Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I backed | 'ana daAamtaacnaa daAamt | أنا َ د َعـَمت |
| We backed | 'ihna daAamnaiicHnaa daAamnaa | إحنا َ د َعـَمنا |
| You(m) backed | 'inta daAamtiicnta daAamt | إنت َ د َعـَمت |
| You(f) backed | 'inti daAamtiiicnti daAamty | إنت ِ د َعـَمتي |
| You(pl) backed | 'intu daAamtuiicntoo daAamtoo | إنتوا د َعـَمتوا |
| He/it(m) backed | huwa daAamhuwa daAam | هـُو َ د َعـَم |
| She/it(f) backed | hiya daAamithiya daAamit | هـِي َ د َعـَمـِت |
| They backed | humma daAamuhumma daAamoo | هـُمّ َ د َعـَموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might back | 'ana yimkin 'adAamaacnaa yimkin aacdAam | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أدعـَم |
| We might back | 'ihna yimkin nidAamiicHnaa yimkin nidAam | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِدعـَم |
| You(m) might back | 'inta yimkin tidAamiicnta yimkin tidAam | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِدعـَم |
| You(f) might back | 'inti yimkin tidAamiiicnti yimkin tidAamy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِدعـَمي |
| You(pl) might back | 'intu yimkin tidAamuiicntoo yimkin tidAamoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِدعـَموا |
| He/it(m) might back | huwa yimkin yidAamhuwa yimkin yidAam | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِدعـَم |
| She/it(f) might back | hiya yimkin tidAamhiya yimkin tidAam | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِدعـَم |
| They might back | humma yimkin yidAamuhumma yimkin yidAamoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِدعـَموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I back | 'ana badAamaacnaa badAam | أنا َ بـَدعـَم |
| We back | 'ihna binidAamiicHnaa binidAam | إحنا َ بـِنـِدعـَم |
| You(m) back | 'inta bitidAamiicnta bitidAam | إنت َ بـِتـِدعـَم |
| You(f) back | 'inti bitidAamiiicnti bitidAamy | إنت ِ بـِتـِدعـَمي |
| You(pl) back | 'intu bitidAamuiicntoo bitidAamoo | إنتوا بـِتـِدعـَموا |
| He/it(m) backs | huwa biyidAamhuwa biyidAam | هـُو َ بـِيـِدعـَم |
| She/it(f) backs | hiya bitidAamhiya bitidAam | هـِي َ بـِتـِدعـَم |
| They back | humma biyidAamuhumma biyidAamoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِدعـَموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will back | 'ana hadAamaacnaa hadAam | أنا َ هـَدعـَم |
| We will back | 'ihna hanidAamiicHnaa hanidAam | إحنا َ هـَنـِدعـَم |
| You(m) will back | 'inta hatidAamiicnta hatidAam | إنت َ هـَتـِدعـَم |
| You(f) will back | 'inti hatidAamiiicnti hatidAamy | إنت ِ هـَتـِدعـَمي |
| You(pl) will back | 'intu hatidAamuiicntoo hatidAamoo | إنتوا هـَتـِدعـَموا |
| He/it(m) will back | huwa hayidAamhuwa hayidAam | هـُو َ هـَيـِدعـَم |
| She/it(f) will back | hiya hatidAamhiya hatidAam | هـِي َ هـَتـِدعـَم |
| They will back | humma hayidAamuhumma hayidAamoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِدعـَموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) back! | 'idAamiicdAam | إدعـَم |
| You(f) back! | 'idAamiiicdAamy | إدعـَمي |
| You(pl) back! | 'idAamuiicdAamoo | إدعـَموا |
