Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I distinguished | 'ana mayyiztaacnaa mayyizt | أنا َ مـَييـِزت |
| We distinguished | 'ihna mayyiznaiicHnaa mayyiznaa | إحنا َ مـَييـِزنا |
| You(m) distinguished | 'inta mayyiztiicnta mayyizt | إنت َ مـَييـِزت |
| You(f) distinguished | 'inti mayyiztiiicnti mayyizty | إنت ِ مـَييـِزتي |
| You(pl) distinguished | 'intu mayyiztuiicntoo mayyiztoo | إنتوا مـَييـِزتوا |
| He/it(m) distinguished | huwa mayyizhuwa mayyiz | هـُو َ مـَييـِز |
| She/it(f) distinguished | hiya mayyizithiya mayyizit | هـِي َ مـَييـِز ِت |
| They distinguished | humma mayyizuhumma mayyizoo | هـُمّ َ مـَييـِزوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might distinguish | 'ana yimkin 'amayyizaacnaa yimkin aacmayyiz | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أمـَييـِز |
| We might distinguish | 'ihna yimkin nimayyiziicHnaa yimkin nimayyiz | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِمـَييـِز |
| You(m) might distinguish | 'inta yimkin timayyiziicnta yimkin timayyiz | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِمـَييـِز |
| You(f) might distinguish | 'inti yimkin timayyiziiicnti yimkin timayyizy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِمـَييـِزي |
| You(pl) might distinguish | 'intu yimkin timayyizuiicntoo yimkin timayyizoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِمـَييـِزوا |
| He/it(m) might distinguish | huwa yimkin yimayyizhuwa yimkin yimayyiz | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِمـَييـِز |
| She/it(f) might distinguish | hiya yimkin timayyizhiya yimkin timayyiz | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِمـَييـِز |
| They might distinguish | humma yimkin yimayyizuhumma yimkin yimayyizoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِمـَييـِزوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I distinguish | 'ana bamayyizaacnaa bamayyiz | أنا َ بـَمـَييـِز |
| We distinguish | 'ihna binmayyiziicHnaa binmayyiz | إحنا َ بـِنمـَييـِز |
| You(m) distinguish | 'inta bitmayyiziicnta bitmayyiz | إنت َ بـِتمـَييـِز |
| You(f) distinguish | 'inti bitmayyiziiicnti bitmayyizy | إنت ِ بـِتمـَييـِزي |
| You(pl) distinguish | 'intu bitmayyizuiicntoo bitmayyizoo | إنتوا بـِتمـَييـِزوا |
| He/it(m) distinguishes | huwa biyimayyizhuwa biyimayyiz | هـُو َ بـِيـِمـَييـِز |
| She/it(f) distinguishes | hiya bitmayyizhiya bitmayyiz | هـِي َ بـِتمـَييـِز |
| They distinguish | humma biyimayyizuhumma biyimayyizoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِمـَييـِزوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will distinguish | 'ana hamayyizaacnaa hamayyiz | أنا َ هـَمـَييـِز |
| We will distinguish | 'ihna hanmayyiziicHnaa hanmayyiz | إحنا َ هـَنمـَييـِز |
| You(m) will distinguish | 'inta hatmayyiziicnta hatmayyiz | إنت َ هـَتمـَييـِز |
| You(f) will distinguish | 'inti hatmayyiziiicnti hatmayyizy | إنت ِ هـَتمـَييـِزي |
| You(pl) will distinguish | 'intu hatmayyizuiicntoo hatmayyizoo | إنتوا هـَتمـَييـِزوا |
| He/it(m) will distinguish | huwa hayimayyizhuwa hayimayyiz | هـُو َ هـَيـِمـَييـِز |
| She/it(f) will distinguish | hiya hatmayyizhiya hatmayyiz | هـِي َ هـَتمـَييـِز |
| They will distinguish | humma hayimayyizuhumma hayimayyizoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِمـَييـِزوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) distinguish! | mayyizmayyiz | مـَييـِز |
| You(f) distinguish! | mayyizimayyizy | مـَييـِزي |
| You(pl) distinguish! | mayyizumayyizoo | مـَييـِزوا |
