Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I thrust | 'ana dafaAtaacnaa dafaAt | أنا َ د َفـَعت |
| We thrust | 'ihna dafaAnaiicHnaa dafaAnaa | إحنا َ د َفـَعنا |
| You(m) thrust | 'inta dafaAtiicnta dafaAt | إنت َ د َفـَعت |
| You(f) thrust | 'inti dafaAtiiicnti dafaAty | إنت ِ د َفـَعتي |
| You(pl) thrust | 'intu dafaAtuiicntoo dafaAtoo | إنتوا د َفـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) thrust | huwa dafaAhuwa dafaA | هـُو َ د َفـَع |
| She/it(f) thrust | hiya dafaAithiya dafaAit | هـِي َ د َفـَعـِت |
| They thrust | humma dafaAuhumma dafaAoo | هـُمّ َ د َفـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might thrust | 'ana yimkin 'adfaAaacnaa yimkin aacdfaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أدفـَع |
| We might thrust | 'ihna yimkin nidfaAiicHnaa yimkin nidfaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِدفـَع |
| You(m) might thrust | 'inta yimkin tidfaAiicnta yimkin tidfaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِدفـَع |
| You(f) might thrust | 'inti yimkin tidfaAiiicnti yimkin tidfaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِدفـَعي |
| You(pl) might thrust | 'intu yimkin tidfaAuiicntoo yimkin tidfaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِدفـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might thrust | huwa yimkin yidfaAhuwa yimkin yidfaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِدفـَع |
| She/it(f) might thrust | hiya yimkin tidfaAhiya yimkin tidfaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِدفـَع |
| They might thrust | humma yimkin yidfaAuhumma yimkin yidfaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِدفـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I thrust | 'ana badfaAaacnaa badfaA | أنا َ بـَدفـَع |
| We thrust | 'ihna binidfaAiicHnaa binidfaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِدفـَع |
| You(m) thrust | 'inta bitidfaAiicnta bitidfaA | إنت َ بـِتـِدفـَع |
| You(f) thrust | 'inti bitidfaAiiicnti bitidfaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِدفـَعي |
| You(pl) thrust | 'intu bitidfaAuiicntoo bitidfaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِدفـَعوا |
| He/it(m) thrusts | huwa biyidfaAhuwa biyidfaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِدفـَع |
| She/it(f) thrusts | hiya bitidfaAhiya bitidfaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِدفـَع |
| They thrust | humma biyidfaAuhumma biyidfaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِدفـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will thrust | 'ana hadfaAaacnaa hadfaA | أنا َ هـَدفـَع |
| We will thrust | 'ihna hanidfaAiicHnaa hanidfaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِدفـَع |
| You(m) will thrust | 'inta hatidfaAiicnta hatidfaA | إنت َ هـَتـِدفـَع |
| You(f) will thrust | 'inti hatidfaAiiicnti hatidfaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِدفـَعي |
| You(pl) will thrust | 'intu hatidfaAuiicntoo hatidfaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِدفـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will thrust | huwa hayidfaAhuwa hayidfaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِدفـَع |
| She/it(f) will thrust | hiya hatidfaAhiya hatidfaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِدفـَع |
| They will thrust | humma hayidfaAuhumma hayidfaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِدفـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) thrust! | 'idfaAiicdfaA | إدفـَع |
| You(f) thrust! | 'idfaAiiicdfaAy | إدفـَعي |
| You(pl) thrust! | 'idfaAuiicdfaAoo | إدفـَعوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am thrusting | 'ana daafiAaacnaa daafiA | أنا َ دا َفـِع |
| I(f) am thrusting | 'ana daafiAaaacnaa daafiAaö | أنا َ دا َفـِعـَة |
| We are thrusting | 'ihna daafiAeeniicHnaa daafiAyn | إحنا َ دا َفـِعين |
| You(m) are thrusting | 'inta daafiAiicnta daafiA | إنت َ دا َفـِع |
| You(f) are thrusting | 'inti daafiAaiicnti daafiAaö | إنت ِ دا َفـِعـَة |
| You(pl) are thrusting | 'intu daafiAeeniicntoo daafiAyn | إنتوا دا َفـِعين |
| He/it(m) is thrusting | huwa daafiAhuwa daafiA | هـُو َ دا َفـِع |
| She/it(f) is thrusting | hiya daafiAahiya daafiAaö | هـِي َ دا َفـِعـَة |
| They are thrusting | humma daafiAeenhumma daafiAyn | هـُمّ َ دا َفـِعين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is thrust | huwa madfooAhuwa madfwA | هـُو َ مـَدفوع |
| She/it(f) is thrust | hiya madfooAahiya madfwAaö | هـِي َ مـَدفوعـَة |
| They are thrust | humma madfooAeenhumma madfwAyn | هـُمّ َ مـَدفوعين |
