Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I bolted | 'ana tarbistaacnaa tarbist | أنا َ تـَربـِست |
| We bolted | 'ihna tarbisnaiicHnaa tarbisnaa | إحنا َ تـَربـِسنا |
| You(m) bolted | 'inta tarbistiicnta tarbist | إنت َ تـَربـِست |
| You(f) bolted | 'inti tarbistiiicnti tarbisty | إنت ِ تـَربـِستي |
| You(pl) bolted | 'intu tarbistuiicntoo tarbistoo | إنتوا تـَربـِستوا |
| He/it(m) bolted | huwa tarbishuwa tarbis | هـُو َ تـَربـِس |
| She/it(f) bolted | hiya tarbisithiya tarbisit | هـِي َ تـَربـِسـِت |
| They bolted | humma tarbisuhumma tarbisoo | هـُمّ َ تـَربـِسوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might bolt | 'ana yimkin 'atarbisaacnaa yimkin aactarbis | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتـَربـِس |
| We might bolt | 'ihna yimkin nitarbisiicHnaa yimkin nitarbis | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتـَربـِس |
| You(m) might bolt | 'inta yimkin titarbisiicnta yimkin titarbis | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتـَربـِس |
| You(f) might bolt | 'inti yimkin titarbisiiicnti yimkin titarbisy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتـَربـِسي |
| You(pl) might bolt | 'intu yimkin titarbisuiicntoo yimkin titarbisoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتـَربـِسوا |
| He/it(m) might bolt | huwa yimkin yitarbishuwa yimkin yitarbis | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتـَربـِس |
| She/it(f) might bolt | hiya yimkin titarbishiya yimkin titarbis | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتـَربـِس |
| They might bolt | humma yimkin yitarbisuhumma yimkin yitarbisoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتـَربـِسوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I bolt | 'ana batarbisaacnaa batarbis | أنا َ بـَتـَربـِس |
| We bolt | 'ihna bintarbisiicHnaa bintarbis | إحنا َ بـِنتـَربـِس |
| You(m) bolt | 'inta bittarbisiicnta bittarbis | إنت َ بـِتّـَربـِس |
| You(f) bolt | 'inti bittarbisiiicnti bittarbisy | إنت ِ بـِتّـَربـِسي |
| You(pl) bolt | 'intu bittarbisuiicntoo bittarbisoo | إنتوا بـِتّـَربـِسوا |
| He/it(m) bolts | huwa biyitarbishuwa biyitarbis | هـُو َ بـِيـِتـَربـِس |
| She/it(f) bolts | hiya bittarbishiya bittarbis | هـِي َ بـِتّـَربـِس |
| They bolt | humma biyitarbisuhumma biyitarbisoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتـَربـِسوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will bolt | 'ana hatarbisaacnaa hatarbis | أنا َ هـَتـَربـِس |
| We will bolt | 'ihna hantarbisiicHnaa hantarbis | إحنا َ هـَنتـَربـِس |
| You(m) will bolt | 'inta hattarbisiicnta hattarbis | إنت َ هـَتّـَربـِس |
| You(f) will bolt | 'inti hattarbisiiicnti hattarbisy | إنت ِ هـَتّـَربـِسي |
| You(pl) will bolt | 'intu hattarbisuiicntoo hattarbisoo | إنتوا هـَتّـَربـِسوا |
| He/it(m) will bolt | huwa hayitarbishuwa hayitarbis | هـُو َ هـَيـِتـَربـِس |
| She/it(f) will bolt | hiya hattarbishiya hattarbis | هـِي َ هـَتّـَربـِس |
| They will bolt | humma hayitarbisuhumma hayitarbisoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتـَربـِسوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) bolt! | tarbistarbis | تـَربـِس |
| You(f) bolt! | tarbisitarbisy | تـَربـِسي |
| You(pl) bolt! | tarbisutarbisoo | تـَربـِسوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is bolted | huwa mitarbishuwa mitarbis | هـُو َ مـِتـَربـِس |
| She/it(f) is bolted | hiya mitarbisahiya mitarbisaö | هـِي َ مـِتـَربـِسـَة |
| They are bolted | humma mitarbiseenhumma mitarbisyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتـَربـِسين |
