Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I strengthened | 'ana 'awweetaacnaa qawwyt | أنا َ قـَوّيت |
| We strengthened | 'ihna 'awweenaiicHnaa qawwynaa | إحنا َ قـَوّينا |
| You(m) strengthened | 'inta 'awweetiicnta qawwyt | إنت َ قـَوّيت |
| You(f) strengthened | 'inti 'awweetiiicnti qawwyty | إنت ِ قـَوّيتي |
| You(pl) strengthened | 'intu 'awweetuiicntoo qawwytoo | إنتوا قـَوّيتوا |
| He/it(m) strengthened | huwa 'awwahuwa qawwY | هـُو َ قـَوّى |
| She/it(f) strengthened | hiya 'awwithiya qawwit | هـِي َ قـَوّ ِت |
| They strengthened | humma 'awwuhumma qawwoo | هـُمّ َ قـَوّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might strengthen | 'ana yimkin 'a'awwiaacnaa yimkin aacqawwy | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقـَوّي |
| We might strengthen | 'ihna yimkin ni'awwiiicHnaa yimkin niqawwy | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِقـَوّي |
| You(m) might strengthen | 'inta yimkin ti'awwiiicnta yimkin tiqawwy | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَوّي |
| You(f) might strengthen | 'inti yimkin ti'awwiiicnti yimkin tiqawwy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَوّي |
| You(pl) might strengthen | 'intu yimkin ti'awwuiicntoo yimkin tiqawwoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِقـَوّوا |
| He/it(m) might strengthen | huwa yimkin yi'awwihuwa yimkin yiqawwy | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِقـَوّي |
| She/it(f) might strengthen | hiya yimkin ti'awwihiya yimkin tiqawwy | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَوّي |
| They might strengthen | humma yimkin yi'awwuhumma yimkin yiqawwoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِقـَوّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I strengthen | 'ana ba'awwiaacnaa baqawwy | أنا َ بـَقـَوّي |
| We strengthen | 'ihna bin'awwiiicHnaa binqawwy | إحنا َ بـِنقـَوّي |
| You(m) strengthen | 'inta bit'awwiiicnta bitqawwy | إنت َ بـِتقـَوّي |
| You(f) strengthen | 'inti bit'awwiiicnti bitqawwy | إنت ِ بـِتقـَوّي |
| You(pl) strengthen | 'intu bit'awwuiicntoo bitqawwoo | إنتوا بـِتقـَوّوا |
| He/it(m) strengthens | huwa biyi'awwihuwa biyiqawwy | هـُو َ بـِيـِقـَوّي |
| She/it(f) strengthens | hiya bit'awwihiya bitqawwy | هـِي َ بـِتقـَوّي |
| They strengthen | humma biyi'awwuhumma biyiqawwoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِقـَوّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will strengthen | 'ana ha'awwiaacnaa haqawwy | أنا َ هـَقـَوّي |
| We will strengthen | 'ihna han'awwiiicHnaa hanqawwy | إحنا َ هـَنقـَوّي |
| You(m) will strengthen | 'inta hat'awwiiicnta hatqawwy | إنت َ هـَتقـَوّي |
| You(f) will strengthen | 'inti hat'awwiiicnti hatqawwy | إنت ِ هـَتقـَوّي |
| You(pl) will strengthen | 'intu hat'awwuiicntoo hatqawwoo | إنتوا هـَتقـَوّوا |
| He/it(m) will strengthen | huwa hayi'awwihuwa hayiqawwy | هـُو َ هـَيـِقـَوّي |
| She/it(f) will strengthen | hiya hat'awwihiya hatqawwy | هـِي َ هـَتقـَوّي |
| They will strengthen | humma hayi'awwuhumma hayiqawwoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِقـَوّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) strengthen! | 'awwiqawwy | قـَوّي |
| You(f) strengthen! | 'awwiqawwy | قـَوّي |
| You(pl) strengthen! | 'awwuqawwoo | قـَوّوا |
