Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I devised | 'ana chattattaacnaa KaTTaTt | أنا َ خـَطّـَطت |
| We devised | 'ihna chattatnaiicHnaa KaTTaTnaa | إحنا َ خـَطّـَطنا |
| You(m) devised | 'inta chattattiicnta KaTTaTt | إنت َ خـَطّـَطت |
| You(f) devised | 'inti chattattiiicnti KaTTaTty | إنت ِ خـَطّـَطتي |
| You(pl) devised | 'intu chattattuiicntoo KaTTaTtoo | إنتوا خـَطّـَطتوا |
| He/it(m) devised | huwa chattathuwa KaTTaT | هـُو َ خـَطّـَط |
| She/it(f) devised | hiya chattatithiya KaTTaTit | هـِي َ خـَطّـَطـِت |
| They devised | humma chattatuhumma KaTTaToo | هـُمّ َ خـَطّـَطوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might devise | 'ana yimkin 'achattataacnaa yimkin aacKaTTaT | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخـَطّـَط |
| We might devise | 'ihna yimkin nichattatiicHnaa yimkin niKaTTaT | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِخـَطّـَط |
| You(m) might devise | 'inta yimkin tichattatiicnta yimkin tiKaTTaT | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَطّـَط |
| You(f) might devise | 'inti yimkin tichattatiiicnti yimkin tiKaTTaTy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَطّـَطي |
| You(pl) might devise | 'intu yimkin tichattatuiicntoo yimkin tiKaTTaToo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِخـَطّـَطوا |
| He/it(m) might devise | huwa yimkin yichattathuwa yimkin yiKaTTaT | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـَطّـَط |
| She/it(f) might devise | hiya yimkin tichattathiya yimkin tiKaTTaT | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَطّـَط |
| They might devise | humma yimkin yichattatuhumma yimkin yiKaTTaToo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـَطّـَطوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I devise | 'ana bachattataacnaa baKaTTaT | أنا َ بـَخـَطّـَط |
| We devise | 'ihna binichattatiicHnaa biniKaTTaT | إحنا َ بـِنـِخـَطّـَط |
| You(m) devise | 'inta bitichattatiicnta bitiKaTTaT | إنت َ بـِتـِخـَطّـَط |
| You(f) devise | 'inti bitichattatiiicnti bitiKaTTaTy | إنت ِ بـِتـِخـَطّـَطي |
| You(pl) devise | 'intu bitichattatuiicntoo bitiKaTTaToo | إنتوا بـِتـِخـَطّـَطوا |
| He/it(m) devises | huwa biyichattathuwa biyiKaTTaT | هـُو َ بـِيـِخـَطّـَط |
| She/it(f) devises | hiya bitichattathiya bitiKaTTaT | هـِي َ بـِتـِخـَطّـَط |
| They devise | humma biyichattatuhumma biyiKaTTaToo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِخـَطّـَطوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will devise | 'ana hachattataacnaa haKaTTaT | أنا َ هـَخـَطّـَط |
| We will devise | 'ihna hanichattatiicHnaa haniKaTTaT | إحنا َ هـَنـِخـَطّـَط |
| You(m) will devise | 'inta hatichattatiicnta hatiKaTTaT | إنت َ هـَتـِخـَطّـَط |
| You(f) will devise | 'inti hatichattatiiicnti hatiKaTTaTy | إنت ِ هـَتـِخـَطّـَطي |
| You(pl) will devise | 'intu hatichattatuiicntoo hatiKaTTaToo | إنتوا هـَتـِخـَطّـَطوا |
| He/it(m) will devise | huwa hayichattathuwa hayiKaTTaT | هـُو َ هـَيـِخـَطّـَط |
| She/it(f) will devise | hiya hatichattathiya hatiKaTTaT | هـِي َ هـَتـِخـَطّـَط |
| They will devise | humma hayichattatuhumma hayiKaTTaToo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِخـَطّـَطوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) devise! | 'ichtatiicKTaT | إخطـَط |
| You(f) devise! | 'ichtatiiicKTaTy | إخطـَطي |
| You(pl) devise! | ichtatuiKTaToo | ِخطـَطوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is devised | huwa muchattathuwa muKaTTaT | هـُو َ مـُخـَطّـَط |
| She/it(f) is devised | hiya muchattatahiya muKaTTaTaö | هـِي َ مـُخـَطّـَطـَة |
| They are devised | humma muchattateenhumma muKaTTaTyn | هـُمّ َ مـُخـَطّـَطين |
