَبنا |
| You(m) made | 'inta taAabtiicnta taAabt | إنت َ تـَعـَبت |
| You(f) made | 'inti taAabtiiicnti taAabty | إنت ِ تـَعـَبتي |
| You(pl) made | 'intu taAabtuiicntoo taAabtoo | إنتوا تـَعـَبتوا |
| He/it(m) made | huwa taAabhuwa taAab | هـُو َ تـَعـَب |
| She/it(f) made | hiya taAabithiya taAabit | هـِي َ تـَعـَبـِت |
| They made | humma taAabuhumma taAaboo | هـُمّ َ تـَعـَبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might make | 'ana yimkin 'atAabaacnaa yimkin aactAab | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتعـَب |
| We might make | 'ihna yimkin nitAabiicHnaa yimkin nitAab | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتعـَب |
| You(m) might make | 'inta yimkin titAabiicnta yimkin titAab | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَب |
| You(f) might make | 'inti yimkin titAabiiicnti yimkin titAaby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَبي |
| You(pl) might make | 'intu yimkin titAabuiicntoo yimkin titAaboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَبوا |
| He/it(m) might make | huwa yimkin yitAabhuwa yimkin yitAab | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتعـَب |
| She/it(f) might make | hiya yimkin titAabhiya yimkin titAab | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَب |
| They might make | humma yimkin yitAabuhumma yimkin yitAaboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتعـَبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I make | 'ana batAabaacnaa batAab | أنا َ بـَتعـَب |
| We make | 'ihna binitAabiicHnaa binitAab | إحنا َ بـِنـِتعـَب |
| You(m) make | 'inta bititAabiicnta bititAab | إنت َ بـِتـِتعـَب |
| You(f) make | 'inti bititAabiiicnti bititAaby | إنت ِ بـِتـِتعـَبي |
| You(pl) make | 'intu bititAabuiicntoo bititAaboo | إنتوا بـِتـِتعـَبوا |
| He/it(m) makes | huwa biyitAabhuwa biyitAab | هـُو َ بـِيـِتعـَب |
| She/it(f) makes | hiya bititAabhiya bititAab | هـِي َ بـِتـِتعـَب |
| They make | humma biyitAabuhumma biyitAaboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتعـَبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will make | 'ana hatAabaacnaa hatAab | أنا َ هـَتعـَب |
| We will make | 'ihna hanitAabiicHnaa hanitAab | إحنا َ هـَنـِتعـَب |
| You(m) will make | 'inta hatitAabiicnta hatitAab | إنت َ هـَتـِتعـَب |
| You(f) will make | 'inti hatitAabiiicnti hatitAaby | إنت ِ هـَتـِتعـَبي |
| You(pl) will make | 'intu hatitAabuiicntoo hatitAaboo | إنتوا هـَتـِتعـَبوا |
| He/it(m) will make | huwa hayitAabhuwa hayitAab | هـُو َ هـَيـِتعـَب |
| She/it(f) will make | hiya hatitAabhiya hatitAab | هـِي َ هـَتـِتعـَب |
| They will make | humma hayitAabuhumma hayitAaboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتعـَبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) make! | 'itAabiictAab | إتعـَب |
| You(f) make! | 'itAabiiictAaby | إتعـَبي |
| You(pl) make! | 'itAabuiictAaboo | إتعـَبوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am making | 'ana taAbaenaacnaa taAbaen | أنا َ تـَعبا َن |
| I(f) am making | 'ana taAbaenaaacnaa taAbaenaö | أنا َ تـَعبا َنـَة |
| We are making | 'ihna taAbaneeniicHnaa taAbaenyn | إحنا َ تـَعبا َنين |
| You(m) are making | 'inta taAbaeniicnta taAbaen | إنت َ تـَعبا َن |
| You(f) are making | 'inti taAbaenaiicnti taAbaenaö | إنت ِ تـَعبا َنـَة |
| You(pl) are making | 'intu taAbaneeniicntoo taAbaenyn | إنتوا تـَعبا َنين |
| He/it(m) is making | huwa taAbaenhuwa taAbaen | هـُو َ تـَعبا َن |
| She/it(f) is making | hiya taAbaenahiya taAbaenaö | هـِي َ تـَعبا َنـَة |
| They are making | humma taAbaneenhumma taAbaenyn | هـُمّ َ تـَعبا َنين |
