Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I informed | 'ana chabbartaacnaa Kabbart | أنا َ خـَبّـَرت |
| We informed | 'ihna chabbarnaiicHnaa Kabbarnaa | إحنا َ خـَبّـَرنا |
| You(m) informed | 'inta chabbartiicnta Kabbart | إنت َ خـَبّـَرت |
| You(f) informed | 'inti chabbartiiicnti Kabbarty | إنت ِ خـَبّـَرتي |
| You(pl) informed | 'intu chabbartuiicntoo Kabbartoo | إنتوا خـَبّـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) informed | huwa chabbarhuwa Kabbar | هـُو َ خـَبّـَر |
| She/it(f) informed | hiya chabbarithiya Kabbarit | هـِي َ خـَبّـَر ِت |
| They informed | humma chabbaruhumma Kabbaroo | هـُمّ َ خـَبّـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might inform | 'ana yimkin 'achabbaraacnaa yimkin aacKabbar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخـَبّـَر |
| We might inform | 'ihna yimkin nichabbariicHnaa yimkin niKabbar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِخـَبّـَر |
| You(m) might inform | 'inta yimkin tichabbariicnta yimkin tiKabbar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَبّـَر |
| You(f) might inform | 'inti yimkin tichabbariiicnti yimkin tiKabbary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَبّـَري |
| You(pl) might inform | 'intu yimkin tichabbaruiicntoo yimkin tiKabbaroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِخـَبّـَروا |
| He/it(m) might inform | huwa yimkin yichabbarhuwa yimkin yiKabbar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـَبّـَر |
| She/it(f) might inform | hiya yimkin tichabbarhiya yimkin tiKabbar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَبّـَر |
| They might inform | humma yimkin yichabbaruhumma yimkin yiKabbaroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـَبّـَروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I inform | 'ana bachabbaraacnaa baKabbar | أنا َ بـَخـَبّـَر |
| We inform | 'ihna binichabbariicHnaa biniKabbar | إحنا َ بـِنـِخـَبّـَر |
| You(m) inform | 'inta bitichabbariicnta bitiKabbar | إنت َ بـِتـِخـَبّـَر |
| You(f) inform | 'inti bitichabbariiicnti bitiKabbary | إنت ِ بـِتـِخـَبّـَري |
| You(pl) inform | 'intu bitichabbaruiicntoo bitiKabbaroo | إنتوا بـِتـِخـَبّـَروا |
| He/it(m) informs | huwa biyichabbarhuwa biyiKabbar | هـُو َ بـِيـِخـَبّـَر |
| She/it(f) informs | hiya bitichabbarhiya bitiKabbar | هـِي َ بـِتـِخـَبّـَر |
| They inform | humma biyichabbaruhumma biyiKabbaroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِخـَبّـَروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will inform | 'ana hachabbaraacnaa haKabbar | أنا َ هـَخـَبّـَر |
| We will inform | 'ihna hanichabbariicHnaa haniKabbar | إحنا َ هـَنـِخـَبّـَر |
| You(m) will inform | 'inta hatichabbariicnta hatiKabbar | إنت َ هـَتـِخـَبّـَر |
| You(f) will inform | 'inti hatichabbariiicnti hatiKabbary | إنت ِ هـَتـِخـَبّـَري |
| You(pl) will inform | 'intu hatichabbaruiicntoo hatiKabbaroo | إنتوا هـَتـِخـَبّـَروا |
| He/it(m) will inform | huwa hayichabbarhuwa hayiKabbar | هـُو َ هـَيـِخـَبّـَر |
| She/it(f) will inform | hiya hatichabbarhiya hatiKabbar | هـِي َ هـَتـِخـَبّـَر |
| They will inform | humma hayichabbaruhumma hayiKabbaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِخـَبّـَروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) inform! | 'ichbariicKbar | إخبـَر |
| You(f) inform! | 'ichbariiicKbary | إخبـَري |
| You(pl) inform! | ichbaruiKbaroo | ِخبـَروا |
