Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I lost | 'ana faqadtaacnaa faQadt | أنا َ فـَقـَدت |
| We lost | 'ihna faqadnaiicHnaa faQadnaa | إحنا َ فـَقـَدنا |
| You(m) lost | 'inta faqadtiicnta faQadt | إنت َ فـَقـَدت |
| You(f) lost | 'inti faqadtiiicnti faQadty | إنت ِ فـَقـَدتي |
| You(pl) lost | 'intu faqadtuiicntoo faQadtoo | إنتوا فـَقـَدتوا |
| He/it(m) lost | huwa faqadhuwa faQad | هـُو َ فـَقـَد |
| She/it(f) lost | hiya faqadithiya faQadit | هـِي َ فـَقـَد ِت |
| They lost | humma faqaduhumma faQadoo | هـُمّ َ فـَقـَدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might lose | 'ana yimkin 'afqudaacnaa yimkin aacfQud | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أفقـُد |
| We might lose | 'ihna yimkin nufqudiicHnaa yimkin nufQud | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُفقـُد |
| You(m) might lose | 'inta yimkin tufqudiicnta yimkin tufQud | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُفقـُد |
| You(f) might lose | 'inti yimkin tufqudiiicnti yimkin tufQudy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُفقـُدي |
| You(pl) might lose | 'intu yimkin tufquduiicntoo yimkin tufQudoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُفقـُدوا |
| He/it(m) might lose | huwa yimkin yufqudhuwa yimkin yufQud | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُفقـُد |
| She/it(f) might lose | hiya yimkin tufqudhiya yimkin tufQud | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُفقـُد |
| They might lose | humma yimkin yufquduhumma yimkin yufQudoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُفقـُدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I lose | 'ana bafqudaacnaa bafQud | أنا َ بـَفقـُد |
| We lose | 'ihna binufqudiicHnaa binufQud | إحنا َ بـِنـُفقـُد |
| You(m) lose | 'inta bitufqudiicnta bitufQud | إنت َ بـِتـُفقـُد |
| You(f) lose | 'inti bitufqudiiicnti bitufQudy | إنت ِ بـِتـُفقـُدي |
| You(pl) lose | 'intu bitufquduiicntoo bitufQudoo | إنتوا بـِتـُفقـُدوا |
| He/it(m) loses | huwa biyufqudhuwa biyufQud | هـُو َ بـِيـُفقـُد |
| She/it(f) loses | hiya bitufqudhiya bitufQud | هـِي َ بـِتـُفقـُد |
| They lose | humma biyufquduhumma biyufQudoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُفقـُدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will lose | 'ana hafqudaacnaa hafQud | أنا َ هـَفقـُد |
| We will lose | 'ihna hanufqudiicHnaa hanufQud | إحنا َ هـَنـُفقـُد |
| You(m) will lose | 'inta hatufqudiicnta hatufQud | إنت َ هـَتـُفقـُد |
| You(f) will lose | 'inti hatufqudiiicnti hatufQudy | إنت ِ هـَتـُفقـُدي |
| You(pl) will lose | 'intu hatufquduiicntoo hatufQudoo | إنتوا هـَتـُفقـُدوا |
| He/it(m) will lose | huwa hayufqudhuwa hayufQud | هـُو َ هـَيـُفقـُد |
| She/it(f) will lose | hiya hatufqudhiya hatufQud | هـِي َ هـَتـُفقـُد |
| They will lose | humma hayufquduhumma hayufQudoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُفقـُدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) lose! | 'ufquduucfQud | أ ُفقـُد |
| You(f) lose! | 'ufqudiuucfQudy | أ ُفقـُدي |
| You(pl) lose! | 'ufquduuucfQudoo | أ ُفقـُدوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am losing | 'ana faaqidaacnaa faaQid | أنا َ فا َقـِد |
| I(f) am losing | 'ana faaqidaaacnaa faaQidaö | أنا َ فا َقـِد َة |
| We are losing | 'ihna faaqideeniicHnaa faaQidyn | إحنا َ فا َقـِدين |
| You(m) are losing | 'inta faaqidiicnta faaQid | إنت َ فا َقـِد |
| You(f) are losing | 'inti faaqidaiicnti faaQidaö | إنت ِ فا َقـِد َة |
| You(pl) are losing | 'intu faaqideeniicntoo faaQidyn | إنتوا فا َقـِدين |
| He/it(m) is losing | huwa faaqidhuwa faaQid | هـُو َ فا َقـِد |
| She/it(f) is losing | hiya faaqidahiya faaQidaö | هـِي َ فا َقـِد َة |
| They are losing | humma faaqideenhumma faaQidyn | هـُمّ َ فا َقـِدين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is lost | huwa mafqoodhuwa mafQwd | هـُو َ مـَفقود |
| She/it(f) is lost | hiya mafqoodahiya mafQwdaö | هـِي َ مـَفقود َة |
| They are lost | humma mafqoodeenhumma mafQwdyn | هـُمّ َ مـَفقودين |
