Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I sorted | 'ana rattibtaacnaa rattibt | أنا َ ر َتّـِبت |
| We sorted | 'ihna rattibnaiicHnaa rattibnaa | إحنا َ ر َتّـِبنا |
| You(m) sorted | 'inta rattibtiicnta rattibt | إنت َ ر َتّـِبت |
| You(f) sorted | 'inti rattibtiiicnti rattibty | إنت ِ ر َتّـِبتي |
| You(pl) sorted | 'intu rattibtuiicntoo rattibtoo | إنتوا ر َتّـِبتوا |
| He/it(m) sorted | huwa rattibhuwa rattib | هـُو َ ر َتّـِب |
| She/it(f) sorted | hiya rattibithiya rattibit | هـِي َ ر َتّـِبـِت |
| They sorted | humma rattibuhumma rattiboo | هـُمّ َ ر َتّـِبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might sorted | 'ana yimkin 'arattibaacnaa yimkin aacrattib | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أر َتّـِب |
| We might sorted | 'ihna yimkin nirattibiicHnaa yimkin nirattib | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِر َتّـِب |
| You(m) might sorted | 'inta yimkin tirattibiicnta yimkin tirattib | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِر َتّـِب |
| You(f) might sorted | 'inti yimkin tirattibiiicnti yimkin tirattiby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِر َتّـِبي |
| You(pl) might sorted | 'intu yimkin tirattibuiicntoo yimkin tirattiboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِر َتّـِبوا |
| He/it(m) might sorted | huwa yimkin yirattibhuwa yimkin yirattib | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِر َتّـِب |
| She/it(f) might sorted | hiya yimkin tirattibhiya yimkin tirattib | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِر َتّـِب |
| They might sorted | humma yimkin yirattibuhumma yimkin yirattiboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِر َتّـِبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I sorted | 'ana barattibaacnaa barattib | أنا َ بـَر َتّـِب |
| We sorted | 'ihna binrattibiicHnaa binrattib | إحنا َ بـِنر َتّـِب |
| You(m) sorted | 'inta bitrattibiicnta bitrattib | إنت َ بـِتر َتّـِب |
| You(f) sorted | 'inti bitrattibiiicnti bitrattiby | إنت ِ بـِتر َتّـِبي |
| You(pl) sorted | 'intu bitrattibuiicntoo bitrattiboo | إنتوا بـِتر َتّـِبوا |
| He/it(m) sorteds | huwa biyirattibhuwa biyirattib | هـُو َ بـِيـِر َتّـِب |
| She/it(f) sorteds | hiya bitrattibhiya bitrattib | هـِي َ بـِتر َتّـِب |
| They sorted | humma biyirattibuhumma biyirattiboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِر َتّـِبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will sorted | 'ana harattibaacnaa harattib | أنا َ هـَر َتّـِب |
| We will sorted | 'ihna hanrattibiicHnaa hanrattib | إحنا َ هـَنر َتّـِب |
| You(m) will sorted | 'inta hatrattibiicnta hatrattib | إنت َ هـَتر َتّـِب |
| You(f) will sorted | 'inti hatrattibiiicnti hatrattiby | إنت ِ هـَتر َتّـِبي |
| You(pl) will sorted | 'intu hatrattibuiicntoo hatrattiboo | إنتوا هـَتر َتّـِبوا |
| He/it(m) will sorted | huwa hayirattibhuwa hayirattib | هـُو َ هـَيـِر َتّـِب |
| She/it(f) will sorted | hiya hatrattibhiya hatrattib | هـِي َ هـَتر َتّـِب |
| They will sorted | humma hayirattibuhumma hayirattiboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِر َتّـِبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) sorted! | rattibrattib | ر َتّـِب |
| You(f) sorted! | rattibirattiby | ر َتّـِبي |
| You(pl) sorted! | rattiburattiboo | ر َتّـِبوا |
