Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I coloured | 'ana lawwintaacnaa lawwint | أنا َ لـَوّ ِنت |
| We coloured | 'ihna lawwinnaiicHnaa lawwinnaa | إحنا َ لـَوّ ِنّا |
| You(m) coloured | 'inta lawwintiicnta lawwint | إنت َ لـَوّ ِنت |
| You(f) coloured | 'inti lawwintiiicnti lawwinty | إنت ِ لـَوّ ِنتي |
| You(pl) coloured | 'intu lawwintuiicntoo lawwintoo | إنتوا لـَوّ ِنتوا |
| He/it(m) coloured | huwa lawwinhuwa lawwin | هـُو َ لـَوّ ِن |
| She/it(f) coloured | hiya lawwinithiya lawwinit | هـِي َ لـَوّ ِنـِت |
| They coloured | humma lawwinuhumma lawwinoo | هـُمّ َ لـَوّ ِنوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might colour | 'ana yimkin 'alawwinaacnaa yimkin aaclawwin | أنا َ يـِمكـِن ألـَوّ ِن |
| We might colour | 'ihna yimkin nilawwiniicHnaa yimkin nilawwin | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِلـَوّ ِن |
| You(m) might colour | 'inta yimkin tilawwiniicnta yimkin tilawwin | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِلـَوّ ِن |
| You(f) might colour | 'inti yimkin tilawwiniiicnti yimkin tilawwiny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِلـَوّ ِني |
| You(pl) might colour | 'intu yimkin tilawwinuiicntoo yimkin tilawwinoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِلـَوّ ِنوا |
| He/it(m) might colour | huwa yimkin yilawwinhuwa yimkin yilawwin | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِلـَوّ ِن |
| She/it(f) might colour | hiya yimkin tilawwinhiya yimkin tilawwin | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِلـَوّ ِن |
| They might colour | humma yimkin yilawwinuhumma yimkin yilawwinoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِلـَوّ ِنوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I colour | 'ana balawwinaacnaa balawwin | أنا َ بـَلـَوّ ِن |
| We colour | 'ihna binlawwiniicHnaa binlawwin | إحنا َ بـِنلـَوّ ِن |
| You(m) colour | 'inta bitlawwiniicnta bitlawwin | إنت َ بـِتلـَوّ ِن |
| You(f) colour | 'inti bitlawwiniiicnti bitlawwiny | إنت ِ بـِتلـَوّ ِني |
| You(pl) colour | 'intu bitlawwinuiicntoo bitlawwinoo | إنتوا بـِتلـَوّ ِنوا |
| He/it(m) colours | huwa biyilawwinhuwa biyilawwin | هـُو َ بـِيـِلـَوّ ِن |
| She/it(f) colours | hiya bitlawwinhiya bitlawwin | هـِي َ بـِتلـَوّ ِن |
| They colour | humma biyilawwinuhumma biyilawwinoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِلـَوّ ِنوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will colour | 'ana halawwinaacnaa halawwin | أنا َ هـَلـَوّ ِن |
| We will colour | 'ihna hanlawwiniicHnaa hanlawwin | إحنا َ هـَنلـَوّ ِن |
| You(m) will colour | 'inta hatlawwiniicnta hatlawwin | إنت َ هـَتلـَوّ ِن |
| You(f) will colour | 'inti hatlawwiniiicnti hatlawwiny | إنت ِ هـَتلـَوّ ِني |
| You(pl) will colour | 'intu hatlawwinuiicntoo hatlawwinoo | إنتوا هـَتلـَوّ ِنوا |
| He/it(m) will colour | huwa hayilawwinhuwa hayilawwin | هـُو َ هـَيـِلـَوّ ِن |
| She/it(f) will colour | hiya hatlawwinhiya hatlawwin | هـِي َ هـَتلـَوّ ِن |
| They will colour | humma hayilawwinuhumma hayilawwinoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِلـَوّ ِنوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) colour! | lawwinlawwin | لـَوّ ِن |
| You(f) colour! | lawwinilawwiny | لـَوّ ِني |
| You(pl) colour! | lawwinulawwinoo | لـَوّ ِنوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is coloured | huwa mulawwinhuwa mulawwin | هـُو َ مـُلـَوّ ِن |
| She/it(f) is coloured | hiya mulawwinahiya mulawwinaö | هـِي َ مـُلـَوّ ِنـَة |
| They are coloured | humma mulawwineenhumma mulawwinyn | هـُمّ َ مـُلـَوّ ِنين |
