Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'ittammintaacnaa iictTammint | أنا َ إتطـَمّـِنت |
| We was | 'ihna 'ittamminnaiicHnaa iictTamminnaa | إحنا َ إتطـَمّـِنّا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'ittammintiicnta iictTammint | إنت َ إتطـَمّـِنت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'ittammintiiicnti iictTamminty | إنت ِ إتطـَمّـِنتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'ittammintuiicntoo iictTammintoo | إنتوا إتطـَمّـِنتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'ittamminhuwa iictTammin | هـُو َ إتطـَمّـِن |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'ittamminithiya iictTamminit | هـِي َ إتطـَمّـِنـِت |
| They was | humma 'ittamminuhumma iictTamminoo | هـُمّ َ إتطـَمّـِنوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'attamminaacnaa yimkin aactTammin | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتطـَمّـِن |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nittamminiicHnaa yimkin nitTammin | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتطـَمّـِن |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tittamminiicnta yimkin titTammin | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتطـَمّـِن |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tittamminiiicnti yimkin titTamminy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتطـَمّـِني |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tittamminuiicntoo yimkin titTamminoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتطـَمّـِنوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yittamminhuwa yimkin yitTammin | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتطـَمّـِن |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tittamminhiya yimkin titTammin | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتطـَمّـِن |
| They might be | humma yimkin yittamminuhumma yimkin yitTamminoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتطـَمّـِنوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana battamminaacnaa batTammin | أنا َ بـَتطـَمّـِن |
| We be | 'ihna binittamminiicHnaa binitTammin | إحنا َ بـِنـِتطـَمّـِن |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitittamminiicnta bititTammin | إنت َ بـِتـِتطـَمّـِن |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitittamminiiicnti bititTamminy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتطـَمّـِني |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitittamminuiicntoo bititTamminoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتطـَمّـِنوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyittamminhuwa biyitTammin | هـُو َ بـِيـِتطـَمّـِن |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitittamminhiya bititTammin | هـِي َ بـِتـِتطـَمّـِن |
| They be | humma biyittamminuhumma biyitTamminoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتطـَمّـِنوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hattamminaacnaa hatTammin | أنا َ هـَتطـَمّـِن |
| We will be | 'ihna hanittamminiicHnaa hanitTammin | إحنا َ هـَنـِتطـَمّـِن |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatittamminiicnta hatitTammin | إنت َ هـَتـِتطـَمّـِن |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatittamminiiicnti hatitTamminy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتطـَمّـِني |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatittamminuiicntoo hatitTamminoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتطـَمّـِنوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayittamminhuwa hayitTammin | هـُو َ هـَيـِتطـَمّـِن |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatittamminhiya hatitTammin | هـِي َ هـَتـِتطـَمّـِن |
| They will be | humma hayittamminuhumma hayitTamminoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتطـَمّـِنوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'ittamminiictTammin | إتطـَمّـِن |
| You(f) be! | 'ittamminiiictTamminy | إتطـَمّـِني |
| You(pl) be! | 'ittamminuiictTamminoo | إتطـَمّـِنوا |
