Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I became | 'ana nidiftaacnaa niDift | أنا َ نـِضـِفت |
| We became | 'ihna nidifnaiicHnaa niDifnaa | إحنا َ نـِضـِفنا |
| You(m) became | 'inta nidiftiicnta niDift | إنت َ نـِضـِفت |
| You(f) became | 'inti nidiftiiicnti niDifty | إنت ِ نـِضـِفتي |
| You(pl) became | 'intu nidiftuiicntoo niDiftoo | إنتوا نـِضـِفتوا |
| He/it(m) became | huwa nidifhuwa niDif | هـُو َ نـِضـِف |
| She/it(f) became | hiya nidfithiya niDfit | هـِي َ نـِضفـِت |
| They became | humma nidfuhumma niDfoo | هـُمّ َ نـِضفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might become | 'ana yimkin 'andafaacnaa yimkin aacnDaf | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنضـَف |
| We might become | 'ihna yimkin nindafiicHnaa yimkin ninDaf | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنضـَف |
| You(m) might become | 'inta yimkin tindafiicnta yimkin tinDaf | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنضـَف |
| You(f) might become | 'inti yimkin tindafiiicnti yimkin tinDafy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنضـَفي |
| You(pl) might become | 'intu yimkin tindafuiicntoo yimkin tinDafoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنضـَفوا |
| He/it(m) might become | huwa yimkin yindafhuwa yimkin yinDaf | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنضـَف |
| She/it(f) might become | hiya yimkin tindafhiya yimkin tinDaf | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنضـَف |
| They might become | humma yimkin yindafuhumma yimkin yinDafoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنضـَفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I become | 'ana bandafaacnaa banDaf | أنا َ بـَنضـَف |
| We become | 'ihna binindafiicHnaa bininDaf | إحنا َ بـِنـِنضـَف |
| You(m) become | 'inta bitindafiicnta bitinDaf | إنت َ بـِتـِنضـَف |
| You(f) become | 'inti bitindafiiicnti bitinDafy | إنت ِ بـِتـِنضـَفي |
| You(pl) become | 'intu bitindafuiicntoo bitinDafoo | إنتوا بـِتـِنضـَفوا |
| He/it(m) becomes | huwa biyindafhuwa biyinDaf | هـُو َ بـِيـِنضـَف |
| She/it(f) becomes | hiya bitindafhiya bitinDaf | هـِي َ بـِتـِنضـَف |
| They become | humma biyindafuhumma biyinDafoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنضـَفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will become | 'ana handafaacnaa hanDaf | أنا َ هـَنضـَف |
| We will become | 'ihna hanindafiicHnaa haninDaf | إحنا َ هـَنـِنضـَف |
| You(m) will become | 'inta hatindafiicnta hatinDaf | إنت َ هـَتـِنضـَف |
| You(f) will become | 'inti hatindafiiicnti hatinDafy | إنت ِ هـَتـِنضـَفي |
| You(pl) will become | 'intu hatindafuiicntoo hatinDafoo | إنتوا هـَتـِنضـَفوا |
| He/it(m) will become | huwa hayindafhuwa hayinDaf | هـُو َ هـَيـِنضـَف |
| She/it(f) will become | hiya hatindafhiya hatinDaf | هـِي َ هـَتـِنضـَف |
| They will become | humma hayindafuhumma hayinDafoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنضـَفوا |
