Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I bowed | 'ana 'inhaneetaacnaa iicnHanyt | أنا َ إنحـَنيت |
| We bowed | 'ihna 'inhaneenaiicHnaa iicnHanynaa | إحنا َ إنحـَنينا |
| You(m) bowed | 'inta 'inhaneetiicnta iicnHanyt | إنت َ إنحـَنيت |
| You(f) bowed | 'inti 'inhaneetiiicnti iicnHanyty | إنت ِ إنحـَنيتي |
| You(pl) bowed | 'intu 'inhaneetuiicntoo iicnHanytoo | إنتوا إنحـَنيتوا |
| He/it(m) bowed | huwa 'inhanahuwa iicnHanY | هـُو َ إنحـَنى |
| She/it(f) bowed | hiya 'inhanyithiya iicnHanyit | هـِي َ إنحـَنيـِت |
| They bowed | humma 'inhanuhumma iicnHanoo | هـُمّ َ إنحـَنوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might bow | 'ana yimkin 'anhiniaacnaa yimkin aacnHiny | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنحـِني |
| We might bow | 'ihna yimkin ninhiniiicHnaa yimkin ninHiny | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنحـِني |
| You(m) might bow | 'inta yimkin tinhiniiicnta yimkin tinHiny | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنحـِني |
| You(f) might bow | 'inti yimkin tinhiniiicnti yimkin tinHiny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنحـِني |
| You(pl) might bow | 'intu yimkin tinhinuiicntoo yimkin tinHinoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنحـِنوا |
| He/it(m) might bow | huwa yimkin yinhinihuwa yimkin yinHiny | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنحـِني |
| She/it(f) might bow | hiya yimkin tinhinihiya yimkin tinHiny | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنحـِني |
| They might bow | humma yimkin yinhinuhumma yimkin yinHinoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنحـِنوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I bow | 'ana banhiniaacnaa banHiny | أنا َ بـَنحـِني |
| We bow | 'ihna bininhiniiicHnaa bininHiny | إحنا َ بـِنـِنحـِني |
| You(m) bow | 'inta bitinhiniiicnta bitinHiny | إنت َ بـِتـِنحـِني |
| You(f) bow | 'inti bitinhiniiicnti bitinHiny | إنت ِ بـِتـِنحـِني |
| You(pl) bow | 'intu bitinhinuiicntoo bitinHinoo | إنتوا بـِتـِنحـِنوا |
| He/it(m) bows | huwa biyinhinihuwa biyinHiny | هـُو َ بـِيـِنحـِني |
| She/it(f) bows | hiya bitinhinihiya bitinHiny | هـِي َ بـِتـِنحـِني |
| They bow | humma biyinhinuhumma biyinHinoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنحـِنوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will bow | 'ana hanhiniaacnaa hanHiny | أنا َ هـَنحـِني |
| We will bow | 'ihna haninhiniiicHnaa haninHiny | إحنا َ هـَنـِنحـِني |
| You(m) will bow | 'inta hatinhiniiicnta hatinHiny | إنت َ هـَتـِنحـِني |
| You(f) will bow | 'inti hatinhiniiicnti hatinHiny | إنت ِ هـَتـِنحـِني |
| You(pl) will bow | 'intu hatinhinuiicntoo hatinHinoo | إنتوا هـَتـِنحـِنوا |
| He/it(m) will bow | huwa hayinhinihuwa hayinHiny | هـُو َ هـَيـِنحـِني |
| She/it(f) will bow | hiya hatinhinihiya hatinHiny | هـِي َ هـَتـِنحـِني |
| They will bow | humma hayinhinuhumma hayinHinoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنحـِنوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) bow! | 'inhiniiicnHiny | إنحـِني |
| You(f) bow! | 'inhiniiicnHiny | إنحـِني |
| You(pl) bow! | 'inhinuiicnHinoo | إنحـِنوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is bowed | huwa munhanihuwa munHany | هـُو َ مـُنحـَني |
| She/it(f) is bowed | hiya munhanyahiya munHanyaö | هـِي َ مـُنحـَنيـَة |
| They are bowed | humma munhanyeenhumma munHanyyn | هـُمّ َ مـُنحـَنيين |
