Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I sustained | 'ana qawweetaacnaa Qawwyt | أنا َ قـَوّيت |
| We sustained | 'ihna qawweenaiicHnaa Qawwynaa | إحنا َ قـَوّينا |
| You(m) sustained | 'inta qawweetiicnta Qawwyt | إنت َ قـَوّيت |
| You(f) sustained | 'inti qawweetiiicnti Qawwyty | إنت ِ قـَوّيتي |
| You(pl) sustained | 'intu qawweetuiicntoo Qawwytoo | إنتوا قـَوّيتوا |
| He/it(m) sustained | huwa qawwahuwa QawwY | هـُو َ قـَوّى |
| She/it(f) sustained | hiya qawwithiya Qawwit | هـِي َ قـَوّ ِت |
| They sustained | humma qawwuhumma Qawwoo | هـُمّ َ قـَوّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might sustain | 'ana yimkin 'aqawwiaacnaa yimkin aacQawwy | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقـَوّي |
| We might sustain | 'ihna yimkin niqawwiiicHnaa yimkin niQawwy | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِقـَوّي |
| You(m) might sustain | 'inta yimkin tiqawwiiicnta yimkin tiQawwy | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَوّي |
| You(f) might sustain | 'inti yimkin tiqawwiiicnti yimkin tiQawwy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَوّي |
| You(pl) might sustain | 'intu yimkin tiqawwuiicntoo yimkin tiQawwoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِقـَوّوا |
| He/it(m) might sustain | huwa yimkin yiqawwihuwa yimkin yiQawwy | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِقـَوّي |
| She/it(f) might sustain | hiya yimkin tiqawwihiya yimkin tiQawwy | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَوّي |
| They might sustain | humma yimkin yiqawwuhumma yimkin yiQawwoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِقـَوّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I sustain | 'ana baqawwiaacnaa baQawwy | أنا َ بـَقـَوّي |
| We sustain | 'ihna binqawwiiicHnaa binQawwy | إحنا َ بـِنقـَوّي |
| You(m) sustain | 'inta bitqawwiiicnta bitQawwy | إنت َ بـِتقـَوّي |
| You(f) sustain | 'inti bitqawwiiicnti bitQawwy | إنت ِ بـِتقـَوّي |
| You(pl) sustain | 'intu bitqawwuiicntoo bitQawwoo | إنتوا بـِتقـَوّوا |
| He/it(m) sustains | huwa biyiqawwihuwa biyiQawwy | هـُو َ بـِيـِقـَوّي |
| She/it(f) sustains | hiya bitqawwihiya bitQawwy | هـِي َ بـِتقـَوّي |
| They sustain | humma biyiqawwuhumma biyiQawwoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِقـَوّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will sustain | 'ana haqawwiaacnaa haQawwy | أنا َ هـَقـَوّي |
| We will sustain | 'ihna hanqawwiiicHnaa hanQawwy | إحنا َ هـَنقـَوّي |
| You(m) will sustain | 'inta hatqawwiiicnta hatQawwy | إنت َ هـَتقـَوّي |
| You(f) will sustain | 'inti hatqawwiiicnti hatQawwy | إنت ِ هـَتقـَوّي |
| You(pl) will sustain | 'intu hatqawwuiicntoo hatQawwoo | إنتوا هـَتقـَوّوا |
| He/it(m) will sustain | huwa hayiqawwihuwa hayiQawwy | هـُو َ هـَيـِقـَوّي |
| She/it(f) will sustain | hiya hatqawwihiya hatQawwy | هـِي َ هـَتقـَوّي |
| They will sustain | humma hayiqawwuhumma hayiQawwoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِقـَوّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) sustain! | qawwiQawwy | قـَوّي |
| You(f) sustain! | qawwiQawwy | قـَوّي |
| You(pl) sustain! | qawwuQawwoo | قـَوّوا |
