Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I buried | 'ana dafantaacnaa dafant | أنا َ د َفـَنت |
| We buried | 'ihna dafannaiicHnaa dafannaa | إحنا َ د َفـَنّا |
| You(m) buried | 'inta dafantiicnta dafant | إنت َ د َفـَنت |
| You(f) buried | 'inti dafantiiicnti dafanty | إنت ِ د َفـَنتي |
| You(pl) buried | 'intu dafantuiicntoo dafantoo | إنتوا د َفـَنتوا |
| He/it(m) buried | huwa dafanhuwa dafan | هـُو َ د َفـَن |
| She/it(f) buried | hiya dafanithiya dafanit | هـِي َ د َفـَنـِت |
| They buried | humma dafanuhumma dafanoo | هـُمّ َ د َفـَنوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might bury | 'ana yimkin 'adfinaacnaa yimkin aacdfin | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أدفـِن |
| We might bury | 'ihna yimkin nidfiniicHnaa yimkin nidfin | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِدفـِن |
| You(m) might bury | 'inta yimkin tidfiniicnta yimkin tidfin | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِدفـِن |
| You(f) might bury | 'inti yimkin tidfiniiicnti yimkin tidfiny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِدفـِني |
| You(pl) might bury | 'intu yimkin tidfinuiicntoo yimkin tidfinoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِدفـِنوا |
| He/it(m) might bury | huwa yimkin yidfinhuwa yimkin yidfin | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِدفـِن |
| She/it(f) might bury | hiya yimkin tidfinhiya yimkin tidfin | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِدفـِن |
| They might bury | humma yimkin yidfinuhumma yimkin yidfinoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِدفـِنوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I bury | 'ana badfinaacnaa badfin | أنا َ بـَدفـِن |
| We bury | 'ihna binidfiniicHnaa binidfin | إحنا َ بـِنـِدفـِن |
| You(m) bury | 'inta bitidfiniicnta bitidfin | إنت َ بـِتـِدفـِن |
| You(f) bury | 'inti bitidfiniiicnti bitidfiny | إنت ِ بـِتـِدفـِني |
| You(pl) bury | 'intu bitidfinuiicntoo bitidfinoo | إنتوا بـِتـِدفـِنوا |
| He/it(m) burys | huwa biyidfinhuwa biyidfin | هـُو َ بـِيـِدفـِن |
| She/it(f) burys | hiya bitidfinhiya bitidfin | هـِي َ بـِتـِدفـِن |
| They bury | humma biyidfinuhumma biyidfinoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِدفـِنوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will bury | 'ana hadfinaacnaa hadfin | أنا َ هـَدفـِن |
| We will bury | 'ihna hanidfiniicHnaa hanidfin | إحنا َ هـَنـِدفـِن |
| You(m) will bury | 'inta hatidfiniicnta hatidfin | إنت َ هـَتـِدفـِن |
| You(f) will bury | 'inti hatidfiniiicnti hatidfiny | إنت ِ هـَتـِدفـِني |
| You(pl) will bury | 'intu hatidfinuiicntoo hatidfinoo | إنتوا هـَتـِدفـِنوا |
| He/it(m) will bury | huwa hayidfinhuwa hayidfin | هـُو َ هـَيـِدفـِن |
| She/it(f) will bury | hiya hatidfinhiya hatidfin | هـِي َ هـَتـِدفـِن |
| They will bury | humma hayidfinuhumma hayidfinoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِدفـِنوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) bury! | 'idfiniicdfin | إدفـِن |
| You(f) bury! | 'idfiniiicdfiny | إدفـِني |
| You(pl) bury! | 'idfinuiicdfinoo | إدفـِنوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am burying | 'ana daefinaacnaa daefin | أنا َ دا َفـِن |
| I(f) am burying | 'ana daefinaaacnaa daefinaö | أنا َ دا َفـِنـَة |
| We are burying | 'ihna daefineeniicHnaa daefinyn | إحنا َ دا َفـِنين |
| You(m) are burying | 'inta daefiniicnta daefin | إنت َ دا َفـِن |
| You(f) are burying | 'inti daefinaiicnti daefinaö | إنت ِ دا َفـِنـَة |
| You(pl) are burying | 'intu daefineeniicntoo daefinyn | إنتوا دا َفـِنين |
| He/it(m) is burying | huwa daefinhuwa daefin | هـُو َ دا َفـِن |
| She/it(f) is burying | hiya daefinahiya daefinaö | هـِي َ دا َفـِنـَة |
| They are burying | humma daefineenhumma daefinyn | هـُمّ َ دا َفـِنين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is buried | huwa madfoonhuwa madfwn | هـُو َ مـَدفون |
| She/it(f) is buried | hiya madfoonahiya madfwnaö | هـِي َ مـَدفونـَة |
| They are buried | humma madfooneenhumma madfwnyn | هـُمّ َ مـَدفونين |
