Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I surrounded | 'ana tawwa'taacnaa Tawwaqt | أنا َ طـَوّ َقت |
| We surrounded | 'ihna tawwa'naiicHnaa Tawwaqnaa | إحنا َ طـَوّ َقنا |
| You(m) surrounded | 'inta tawwa'tiicnta Tawwaqt | إنت َ طـَوّ َقت |
| You(f) surrounded | 'inti tawwa'tiiicnti Tawwaqty | إنت ِ طـَوّ َقتي |
| You(pl) surrounded | 'intu tawwa'tuiicntoo Tawwaqtoo | إنتوا طـَوّ َقتوا |
| He/it(m) surrounded | huwa tawwa'huwa Tawwaq | هـُو َ طـَوّ َق |
| She/it(f) surrounded | hiya tawwa'ithiya Tawwaqit | هـِي َ طـَوّ َقـِت |
| They surrounded | humma tawwa'uhumma Tawwaqoo | هـُمّ َ طـَوّ َقوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might surround | 'ana yimkin 'atawwa'aacnaa yimkin aacTawwaq | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أطـَوّ َق |
| We might surround | 'ihna yimkin nitawwa'iicHnaa yimkin niTawwaq | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِطـَوّ َق |
| You(m) might surround | 'inta yimkin titawwa'iicnta yimkin tiTawwaq | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِطـَوّ َق |
| You(f) might surround | 'inti yimkin titawwa'iiicnti yimkin tiTawwaqy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِطـَوّ َقي |
| You(pl) might surround | 'intu yimkin titawwa'uiicntoo yimkin tiTawwaqoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِطـَوّ َقوا |
| He/it(m) might surround | huwa yimkin yitawwa'huwa yimkin yiTawwaq | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِطـَوّ َق |
| She/it(f) might surround | hiya yimkin titawwa'hiya yimkin tiTawwaq | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِطـَوّ َق |
| They might surround | humma yimkin yitawwa'uhumma yimkin yiTawwaqoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِطـَوّ َقوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I surround | 'ana batawwa'aacnaa baTawwaq | أنا َ بـَطـَوّ َق |
| We surround | 'ihna binitawwa'iicHnaa biniTawwaq | إحنا َ بـِنـِطـَوّ َق |
| You(m) surround | 'inta bititawwa'iicnta bitiTawwaq | إنت َ بـِتـِطـَوّ َق |
| You(f) surround | 'inti bititawwa'iiicnti bitiTawwaqy | إنت ِ بـِتـِطـَوّ َقي |
| You(pl) surround | 'intu bititawwa'uiicntoo bitiTawwaqoo | إنتوا بـِتـِطـَوّ َقوا |
| He/it(m) surrounds | huwa biyitawwa'huwa biyiTawwaq | هـُو َ بـِيـِطـَوّ َق |
| She/it(f) surrounds | hiya bititawwa'hiya bitiTawwaq | هـِي َ بـِتـِطـَوّ َق |
| They surround | humma biyitawwa'uhumma biyiTawwaqoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِطـَوّ َقوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will surround | 'ana hatawwa'aacnaa haTawwaq | أنا َ هـَطـَوّ َق |
| We will surround | 'ihna hanitawwa'iicHnaa haniTawwaq | إحنا َ هـَنـِطـَوّ َق |
| You(m) will surround | 'inta hatitawwa'iicnta hatiTawwaq | إنت َ هـَتـِطـَوّ َق |
| You(f) will surround | 'inti hatitawwa'iiicnti hatiTawwaqy | إنت ِ هـَتـِطـَوّ َقي |
| You(pl) will surround | 'intu hatitawwa'uiicntoo hatiTawwaqoo | إنتوا هـَتـِطـَوّ َقوا |
| He/it(m) will surround | huwa hayitawwa'huwa hayiTawwaq | هـُو َ هـَيـِطـَوّ َق |
| She/it(f) will surround | hiya hatitawwa'hiya hatiTawwaq | هـِي َ هـَتـِطـَوّ َق |
| They will surround | humma hayitawwa'uhumma hayiTawwaqoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِطـَوّ َقوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) surround! | 'itwa'iicTwaq | إطو َق |
| You(f) surround! | 'itwa'iiicTwaqy | إطو َقي |
| You(pl) surround! | itwa'uiTwaqoo | ِطو َقوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is surrounded | huwa mutawwa'huwa muTawwaq | هـُو َ مـُطـَوّ َق |
| She/it(f) is surrounded | hiya mutawwa'ahiya muTawwaqaö | هـِي َ مـُطـَوّ َقـَة |
| They are surrounded | humma mutawwa'eenhumma muTawwaqyn | هـُمّ َ مـُطـَوّ َقين |
