Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I crept | 'ana 'itsahhabtaacnaa iictsaHHabt | أنا َ إتسـَحّـَبت |
| We crept | 'ihna 'itsahhabnaiicHnaa iictsaHHabnaa | إحنا َ إتسـَحّـَبنا |
| You(m) crept | 'inta 'itsahhabtiicnta iictsaHHabt | إنت َ إتسـَحّـَبت |
| You(f) crept | 'inti 'itsahhabtiiicnti iictsaHHabty | إنت ِ إتسـَحّـَبتي |
| You(pl) crept | 'intu 'itsahhabtuiicntoo iictsaHHabtoo | إنتوا إتسـَحّـَبتوا |
| He/it(m) crept | huwa 'itsahhabhuwa iictsaHHab | هـُو َ إتسـَحّـَب |
| She/it(f) crept | hiya 'itsahhabithiya iictsaHHabit | هـِي َ إتسـَحّـَبـِت |
| They crept | humma 'itsahhabuhumma iictsaHHaboo | هـُمّ َ إتسـَحّـَبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might creep | 'ana yimkin 'atsahhabaacnaa yimkin aactsaHHab | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتسـَحّـَب |
| We might creep | 'ihna yimkin nitsahhabiicHnaa yimkin nitsaHHab | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتسـَحّـَب |
| You(m) might creep | 'inta yimkin titsahhabiicnta yimkin titsaHHab | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَحّـَب |
| You(f) might creep | 'inti yimkin titsahhabiiicnti yimkin titsaHHaby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَحّـَبي |
| You(pl) might creep | 'intu yimkin titsahhabuiicntoo yimkin titsaHHaboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَحّـَبوا |
| He/it(m) might creep | huwa yimkin yitsahhabhuwa yimkin yitsaHHab | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتسـَحّـَب |
| She/it(f) might creep | hiya yimkin titsahhabhiya yimkin titsaHHab | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَحّـَب |
| They might creep | humma yimkin yitsahhabuhumma yimkin yitsaHHaboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتسـَحّـَبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I creep | 'ana batsahhabaacnaa batsaHHab | أنا َ بـَتسـَحّـَب |
| We creep | 'ihna binitsahhabiicHnaa binitsaHHab | إحنا َ بـِنـِتسـَحّـَب |
| You(m) creep | 'inta bititsahhabiicnta bititsaHHab | إنت َ بـِتـِتسـَحّـَب |
| You(f) creep | 'inti bititsahhabiiicnti bititsaHHaby | إنت ِ بـِتـِتسـَحّـَبي |
| You(pl) creep | 'intu bititsahhabuiicntoo bititsaHHaboo | إنتوا بـِتـِتسـَحّـَبوا |
| He/it(m) creeps | huwa biyitsahhabhuwa biyitsaHHab | هـُو َ بـِيـِتسـَحّـَب |
| She/it(f) creeps | hiya bititsahhabhiya bititsaHHab | هـِي َ بـِتـِتسـَحّـَب |
| They creep | humma biyitsahhabuhumma biyitsaHHaboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتسـَحّـَبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will creep | 'ana hatsahhabaacnaa hatsaHHab | أنا َ هـَتسـَحّـَب |
| We will creep | 'ihna hanitsahhabiicHnaa hanitsaHHab | إحنا َ هـَنـِتسـَحّـَب |
| You(m) will creep | 'inta hatitsahhabiicnta hatitsaHHab | إنت َ هـَتـِتسـَحّـَب |
| You(f) will creep | 'inti hatitsahhabiiicnti hatitsaHHaby | إنت ِ هـَتـِتسـَحّـَبي |
| You(pl) will creep | 'intu hatitsahhabuiicntoo hatitsaHHaboo | إنتوا هـَتـِتسـَحّـَبوا |
| He/it(m) will creep | huwa hayitsahhabhuwa hayitsaHHab | هـُو َ هـَيـِتسـَحّـَب |
| She/it(f) will creep | hiya hatitsahhabhiya hatitsaHHab | هـِي َ هـَتـِتسـَحّـَب |
| They will creep | humma hayitsahhabuhumma hayitsaHHaboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتسـَحّـَبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) creep! | 'itsahhabiictsaHHab | إتسـَحّـَب |
| You(f) creep! | 'itsahhabiiictsaHHaby | إتسـَحّـَبي |
| You(pl) creep! | 'itsahhabuiictsaHHaboo | إتسـَحّـَبوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am creeping | 'ana tasahhabaacnaa tasaHHab | أنا َ تـَسـَحّـَب |
| I(f) am creeping | 'ana tasahhabaaacnaa tasaHHabaö | أنا َ تـَسـَحّـَبـَة |
| We are creeping | 'ihna tasahhabeeniicHnaa tasaHHabyn | إحنا َ تـَسـَحّـَبين |
| You(m) are creeping | 'inta tasahhabiicnta tasaHHab | إنت َ تـَسـَحّـَب |
| You(f) are creeping | 'inti tasahhabaiicnti tasaHHabaö | إنت ِ تـَسـَحّـَبـَة |
| You(pl) are creeping | 'intu tasahhabeeniicntoo tasaHHabyn | إنتوا تـَسـَحّـَبين |
| He/it(m) is creeping | huwa tasahhabhuwa tasaHHab | هـُو َ تـَسـَحّـَب |
| She/it(f) is creeping | hiya tasahhabahiya tasaHHabaö | هـِي َ تـَسـَحّـَبـَة |
| They are creeping | humma tasahhabeenhumma tasaHHabyn | هـُمّ َ تـَسـَحّـَبين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is crept | huwa mutasahhabhuwa mutasaHHab | هـُو َ مـُتـَسـَحّـَب |
| She/it(f) is crept | hiya mutasahhabahiya mutasaHHabaö | هـِي َ مـُتـَسـَحّـَبـَة |
| They are crept | humma mutasahhabeenhumma mutasaHHabyn | هـُمّ َ مـُتـَسـَحّـَبين |
