Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I knocked | 'ana da''eetaacnaa daqqyt | أنا َ د َقّيت |
| We knocked | 'ihna da''eenaiicHnaa daqqynaa | إحنا َ د َقّينا |
| You(m) knocked | 'inta da''eetiicnta daqqyt | إنت َ د َقّيت |
| You(f) knocked | 'inti da''eetiiicnti daqqyty | إنت ِ د َقّيتي |
| You(pl) knocked | 'intu da''eetuiicntoo daqqytoo | إنتوا د َقّيتوا |
| He/it(m) knocked | huwa da''huwa daqq | هـُو َ د َقّ |
| She/it(f) knocked | hiya da''ithiya daqqit | هـِي َ د َقّـِت |
| They knocked | humma da''uhumma daqqoo | هـُمّ َ د َقّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might knock | 'ana yimkin 'adu''aacnaa yimkin aacduqq | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أد ُقّ |
| We might knock | 'ihna yimkin nidu''iicHnaa yimkin niduqq | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِد ُقّ |
| You(m) might knock | 'inta yimkin tidu''iicnta yimkin tiduqq | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِد ُقّ |
| You(f) might knock | 'inti yimkin tidu''iiicnti yimkin tiduqqy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِد ُقّي |
| You(pl) might knock | 'intu yimkin tidu''uiicntoo yimkin tiduqqoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِد ُقّوا |
| He/it(m) might knock | huwa yimkin yidu''huwa yimkin yiduqq | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِد ُقّ |
| She/it(f) might knock | hiya yimkin tidu''hiya yimkin tiduqq | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِد ُقّ |
| They might knock | humma yimkin yidu''uhumma yimkin yiduqqoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِد ُقّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I knock | 'ana badu''aacnaa baduqq | أنا َ بـَد ُقّ |
| We knock | 'ihna bindu''iicHnaa binduqq | إحنا َ بـِند ُقّ |
| You(m) knock | 'inta bitdu''iicnta bitduqq | إنت َ بـِتد ُقّ |
| You(f) knock | 'inti bitdu''iiicnti bitduqqy | إنت ِ بـِتد ُقّي |
| You(pl) knock | 'intu bitdu''uiicntoo bitduqqoo | إنتوا بـِتد ُقّوا |
| He/it(m) knocks | huwa biyidu''huwa biyiduqq | هـُو َ بـِيـِد ُقّ |
| She/it(f) knocks | hiya bitdu''hiya bitduqq | هـِي َ بـِتد ُقّ |
| They knock | humma biyidu''uhumma biyiduqqoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِد ُقّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will knock | 'ana hadu''aacnaa haduqq | أنا َ هـَد ُقّ |
| We will knock | 'ihna handu''iicHnaa handuqq | إحنا َ هـَند ُقّ |
| You(m) will knock | 'inta hatdu''iicnta hatduqq | إنت َ هـَتد ُقّ |
| You(f) will knock | 'inti hatdu''iiicnti hatduqqy | إنت ِ هـَتد ُقّي |
| You(pl) will knock | 'intu hatdu''uiicntoo hatduqqoo | إنتوا هـَتد ُقّوا |
| He/it(m) will knock | huwa hayidu''huwa hayiduqq | هـُو َ هـَيـِد ُقّ |
| She/it(f) will knock | hiya hatdu''hiya hatduqq | هـِي َ هـَتد ُقّ |
| They will knock | humma hayidu''uhumma hayiduqqoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِد ُقّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) knock! | 'idu''iicduqq | إد ُقّ |
| You(f) knock! | 'idu''iiicduqqy | إد ُقّي |
| You(pl) knock! | 'idu''uiicduqqoo | إد ُقّوا |
