Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I meant | 'ana Aaneetaacnaa Aanyt | أنا َ عـَنيت |
| We meant | 'ihna AaneenaiicHnaa Aanynaa | إحنا َ عـَنينا |
| You(m) meant | 'inta Aaneetiicnta Aanyt | إنت َ عـَنيت |
| You(f) meant | 'inti Aaneetiiicnti Aanyty | إنت ِ عـَنيتي |
| You(pl) meant | 'intu Aaneetuiicntoo Aanytoo | إنتوا عـَنيتوا |
| He/it(m) meant | huwa Aanahuwa AanY | هـُو َ عـَنى |
| She/it(f) meant | hiya Aanyithiya Aanyit | هـِي َ عـَنيـِت |
| They meant | humma Aanuhumma Aanoo | هـُمّ َ عـَنوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might mean | 'ana yimkin 'aAniaacnaa yimkin aacAny | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أعني |
| We might mean | 'ihna yimkin niAniiicHnaa yimkin niAny | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِعني |
| You(m) might mean | 'inta yimkin tiAniiicnta yimkin tiAny | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِعني |
| You(f) might mean | 'inti yimkin tiAniiicnti yimkin tiAny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِعني |
| You(pl) might mean | 'intu yimkin tiAnuiicntoo yimkin tiAnoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِعنوا |
| He/it(m) might mean | huwa yimkin yiAnihuwa yimkin yiAny | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِعني |
| She/it(f) might mean | hiya yimkin tiAnihiya yimkin tiAny | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِعني |
| They might mean | humma yimkin yiAnuhumma yimkin yiAnoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِعنوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I mean | 'ana baAniaacnaa baAny | أنا َ بـَعني |
| We mean | 'ihna biniAniiicHnaa biniAny | إحنا َ بـِنـِعني |
| You(m) mean | 'inta bitiAniiicnta bitiAny | إنت َ بـِتـِعني |
| You(f) mean | 'inti bitiAniiicnti bitiAny | إنت ِ بـِتـِعني |
| You(pl) mean | 'intu bitiAnuiicntoo bitiAnoo | إنتوا بـِتـِعنوا |
| He/it(m) means | huwa biyiAnihuwa biyiAny | هـُو َ بـِيـِعني |
| She/it(f) means | hiya bitiAnihiya bitiAny | هـِي َ بـِتـِعني |
| They mean | humma biyiAnuhumma biyiAnoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِعنوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will mean | 'ana haAniaacnaa haAny | أنا َ هـَعني |
| We will mean | 'ihna haniAniiicHnaa haniAny | إحنا َ هـَنـِعني |
| You(m) will mean | 'inta hatiAniiicnta hatiAny | إنت َ هـَتـِعني |
| You(f) will mean | 'inti hatiAniiicnti hatiAny | إنت ِ هـَتـِعني |
| You(pl) will mean | 'intu hatiAnuiicntoo hatiAnoo | إنتوا هـَتـِعنوا |
| He/it(m) will mean | huwa hayiAnihuwa hayiAny | هـُو َ هـَيـِعني |
| She/it(f) will mean | hiya hatiAnihiya hatiAny | هـِي َ هـَتـِعني |
| They will mean | humma hayiAnuhumma hayiAnoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِعنوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) mean! | 'iAniiicAny | إعني |
| You(f) mean! | 'iAniiicAny | إعني |
| You(pl) mean! | 'iAnuiicAnoo | إعنوا |
