Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I smashed | 'ana hattamtaacnaa HaTTamt | أنا َ حـَطّـَمت |
| We smashed | 'ihna hattamnaiicHnaa HaTTamnaa | إحنا َ حـَطّـَمنا |
| You(m) smashed | 'inta hattamtiicnta HaTTamt | إنت َ حـَطّـَمت |
| You(f) smashed | 'inti hattamtiiicnti HaTTamty | إنت ِ حـَطّـَمتي |
| You(pl) smashed | 'intu hattamtuiicntoo HaTTamtoo | إنتوا حـَطّـَمتوا |
| He/it(m) smashed | huwa hattamhuwa HaTTam | هـُو َ حـَطّـَم |
| She/it(f) smashed | hiya hattamithiya HaTTamit | هـِي َ حـَطّـَمـِت |
| They smashed | humma hattamuhumma HaTTamoo | هـُمّ َ حـَطّـَموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might smash | 'ana yimkin 'ahattamaacnaa yimkin aacHaTTam | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحـَطّـَم |
| We might smash | 'ihna yimkin nihattamiicHnaa yimkin niHaTTam | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحـَطّـَم |
| You(m) might smash | 'inta yimkin tihattamiicnta yimkin tiHaTTam | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحـَطّـَم |
| You(f) might smash | 'inti yimkin tihattamiiicnti yimkin tiHaTTamy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحـَطّـَمي |
| You(pl) might smash | 'intu yimkin tihattamuiicntoo yimkin tiHaTTamoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحـَطّـَموا |
| He/it(m) might smash | huwa yimkin yihattamhuwa yimkin yiHaTTam | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحـَطّـَم |
| She/it(f) might smash | hiya yimkin tihattamhiya yimkin tiHaTTam | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحـَطّـَم |
| They might smash | humma yimkin yihattamuhumma yimkin yiHaTTamoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحـَطّـَموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I smash | 'ana bahattamaacnaa baHaTTam | أنا َ بـَحـَطّـَم |
| We smash | 'ihna binihattamiicHnaa biniHaTTam | إحنا َ بـِنـِحـَطّـَم |
| You(m) smash | 'inta bitihattamiicnta bitiHaTTam | إنت َ بـِتـِحـَطّـَم |
| You(f) smash | 'inti bitihattamiiicnti bitiHaTTamy | إنت ِ بـِتـِحـَطّـَمي |
| You(pl) smash | 'intu bitihattamuiicntoo bitiHaTTamoo | إنتوا بـِتـِحـَطّـَموا |
| He/it(m) smashes | huwa biyihattamhuwa biyiHaTTam | هـُو َ بـِيـِحـَطّـَم |
| She/it(f) smashes | hiya bitihattamhiya bitiHaTTam | هـِي َ بـِتـِحـَطّـَم |
| They smash | humma biyihattamuhumma biyiHaTTamoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِحـَطّـَموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will smash | 'ana hahattamaacnaa haHaTTam | أنا َ هـَحـَطّـَم |
| We will smash | 'ihna hanihattamiicHnaa haniHaTTam | إحنا َ هـَنـِحـَطّـَم |
| You(m) will smash | 'inta hatihattamiicnta hatiHaTTam | إنت َ هـَتـِحـَطّـَم |
| You(f) will smash | 'inti hatihattamiiicnti hatiHaTTamy | إنت ِ هـَتـِحـَطّـَمي |
| You(pl) will smash | 'intu hatihattamuiicntoo hatiHaTTamoo | إنتوا هـَتـِحـَطّـَموا |
| He/it(m) will smash | huwa hayihattamhuwa hayiHaTTam | هـُو َ هـَيـِحـَطّـَم |
| She/it(f) will smash | hiya hatihattamhiya hatiHaTTam | هـِي َ هـَتـِحـَطّـَم |
| They will smash | humma hayihattamuhumma hayiHaTTamoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحـَطّـَموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) smash! | 'ihtamiicHTam | إحطـَم |
| You(f) smash! | 'ihtamiiicHTamy | إحطـَمي |
| You(pl) smash! | ihtamuiHTamoo | ِحطـَموا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is smashed | huwa muhattamhuwa muHaTTam | هـُو َ مـُحـَطّـَم |
| She/it(f) is smashed | hiya muhattamahiya muHaTTamaö | هـِي َ مـُحـَطّـَمـَة |
| They are smashed | humma muhattameenhumma muHaTTamyn | هـُمّ َ مـُحـَطّـَمين |
