Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I felt | 'ana difeetaacnaa difyt | أنا َ د ِفيت |
| We felt | 'ihna difeenaiicHnaa difynaa | إحنا َ د ِفينا |
| You(m) felt | 'inta difeetiicnta difyt | إنت َ د ِفيت |
| You(f) felt | 'inti difeetiiicnti difyty | إنت ِ د ِفيتي |
| You(pl) felt | 'intu difeetuiicntoo difytoo | إنتوا د ِفيتوا |
| He/it(m) felt | huwa difihuwa dify | هـُو َ د ِفي |
| She/it(f) felt | hiya difyithiya difyit | هـِي َ د ِفيـِت |
| They felt | humma difyuhumma difyoo | هـُمّ َ د ِفيوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might feel | 'ana yimkin 'adfaaacnaa yimkin aacdfY | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أدفى |
| We might feel | 'ihna yimkin nidfaiicHnaa yimkin nidfY | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِدفى |
| You(m) might feel | 'inta yimkin tidfaiicnta yimkin tidfY | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِدفى |
| You(f) might feel | 'inti yimkin tidfiiicnti yimkin tidfy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِدفي |
| You(pl) might feel | 'intu yimkin tidfuiicntoo yimkin tidfoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِدفوا |
| He/it(m) might feel | huwa yimkin yidfahuwa yimkin yidfY | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِدفى |
| She/it(f) might feel | hiya yimkin tidfahiya yimkin tidfY | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِدفى |
| They might feel | humma yimkin yidfuhumma yimkin yidfoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِدفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I feel | 'ana badfaaacnaa badfY | أنا َ بـَدفى |
| We feel | 'ihna binidfaiicHnaa binidfY | إحنا َ بـِنـِدفى |
| You(m) feel | 'inta bitidfaiicnta bitidfY | إنت َ بـِتـِدفى |
| You(f) feel | 'inti bitidfiiicnti bitidfy | إنت ِ بـِتـِدفي |
| You(pl) feel | 'intu bitidfuiicntoo bitidfoo | إنتوا بـِتـِدفوا |
| He/it(m) feels | huwa biyidfahuwa biyidfY | هـُو َ بـِيـِدفى |
| She/it(f) feels | hiya bitidfahiya bitidfY | هـِي َ بـِتـِدفى |
| They feel | humma biyidfuhumma biyidfoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِدفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will feel | 'ana hadfaaacnaa hadfY | أنا َ هـَدفى |
| We will feel | 'ihna hanidfaiicHnaa hanidfY | إحنا َ هـَنـِدفى |
| You(m) will feel | 'inta hatidfaiicnta hatidfY | إنت َ هـَتـِدفى |
| You(f) will feel | 'inti hatidfiiicnti hatidfy | إنت ِ هـَتـِدفي |
| You(pl) will feel | 'intu hatidfuiicntoo hatidfoo | إنتوا هـَتـِدفوا |
| He/it(m) will feel | huwa hayidfahuwa hayidfY | هـُو َ هـَيـِدفى |
| She/it(f) will feel | hiya hatidfahiya hatidfY | هـِي َ هـَتـِدفى |
| They will feel | humma hayidfuhumma hayidfoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِدفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) feel! | 'idfaiicdfY | إدفى |
| You(f) feel! | 'idfiiicdfy | إدفي |
| You(pl) feel! | 'idfuiicdfoo | إدفوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am feeling | 'ana dafyaenaacnaa dafyaen | أنا َ د َفيا َن |
| I(f) am feeling | 'ana dafyaenaaacnaa dafyaenaö | أنا َ د َفيا َنـَة |
| We are feeling | 'ihna dafyaneeniicHnaa dafyaenyn | إحنا َ د َفيا َنين |
| You(m) are feeling | 'inta dafyaeniicnta dafyaen | إنت َ د َفيا َن |
| You(f) are feeling | 'inti dafyaenaiicnti dafyaenaö | إنت ِ د َفيا َنـَة |
| You(pl) are feeling | 'intu dafyaneeniicntoo dafyaenyn | إنتوا د َفيا َنين |
| He/it(m) is feeling | huwa dafyaenhuwa dafyaen | هـُو َ د َفيا َن |
| She/it(f) is feeling | hiya dafyaenahiya dafyaenaö | هـِي َ د َفيا َنـَة |
| They are feeling | humma dafyaneenhumma dafyaenyn | هـُمّ َ د َفيا َنين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa midaffihuwa midaffy | هـُو َ مـِد َفّي |
| She/it(f) is | hiya midaffyahiya midaffyaö | هـِي َ مـِد َفّيـَة |
| They are | humma midaffyeenhumma midaffyyn | هـُمّ َ مـِد َفّيين |
