Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I broke | 'ana 'itkasartaacnaa iictkasart | أنا َ إتكـَسـَرت |
| We broke | 'ihna 'itkasarnaiicHnaa iictkasarnaa | إحنا َ إتكـَسـَرنا |
| You(m) broke | 'inta 'itkasartiicnta iictkasart | إنت َ إتكـَسـَرت |
| You(f) broke | 'inti 'itkasartiiicnti iictkasarty | إنت ِ إتكـَسـَرتي |
| You(pl) broke | 'intu 'itkasartuiicntoo iictkasartoo | إنتوا إتكـَسـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) broke | huwa 'itkasarhuwa iictkasar | هـُو َ إتكـَسـَر |
| She/it(f) broke | hiya 'itkasarithiya iictkasarit | هـِي َ إتكـَسـَر ِت |
| They broke | humma 'itkasaruhumma iictkasaroo | هـُمّ َ إتكـَسـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might break | 'ana yimkin 'atkisiraacnaa yimkin aactkisir | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتكـِسـِر |
| We might break | 'ihna yimkin nitkisiriicHnaa yimkin nitkisir | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتكـِسـِر |
| You(m) might break | 'inta yimkin titkisiriicnta yimkin titkisir | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتكـِسـِر |
| You(f) might break | 'inti yimkin titkisriiicnti yimkin titkisry | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتكـِسري |
| You(pl) might break | 'intu yimkin titkisruiicntoo yimkin titkisroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتكـِسروا |
| He/it(m) might break | huwa yimkin yitkisirhuwa yimkin yitkisir | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتكـِسـِر |
| She/it(f) might break | hiya yimkin titkisirhiya yimkin titkisir | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتكـِسـِر |
| They might break | humma yimkin yitkisruhumma yimkin yitkisroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتكـِسروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I break | 'ana batkisiraacnaa batkisir | أنا َ بـَتكـِسـِر |
| We break | 'ihna binitkisiriicHnaa binitkisir | إحنا َ بـِنـِتكـِسـِر |
| You(m) break | 'inta bititkisiriicnta bititkisir | إنت َ بـِتـِتكـِسـِر |
| You(f) break | 'inti bititkisriiicnti bititkisry | إنت ِ بـِتـِتكـِسري |
| You(pl) break | 'intu bititkisruiicntoo bititkisroo | إنتوا بـِتـِتكـِسروا |
| He/it(m) breaks | huwa biyitkisirhuwa biyitkisir | هـُو َ بـِيـِتكـِسـِر |
| She/it(f) breaks | hiya bititkisirhiya bititkisir | هـِي َ بـِتـِتكـِسـِر |
| They break | humma biyitkisruhumma biyitkisroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتكـِسروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will break | 'ana hatkisiraacnaa hatkisir | أنا َ هـَتكـِسـِر |
| We will break | 'ihna hanitkisiriicHnaa hanitkisir | إحنا َ هـَنـِتكـِسـِر |
| You(m) will break | 'inta hatitkisiriicnta hatitkisir | إنت َ هـَتـِتكـِسـِر |
| You(f) will break | 'inti hatitkisriiicnti hatitkisry | إنت ِ هـَتـِتكـِسري |
| You(pl) will break | 'intu hatitkisruiicntoo hatitkisroo | إنتوا هـَتـِتكـِسروا |
| He/it(m) will break | huwa hayitkisirhuwa hayitkisir | هـُو َ هـَيـِتكـِسـِر |
| She/it(f) will break | hiya hatitkisirhiya hatitkisir | هـِي َ هـَتـِتكـِسـِر |
| They will break | humma hayitkisruhumma hayitkisroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتكـِسروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) break! | 'itkisiriictkisir | إتكـِسـِر |
| You(f) break! | 'itkisiriiictkisiry | إتكـِسـِري |
| You(pl) break! | 'itkisiruiictkisiroo | إتكـِسـِروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is broken | huwa mitkisirhuwa mitkisir | هـُو َ مـِتكـِسـِر |
| She/it(f) is broken | hiya mitkisirahiya mitkisiraö | هـِي َ مـِتكـِسـِر َة |
| They are broken | humma mitkisireenhumma mitkisiryn | هـُمّ َ مـِتكـِسـِرين |
