Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I declined | 'ana niziltaacnaa nizilt | أنا َ نـِز ِلت |
| We declined | 'ihna nizilnaiicHnaa nizilnaa | إحنا َ نـِز ِلنا |
| You(m) declined | 'inta niziltiicnta nizilt | إنت َ نـِز ِلت |
| You(f) declined | 'inti niziltiiicnti nizilty | إنت ِ نـِز ِلتي |
| You(pl) declined | 'intu niziltuiicntoo niziltoo | إنتوا نـِز ِلتوا |
| He/it(m) declined | huwa nizilhuwa nizil | هـُو َ نـِز ِل |
| She/it(f) declined | hiya nizlithiya nizlit | هـِي َ نـِزلـِت |
| They declined | humma nizluhumma nizloo | هـُمّ َ نـِزلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might decline | 'ana yimkin 'anzilaacnaa yimkin aacnzil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنز ِل |
| We might decline | 'ihna yimkin ninziliicHnaa yimkin ninzil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنز ِل |
| You(m) might decline | 'inta yimkin tinziliicnta yimkin tinzil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنز ِل |
| You(f) might decline | 'inti yimkin tinziliiicnti yimkin tinzily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنز ِلي |
| You(pl) might decline | 'intu yimkin tinziluiicntoo yimkin tinziloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنز ِلوا |
| He/it(m) might decline | huwa yimkin yinzilhuwa yimkin yinzil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنز ِل |
| She/it(f) might decline | hiya yimkin tinzilhiya yimkin tinzil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنز ِل |
| They might decline | humma yimkin yinziluhumma yimkin yinziloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنز ِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I decline | 'ana banzilaacnaa banzil | أنا َ بـَنز ِل |
| We decline | 'ihna bininziliicHnaa bininzil | إحنا َ بـِنـِنز ِل |
| You(m) decline | 'inta bitinziliicnta bitinzil | إنت َ بـِتـِنز ِل |
| You(f) decline | 'inti bitinziliiicnti bitinzily | إنت ِ بـِتـِنز ِلي |
| You(pl) decline | 'intu bitinziluiicntoo bitinziloo | إنتوا بـِتـِنز ِلوا |
| He/it(m) declines | huwa biyinzilhuwa biyinzil | هـُو َ بـِيـِنز ِل |
| She/it(f) declines | hiya bitinzilhiya bitinzil | هـِي َ بـِتـِنز ِل |
| They decline | humma biyinziluhumma biyinziloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنز ِلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will decline | 'ana hanzilaacnaa hanzil | أنا َ هـَنز ِل |
| We will decline | 'ihna haninziliicHnaa haninzil | إحنا َ هـَنـِنز ِل |
| You(m) will decline | 'inta hatinziliicnta hatinzil | إنت َ هـَتـِنز ِل |
| You(f) will decline | 'inti hatinziliiicnti hatinzily | إنت ِ هـَتـِنز ِلي |
| You(pl) will decline | 'intu hatinziluiicntoo hatinziloo | إنتوا هـَتـِنز ِلوا |
| He/it(m) will decline | huwa hayinzilhuwa hayinzil | هـُو َ هـَيـِنز ِل |
| She/it(f) will decline | hiya hatinzilhiya hatinzil | هـِي َ هـَتـِنز ِل |
| They will decline | humma hayinziluhumma hayinziloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنز ِلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) decline! | 'inziliicnzil | إنز ِل |
| You(f) decline! | 'inziliiicnzily | إنز ِلي |
| You(pl) decline! | 'inziluiicnziloo | إنز ِلوا |
