Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I grasped | 'ana 'abadtaacnaa qabaDt | أنا َ قـَبـَضت |
| We grasped | 'ihna 'abadnaiicHnaa qabaDnaa | إحنا َ قـَبـَضنا |
| You(m) grasped | 'inta 'abadtiicnta qabaDt | إنت َ قـَبـَضت |
| You(f) grasped | 'inti 'abadtiiicnti qabaDty | إنت ِ قـَبـَضتي |
| You(pl) grasped | 'intu 'abadtuiicntoo qabaDtoo | إنتوا قـَبـَضتوا |
| He/it(m) grasped | huwa 'abadhuwa qabaD | هـُو َ قـَبـَض |
| She/it(f) grasped | hiya 'abadithiya qabaDit | هـِي َ قـَبـَضـِت |
| They grasped | humma 'abaduhumma qabaDoo | هـُمّ َ قـَبـَضوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might grasp | 'ana yimkin 'a'badaacnaa yimkin aacqbaD | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقبـَض |
| We might grasp | 'ihna yimkin ni'badiicHnaa yimkin niqbaD | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِقبـَض |
| You(m) might grasp | 'inta yimkin ti'badiicnta yimkin tiqbaD | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِقبـَض |
| You(f) might grasp | 'inti yimkin ti'badiiicnti yimkin tiqbaDy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِقبـَضي |
| You(pl) might grasp | 'intu yimkin ti'baduiicntoo yimkin tiqbaDoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِقبـَضوا |
| He/it(m) might grasp | huwa yimkin yi'badhuwa yimkin yiqbaD | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِقبـَض |
| She/it(f) might grasp | hiya yimkin ti'badhiya yimkin tiqbaD | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِقبـَض |
| They might grasp | humma yimkin yi'baduhumma yimkin yiqbaDoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِقبـَضوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I grasp | 'ana ba'badaacnaa baqbaD | أنا َ بـَقبـَض |
| We grasp | 'ihna bini'badiicHnaa biniqbaD | إحنا َ بـِنـِقبـَض |
| You(m) grasp | 'inta biti'badiicnta bitiqbaD | إنت َ بـِتـِقبـَض |
| You(f) grasp | 'inti biti'badiiicnti bitiqbaDy | إنت ِ بـِتـِقبـَضي |
| You(pl) grasp | 'intu biti'baduiicntoo bitiqbaDoo | إنتوا بـِتـِقبـَضوا |
| He/it(m) grasps | huwa biyi'badhuwa biyiqbaD | هـُو َ بـِيـِقبـَض |
| She/it(f) grasps | hiya biti'badhiya bitiqbaD | هـِي َ بـِتـِقبـَض |
| They grasp | humma biyi'baduhumma biyiqbaDoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِقبـَضوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will grasp | 'ana ha'badaacnaa haqbaD | أنا َ هـَقبـَض |
| We will grasp | 'ihna hani'badiicHnaa haniqbaD | إحنا َ هـَنـِقبـَض |
| You(m) will grasp | 'inta hati'badiicnta hatiqbaD | إنت َ هـَتـِقبـَض |
| You(f) will grasp | 'inti hati'badiiicnti hatiqbaDy | إنت ِ هـَتـِقبـَضي |
| You(pl) will grasp | 'intu hati'baduiicntoo hatiqbaDoo | إنتوا هـَتـِقبـَضوا |
| He/it(m) will grasp | huwa hayi'badhuwa hayiqbaD | هـُو َ هـَيـِقبـَض |
| She/it(f) will grasp | hiya hati'badhiya hatiqbaD | هـِي َ هـَتـِقبـَض |
| They will grasp | humma hayi'baduhumma hayiqbaDoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِقبـَضوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) grasp! | 'i'badiicqbaD | إقبـَض |
| You(f) grasp! | 'i'badiiicqbaDy | إقبـَضي |
| You(pl) grasp! | 'i'baduiicqbaDoo | إقبـَضوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is grasped | huwa ma'boodhuwa maqbwD | هـُو َ مـَقبوض |
| She/it(f) is grasped | hiya ma'boodahiya maqbwDaö | هـِي َ مـَقبوضـَة |
| They are grasped | humma ma'boodeenhumma maqbwDyn | هـُمّ َ مـَقبوضين |
