Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I acquired | 'ana 'iktasabtaacnaa iicktasabt | أنا َ إكتـَسـَبت |
| We acquired | 'ihna 'iktasabnaiicHnaa iicktasabnaa | إحنا َ إكتـَسـَبنا |
| You(m) acquired | 'inta 'iktasabtiicnta iicktasabt | إنت َ إكتـَسـَبت |
| You(f) acquired | 'inti 'iktasabtiiicnti iicktasabty | إنت ِ إكتـَسـَبتي |
| You(pl) acquired | 'intu 'iktasabtuiicntoo iicktasabtoo | إنتوا إكتـَسـَبتوا |
| He/it(m) acquired | huwa 'iktasabhuwa iicktasab | هـُو َ إكتـَسـَب |
| She/it(f) acquired | hiya 'iktasabithiya iicktasabit | هـِي َ إكتـَسـَبـِت |
| They acquired | humma 'iktasabuhumma iicktasaboo | هـُمّ َ إكتـَسـَبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might acquire | 'ana yimkin 'aktisibaacnaa yimkin aacktisib | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أكتـِسـِب |
| We might acquire | 'ihna yimkin niktisibiicHnaa yimkin niktisib | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِكتـِسـِب |
| You(m) might acquire | 'inta yimkin tiktisibiicnta yimkin tiktisib | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِكتـِسـِب |
| You(f) might acquire | 'inti yimkin tiktisbiiicnti yimkin tiktisby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِكتـِسبي |
| You(pl) might acquire | 'intu yimkin tiktisbuiicntoo yimkin tiktisboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِكتـِسبوا |
| He/it(m) might acquire | huwa yimkin yiktisibhuwa yimkin yiktisib | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِكتـِسـِب |
| She/it(f) might acquire | hiya yimkin tiktisibhiya yimkin tiktisib | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِكتـِسـِب |
| They might acquire | humma yimkin yiktisbuhumma yimkin yiktisboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِكتـِسبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I acquire | 'ana baktisibaacnaa baktisib | أنا َ بـَكتـِسـِب |
| We acquire | 'ihna biniktisibiicHnaa biniktisib | إحنا َ بـِنـِكتـِسـِب |
| You(m) acquire | 'inta bitiktisibiicnta bitiktisib | إنت َ بـِتـِكتـِسـِب |
| You(f) acquire | 'inti bitiktisbiiicnti bitiktisby | إنت ِ بـِتـِكتـِسبي |
| You(pl) acquire | 'intu bitiktisbuiicntoo bitiktisboo | إنتوا بـِتـِكتـِسبوا |
| He/it(m) acquires | huwa biyiktisibhuwa biyiktisib | هـُو َ بـِيـِكتـِسـِب |
| She/it(f) acquires | hiya bitiktisibhiya bitiktisib | هـِي َ بـِتـِكتـِسـِب |
| They acquire | humma biyiktisbuhumma biyiktisboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِكتـِسبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will acquire | 'ana haktisibaacnaa haktisib | أنا َ هـَكتـِسـِب |
| We will acquire | 'ihna haniktisibiicHnaa haniktisib | إحنا َ هـَنـِكتـِسـِب |
| You(m) will acquire | 'inta hatiktisibiicnta hatiktisib | إنت َ هـَتـِكتـِسـِب |
| You(f) will acquire | 'inti hatiktisbiiicnti hatiktisby | إنت ِ هـَتـِكتـِسبي |
| You(pl) will acquire | 'intu hatiktisbuiicntoo hatiktisboo | إنتوا هـَتـِكتـِسبوا |
| He/it(m) will acquire | huwa hayiktisibhuwa hayiktisib | هـُو َ هـَيـِكتـِسـِب |
| She/it(f) will acquire | hiya hatiktisibhiya hatiktisib | هـِي َ هـَتـِكتـِسـِب |
| They will acquire | humma hayiktisbuhumma hayiktisboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِكتـِسبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) acquire! | 'iktisibiicktisib | إكتـِسـِب |
| You(f) acquire! | 'iktisibiiicktisiby | إكتـِسـِبي |
| You(pl) acquire! | 'iktisibuiicktisiboo | إكتـِسـِبوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is acquired | huwa muktasibhuwa muktasib | هـُو َ مـُكتـَسـِب |
| She/it(f) is acquired | hiya muktasibahiya muktasibaö | هـِي َ مـُكتـَسـِبـَة |
| They are acquired | humma muktasibeenhumma muktasibyn | هـُمّ َ مـُكتـَسـِبين |
