Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I meant | 'ana naweetaacnaa nawyt | أنا َ نـَويت |
| We meant | 'ihna naweenaiicHnaa nawynaa | إحنا َ نـَوينا |
| You(m) meant | 'inta naweetiicnta nawyt | إنت َ نـَويت |
| You(f) meant | 'inti naweetiiicnti nawyty | إنت ِ نـَويتي |
| You(pl) meant | 'intu naweetuiicntoo nawytoo | إنتوا نـَويتوا |
| He/it(m) meant | huwa nawahuwa nawY | هـُو َ نـَوى |
| She/it(f) meant | hiya nawyithiya nawyit | هـِي َ نـَويـِت |
| They meant | humma nawuhumma nawoo | هـُمّ َ نـَووا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might mean | 'ana yimkin 'anwiaacnaa yimkin aacnwy | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنوي |
| We might mean | 'ihna yimkin ninwiiicHnaa yimkin ninwy | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنوي |
| You(m) might mean | 'inta yimkin tinwiiicnta yimkin tinwy | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنوي |
| You(f) might mean | 'inti yimkin tinwiiicnti yimkin tinwy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنوي |
| You(pl) might mean | 'intu yimkin tinwuiicntoo yimkin tinwoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنووا |
| He/it(m) might mean | huwa yimkin yinwihuwa yimkin yinwy | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنوي |
| She/it(f) might mean | hiya yimkin tinwihiya yimkin tinwy | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنوي |
| They might mean | humma yimkin yinwuhumma yimkin yinwoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنووا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I mean | 'ana banwiaacnaa banwy | أنا َ بـَنوي |
| We mean | 'ihna bininwiiicHnaa bininwy | إحنا َ بـِنـِنوي |
| You(m) mean | 'inta bitinwiiicnta bitinwy | إنت َ بـِتـِنوي |
| You(f) mean | 'inti bitinwiiicnti bitinwy | إنت ِ بـِتـِنوي |
| You(pl) mean | 'intu bitinwuiicntoo bitinwoo | إنتوا بـِتـِنووا |
| He/it(m) means | huwa biyinwihuwa biyinwy | هـُو َ بـِيـِنوي |
| She/it(f) means | hiya bitinwihiya bitinwy | هـِي َ بـِتـِنوي |
| They mean | humma biyinwuhumma biyinwoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنووا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will mean | 'ana hanwiaacnaa hanwy | أنا َ هـَنوي |
| We will mean | 'ihna haninwiiicHnaa haninwy | إحنا َ هـَنـِنوي |
| You(m) will mean | 'inta hatinwiiicnta hatinwy | إنت َ هـَتـِنوي |
| You(f) will mean | 'inti hatinwiiicnti hatinwy | إنت ِ هـَتـِنوي |
| You(pl) will mean | 'intu hatinwuiicntoo hatinwoo | إنتوا هـَتـِنووا |
| He/it(m) will mean | huwa hayinwihuwa hayinwy | هـُو َ هـَيـِنوي |
| She/it(f) will mean | hiya hatinwihiya hatinwy | هـِي َ هـَتـِنوي |
| They will mean | humma hayinwuhumma hayinwoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنووا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) mean! | 'inwiiicnwy | إنوي |
| You(f) mean! | 'inwiiicnwy | إنوي |
| You(pl) mean! | 'inwuiicnwoo | إنووا |
