Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I cried | 'ana nadeetaacnaa naedyt | أنا َ نا َديت |
| We cried | 'ihna nadeenaiicHnaa naedynaa | إحنا َ نا َدينا |
| You(m) cried | 'inta nadeetiicnta naedyt | إنت َ نا َديت |
| You(f) cried | 'inti nadeetiiicnti naedyty | إنت ِ نا َديتي |
| You(pl) cried | 'intu nadeetuiicntoo naedytoo | إنتوا نا َديتوا |
| He/it(m) cried | huwa nadahuwa naedY | هـُو َ نا َدى |
| She/it(f) cried | hiya naedithiya naedit | هـِي َ نا َد ِت |
| They cried | humma naduhumma naedoo | هـُمّ َ نا َدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might cry | 'ana yimkin 'anaediaacnaa yimkin aacnaedy | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنا َدي |
| We might cry | 'ihna yimkin ninaediiicHnaa yimkin ninaedy | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنا َدي |
| You(m) might cry | 'inta yimkin tinaediiicnta yimkin tinaedy | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنا َدي |
| You(f) might cry | 'inti yimkin tinaediiicnti yimkin tinaedy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنا َدي |
| You(pl) might cry | 'intu yimkin tinaduiicntoo yimkin tinaedoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنا َدوا |
| He/it(m) might cry | huwa yimkin yinaedihuwa yimkin yinaedy | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنا َدي |
| She/it(f) might cry | hiya yimkin tinaedihiya yimkin tinaedy | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنا َدي |
| They might cry | humma yimkin yinaduhumma yimkin yinaedoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنا َدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I cry | 'ana banaediaacnaa banaedy | أنا َ بـَنا َدي |
| We cry | 'ihna binnaediiicHnaa binnaedy | إحنا َ بـِنّا َدي |
| You(m) cry | 'inta bitnaediiicnta bitnaedy | إنت َ بـِتنا َدي |
| You(f) cry | 'inti bitnaediiicnti bitnaedy | إنت ِ بـِتنا َدي |
| You(pl) cry | 'intu bitnaduiicntoo bitnaedoo | إنتوا بـِتنا َدوا |
| He/it(m) crys | huwa biyinaedihuwa biyinaedy | هـُو َ بـِيـِنا َدي |
| She/it(f) crys | hiya bitnaedihiya bitnaedy | هـِي َ بـِتنا َدي |
| They cry | humma biyinaduhumma biyinaedoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنا َدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will cry | 'ana hanaediaacnaa hanaedy | أنا َ هـَنا َدي |
| We will cry | 'ihna hannaediiicHnaa hannaedy | إحنا َ هـَنّا َدي |
| You(m) will cry | 'inta hatnaediiicnta hatnaedy | إنت َ هـَتنا َدي |
| You(f) will cry | 'inti hatnaediiicnti hatnaedy | إنت ِ هـَتنا َدي |
| You(pl) will cry | 'intu hatnaduiicntoo hatnaedoo | إنتوا هـَتنا َدوا |
| He/it(m) will cry | huwa hayinaedihuwa hayinaedy | هـُو َ هـَيـِنا َدي |
| She/it(f) will cry | hiya hatnaedihiya hatnaedy | هـِي َ هـَتنا َدي |
| They will cry | humma hayinaduhumma hayinaedoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنا َدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) cry! | naedinaedy | نا َدي |
| You(f) cry! | naeditnaedit | نا َد ِت |
| You(pl) cry! | nadunaedoo | نا َدوا |
