Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I hesitated | 'ana taraddadtaacnaa taraddadt | أنا َ تـَر َدّ َدت |
| We hesitated | 'ihna taraddadnaiicHnaa taraddadnaa | إحنا َ تـَر َدّ َدنا |
| You(m) hesitated | 'inta taraddadtiicnta taraddadt | إنت َ تـَر َدّ َدت |
| You(f) hesitated | 'inti taraddadtiiicnti taraddadty | إنت ِ تـَر َدّ َدتي |
| You(pl) hesitated | 'intu taraddadtuiicntoo taraddadtoo | إنتوا تـَر َدّ َدتوا |
| He/it(m) hesitated | huwa taraddadhuwa taraddad | هـُو َ تـَر َدّ َد |
| She/it(f) hesitated | hiya taraddadithiya taraddadit | هـِي َ تـَر َدّ َد ِت |
| They hesitated | humma taraddaduhumma taraddadoo | هـُمّ َ تـَر َدّ َدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might hesitate | 'ana yimkin 'atraddidaacnaa yimkin aactraddid | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتر َدّ ِد |
| We might hesitate | 'ihna yimkin nitraddidiicHnaa yimkin nitraddid | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتر َدّ ِد |
| You(m) might hesitate | 'inta yimkin titraddidiicnta yimkin titraddid | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتر َدّ ِد |
| You(f) might hesitate | 'inti yimkin titraddidiiicnti yimkin titraddidy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتر َدّ ِدي |
| You(pl) might hesitate | 'intu yimkin titraddiduiicntoo yimkin titraddidoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتر َدّ ِدوا |
| He/it(m) might hesitate | huwa yimkin yitraddidhuwa yimkin yitraddid | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتر َدّ ِد |
| She/it(f) might hesitate | hiya yimkin titraddidhiya yimkin titraddid | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتر َدّ ِد |
| They might hesitate | humma yimkin yitraddiduhumma yimkin yitraddidoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتر َدّ ِدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I hesitate | 'ana batraddidaacnaa batraddid | أنا َ بـَتر َدّ ِد |
| We hesitate | 'ihna binitraddidiicHnaa binitraddid | إحنا َ بـِنـِتر َدّ ِد |
| You(m) hesitate | 'inta bititraddidiicnta bititraddid | إنت َ بـِتـِتر َدّ ِد |
| You(f) hesitate | 'inti bititraddidiiicnti bititraddidy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتر َدّ ِدي |
| You(pl) hesitate | 'intu bititraddiduiicntoo bititraddidoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتر َدّ ِدوا |
| He/it(m) hesitates | huwa biyitraddidhuwa biyitraddid | هـُو َ بـِيـِتر َدّ ِد |
| She/it(f) hesitates | hiya bititraddidhiya bititraddid | هـِي َ بـِتـِتر َدّ ِد |
| They hesitate | humma biyitraddiduhumma biyitraddidoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتر َدّ ِدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will hesitate | 'ana hatitraddadaacnaa hatitraddad | أنا َ هـَتـِتر َدّ َد |
| We will hesitate | 'ihna hanitraddadiicHnaa hanitraddad | إحنا َ هـَنـِتر َدّ َد |
| You(m) will hesitate | 'inta hatitraddadiicnta hatitraddad | إنت َ هـَتـِتر َدّ َد |
| You(f) will hesitate | 'inti hatitraddadiiicnti hatitraddady | إنت ِ هـَتـِتر َدّ َدي |
| You(pl) will hesitate | 'intu hatitraddaduiicntoo hatitraddadoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتر َدّ َدوا |
| He/it(m) will hesitate | huwa hayitraddadhuwa hayitraddad | هـُو َ هـَيـِتر َدّ َد |
| She/it(f) will hesitate | hiya hatitraddadhiya hatitraddad | هـِي َ هـَتـِتر َدّ َد |
| They will hesitate | humma hayitraddaduhumma hayitraddadoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتر َدّ َدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) hesitate! | 'itraddadiictraddad | إتر َدّ َد |
| You(f) hesitate! | 'itraddadiiictraddady | إتر َدّ َدي |
| You(pl) hesitate! | 'itraddaduiictraddadoo | إتر َدّ َدوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is hesitated | huwa mutaraddidhuwa mutaraddid | هـُو َ مـُتـَر َدّ ِد |
| She/it(f) is hesitated | hiya mutaraddidahiya mutaraddidaö | هـِي َ مـُتـَر َدّ ِد َة |
| They are hesitated | humma mutaraddideenhumma mutaraddidyn | هـُمّ َ مـُتـَر َدّ ِدين |
