Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I specified | 'ana haddidtaacnaa Haddidt | أنا َ حـَدّ ِدت |
| We specified | 'ihna haddidnaiicHnaa Haddidnaa | إحنا َ حـَدّ ِدنا |
| You(m) specified | 'inta haddidtiicnta Haddidt | إنت َ حـَدّ ِدت |
| You(f) specified | 'inti haddidtiiicnti Haddidty | إنت ِ حـَدّ ِدتي |
| You(pl) specified | 'intu haddidtuiicntoo Haddidtoo | إنتوا حـَدّ ِدتوا |
| He/it(m) specified | huwa haddidhuwa Haddid | هـُو َ حـَدّ ِد |
| She/it(f) specified | hiya haddidithiya Haddidit | هـِي َ حـَدّ ِد ِت |
| They specified | humma haddiduhumma Haddidoo | هـُمّ َ حـَدّ ِدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might specify | 'ana yimkin 'ahaddidaacnaa yimkin aacHaddid | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحـَدّ ِد |
| We might specify | 'ihna yimkin nihaddidiicHnaa yimkin niHaddid | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحـَدّ ِد |
| You(m) might specify | 'inta yimkin tihaddidiicnta yimkin tiHaddid | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحـَدّ ِد |
| You(f) might specify | 'inti yimkin tihaddidiiicnti yimkin tiHaddidy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحـَدّ ِدي |
| You(pl) might specify | 'intu yimkin tihaddiduiicntoo yimkin tiHaddidoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحـَدّ ِدوا |
| He/it(m) might specify | huwa yimkin yihaddidhuwa yimkin yiHaddid | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحـَدّ ِد |
| She/it(f) might specify | hiya yimkin tihaddidhiya yimkin tiHaddid | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحـَدّ ِد |
| They might specify | humma yimkin yihaddiduhumma yimkin yiHaddidoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحـَدّ ِدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I specify | 'ana bahaddidaacnaa baHaddid | أنا َ بـَحـَدّ ِد |
| We specify | 'ihna binhaddidiicHnaa binHaddid | إحنا َ بـِنحـَدّ ِد |
| You(m) specify | 'inta bithaddidiicnta bitHaddid | إنت َ بـِتحـَدّ ِد |
| You(f) specify | 'inti bithaddidiiicnti bitHaddidy | إنت ِ بـِتحـَدّ ِدي |
| You(pl) specify | 'intu bithaddiduiicntoo bitHaddidoo | إنتوا بـِتحـَدّ ِدوا |
| He/it(m) specifys | huwa biyihaddidhuwa biyiHaddid | هـُو َ بـِيـِحـَدّ ِد |
| She/it(f) specifys | hiya bithaddidhiya bitHaddid | هـِي َ بـِتحـَدّ ِد |
| They specify | humma biyihaddiduhumma biyiHaddidoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِحـَدّ ِدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will specify | 'ana hahaddidaacnaa haHaddid | أنا َ هـَحـَدّ ِد |
| We will specify | 'ihna hanhaddidiicHnaa hanHaddid | إحنا َ هـَنحـَدّ ِد |
| You(m) will specify | 'inta hathaddidiicnta hatHaddid | إنت َ هـَتحـَدّ ِد |
| You(f) will specify | 'inti hathaddidiiicnti hatHaddidy | إنت ِ هـَتحـَدّ ِدي |
| You(pl) will specify | 'intu hathaddiduiicntoo hatHaddidoo | إنتوا هـَتحـَدّ ِدوا |
| He/it(m) will specify | huwa hayihaddidhuwa hayiHaddid | هـُو َ هـَيـِحـَدّ ِد |
| She/it(f) will specify | hiya hathaddidhiya hatHaddid | هـِي َ هـَتحـَدّ ِد |
| They will specify | humma hayihaddiduhumma hayiHaddidoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحـَدّ ِدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) specify! | haddidHaddid | حـَدّ ِد |
| You(f) specify! | haddidiHaddidy | حـَدّ ِدي |
| You(pl) specify! | haddiduHaddidoo | حـَدّ ِدوا |
