Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I made | 'ana chatabtaacnaa KaTabt | أنا َ خـَطـَبت |
| We made | 'ihna chatabnaiicHnaa KaTabnaa | إحنا َ خـَطـَبنا |
| You(m) made | 'inta chatabtiicnta KaTabt | إنت َ خـَطـَبت |
| You(f) made | 'inti chatabtiiicnti KaTabty | إنت ِ خـَطـَبتي |
| You(pl) made | 'intu chatabtuiicntoo KaTabtoo | إنتوا خـَطـَبتوا |
| He/it(m) made | huwa chatabhuwa KaTab | هـُو َ خـَطـَب |
| She/it(f) made | hiya chatabithiya KaTabit | هـِي َ خـَطـَبـِت |
| They made | humma chatabuhumma KaTaboo | هـُمّ َ خـَطـَبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might make | 'ana yimkin 'achtubaacnaa yimkin aacKTub | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخطـُب |
| We might make | 'ihna yimkin nuchtubiicHnaa yimkin nuKTub | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُخطـُب |
| You(m) might make | 'inta yimkin tuchtubiicnta yimkin tuKTub | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُخطـُب |
| You(f) might make | 'inti yimkin tuchtubiiicnti yimkin tuKTuby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُخطـُبي |
| You(pl) might make | 'intu yimkin tuchtubuiicntoo yimkin tuKTuboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُخطـُبوا |
| He/it(m) might make | huwa yimkin yuchtubhuwa yimkin yuKTub | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُخطـُب |
| She/it(f) might make | hiya yimkin tuchtubhiya yimkin tuKTub | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُخطـُب |
| They might make | humma yimkin yuchtubuhumma yimkin yuKTuboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُخطـُبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I make | 'ana bachtubaacnaa baKTub | أنا َ بـَخطـُب |
| We make | 'ihna binuchtubiicHnaa binuKTub | إحنا َ بـِنـُخطـُب |
| You(m) make | 'inta bituchtubiicnta bituKTub | إنت َ بـِتـُخطـُب |
| You(f) make | 'inti bituchtubiiicnti bituKTuby | إنت ِ بـِتـُخطـُبي |
| You(pl) make | 'intu bituchtubuiicntoo bituKTuboo | إنتوا بـِتـُخطـُبوا |
| He/it(m) makes | huwa biyuchtubhuwa biyuKTub | هـُو َ بـِيـُخطـُب |
| She/it(f) makes | hiya bituchtubhiya bituKTub | هـِي َ بـِتـُخطـُب |
| They make | humma biyuchtubuhumma biyuKTuboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُخطـُبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will make | 'ana hachtubaacnaa haKTub | أنا َ هـَخطـُب |
| We will make | 'ihna hanuchtubiicHnaa hanuKTub | إحنا َ هـَنـُخطـُب |
| You(m) will make | 'inta hatuchtubiicnta hatuKTub | إنت َ هـَتـُخطـُب |
| You(f) will make | 'inti hatuchtubiiicnti hatuKTuby | إنت ِ هـَتـُخطـُبي |
| You(pl) will make | 'intu hatuchtubuiicntoo hatuKTuboo | إنتوا هـَتـُخطـُبوا |
| He/it(m) will make | huwa hayuchtubhuwa hayuKTub | هـُو َ هـَيـُخطـُب |
| She/it(f) will make | hiya hatuchtubhiya hatuKTub | هـِي َ هـَتـُخطـُب |
| They will make | humma hayuchtubuhumma hayuKTuboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُخطـُبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) make! | 'uchtubuucKTub | أ ُخطـُب |
| You(f) make! | 'uchtubiuucKTuby | أ ُخطـُبي |
| You(pl) make! | 'uchtubuuucKTuboo | أ ُخطـُبوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am making | 'ana chaatibaacnaa KaaTib | أنا َ خا َطـِب |
| I(f) am making | 'ana chaatibaaacnaa KaaTibaö | أنا َ خا َطـِبـَة |
| We are making | 'ihna chaatibeeniicHnaa KaaTibyn | إحنا َ خا َطـِبين |
| You(m) are making | 'inta chaatibiicnta KaaTib | إنت َ خا َطـِب |
| You(f) are making | 'inti chaatibaiicnti KaaTibaö | إنت ِ خا َطـِبـَة |
| You(pl) are making | 'intu chaatibeeniicntoo KaaTibyn | إنتوا خا َطـِبين |
| He/it(m) is making | huwa chaatibhuwa KaaTib | هـُو َ خا َطـِب |
| She/it(f) is making | hiya chaatibahiya KaaTibaö | هـِي َ خا َطـِبـَة |
| They are making | humma chaatibeenhumma KaaTibyn | هـُمّ َ خا َطـِبين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa machtoobhuwa maKTwb | هـُو َ مـَخطوب |
| She/it(f) is | hiya machtoobahiya maKTwbaö | هـِي َ مـَخطوبـَة |
| They are | humma machtoobeenhumma maKTwbyn | هـُمّ َ مـَخطوبين |
