Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I grew | 'ana nabbittaacnaa nabbitt | أنا َ نـَبّـِتّ |
| We grew | 'ihna nabbitnaiicHnaa nabbitnaa | إحنا َ نـَبّـِتنا |
| You(m) grew | 'inta nabbittiicnta nabbitt | إنت َ نـَبّـِتّ |
| You(f) grew | 'inti nabbittiiicnti nabbitty | إنت ِ نـَبّـِتّي |
| You(pl) grew | 'intu nabbittuiicntoo nabbittoo | إنتوا نـَبّـِتّوا |
| He/it(m) grew | huwa nabbithuwa nabbit | هـُو َ نـَبّـِت |
| She/it(f) grew | hiya nabbitithiya nabbitit | هـِي َ نـَبّـِتـِت |
| They grew | humma nabbituhumma nabbitoo | هـُمّ َ نـَبّـِتوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might grow | 'ana yimkin 'anabbitaacnaa yimkin aacnabbit | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنـَبّـِت |
| We might grow | 'ihna yimkin ninabbitiicHnaa yimkin ninabbit | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنـَبّـِت |
| You(m) might grow | 'inta yimkin tinabbitiicnta yimkin tinabbit | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنـَبّـِت |
| You(f) might grow | 'inti yimkin tinabbitiiicnti yimkin tinabbity | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنـَبّـِتي |
| You(pl) might grow | 'intu yimkin tinabbituiicntoo yimkin tinabbitoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنـَبّـِتوا |
| He/it(m) might grow | huwa yimkin yinabbithuwa yimkin yinabbit | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنـَبّـِت |
| She/it(f) might grow | hiya yimkin tinabbithiya yimkin tinabbit | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنـَبّـِت |
| They might grow | humma yimkin yinabbituhumma yimkin yinabbitoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنـَبّـِتوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I grow | 'ana banabbitaacnaa banabbit | أنا َ بـَنـَبّـِت |
| We grow | 'ihna binnabbitiicHnaa binnabbit | إحنا َ بـِنّـَبّـِت |
| You(m) grow | 'inta bitnabbitiicnta bitnabbit | إنت َ بـِتنـَبّـِت |
| You(f) grow | 'inti bitnabbitiiicnti bitnabbity | إنت ِ بـِتنـَبّـِتي |
| You(pl) grow | 'intu bitnabbituiicntoo bitnabbitoo | إنتوا بـِتنـَبّـِتوا |
| He/it(m) grows | huwa biyinabbithuwa biyinabbit | هـُو َ بـِيـِنـَبّـِت |
| She/it(f) grows | hiya bitnabbithiya bitnabbit | هـِي َ بـِتنـَبّـِت |
| They grow | humma biyinabbituhumma biyinabbitoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنـَبّـِتوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will grow | 'ana hanabbitaacnaa hanabbit | أنا َ هـَنـَبّـِت |
| We will grow | 'ihna hannabbitiicHnaa hannabbit | إحنا َ هـَنّـَبّـِت |
| You(m) will grow | 'inta hatnabbitiicnta hatnabbit | إنت َ هـَتنـَبّـِت |
| You(f) will grow | 'inti hatnabbitiiicnti hatnabbity | إنت ِ هـَتنـَبّـِتي |
| You(pl) will grow | 'intu hatnabbituiicntoo hatnabbitoo | إنتوا هـَتنـَبّـِتوا |
| He/it(m) will grow | huwa hayinabbithuwa hayinabbit | هـُو َ هـَيـِنـَبّـِت |
| She/it(f) will grow | hiya hatnabbithiya hatnabbit | هـِي َ هـَتنـَبّـِت |
| They will grow | humma hayinabbituhumma hayinabbitoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنـَبّـِتوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) grow! | nabbitnabbit | نـَبّـِت |
| You(f) grow! | nabbitinabbity | نـَبّـِتي |
| You(pl) grow! | nabbitunabbitoo | نـَبّـِتوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is grown | huwa munabbithuwa munabbit | هـُو َ مـُنـَبّـِت |
| She/it(f) is grown | hiya munabbitahiya munabbitaö | هـِي َ مـُنـَبّـِتـَة |
| They are grown | humma munabbiteenhumma munabbityn | هـُمّ َ مـُنـَبّـِتين |
