Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I called | 'ana nadeetaacnaa naedyt | أنا َ نا َديت |
| We called | 'ihna nadeenaiicHnaa naedynaa | إحنا َ نا َدينا |
| You(m) called | 'inta nadeetiicnta naedyt | إنت َ نا َديت |
| You(f) called | 'inti nadeetiiicnti naedyty | إنت ِ نا َديتي |
| You(pl) called | 'intu nadeetuiicntoo naedytoo | إنتوا نا َديتوا |
| He/it(m) called | huwa nadahuwa naedY | هـُو َ نا َدى |
| She/it(f) called | hiya naedithiya naedit | هـِي َ نا َد ِت |
| They called | humma naduhumma naedoo | هـُمّ َ نا َدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might call | 'ana yimkin 'anaediaacnaa yimkin aacnaedy | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنا َدي |
| We might call | 'ihna yimkin ninaediiicHnaa yimkin ninaedy | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنا َدي |
| You(m) might call | 'inta yimkin tinaediiicnta yimkin tinaedy | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنا َدي |
| You(f) might call | 'inti yimkin tinaediiicnti yimkin tinaedy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنا َدي |
| You(pl) might call | 'intu yimkin tinaduiicntoo yimkin tinaedoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنا َدوا |
| He/it(m) might call | huwa yimkin yinaedihuwa yimkin yinaedy | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنا َدي |
| She/it(f) might call | hiya yimkin tinaedihiya yimkin tinaedy | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنا َدي |
| They might call | humma yimkin yinaduhumma yimkin yinaedoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنا َدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I call | 'ana banaediaacnaa banaedy | أنا َ بـَنا َدي |
| We call | 'ihna binnaediiicHnaa binnaedy | إحنا َ بـِنّا َدي |
| You(m) call | 'inta bitnaediiicnta bitnaedy | إنت َ بـِتنا َدي |
| You(f) call | 'inti bitnaediiicnti bitnaedy | إنت ِ بـِتنا َدي |
| You(pl) call | 'intu bitnaduiicntoo bitnaedoo | إنتوا بـِتنا َدوا |
| He/it(m) calls | huwa biyinaedihuwa biyinaedy | هـُو َ بـِيـِنا َدي |
| She/it(f) calls | hiya bitnaedihiya bitnaedy | هـِي َ بـِتنا َدي |
| They call | humma biyinaduhumma biyinaedoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنا َدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will call | 'ana hanaediaacnaa hanaedy | أنا َ هـَنا َدي |
| We will call | 'ihna hannaediiicHnaa hannaedy | إحنا َ هـَنّا َدي |
| You(m) will call | 'inta hatnaediiicnta hatnaedy | إنت َ هـَتنا َدي |
| You(f) will call | 'inti hatnaediiicnti hatnaedy | إنت ِ هـَتنا َدي |
| You(pl) will call | 'intu hatnaduiicntoo hatnaedoo | إنتوا هـَتنا َدوا |
| He/it(m) will call | huwa hayinaedihuwa hayinaedy | هـُو َ هـَيـِنا َدي |
| She/it(f) will call | hiya hatnaedihiya hatnaedy | هـِي َ هـَتنا َدي |
| They will call | humma hayinaduhumma hayinaedoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنا َدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) call! | naedinaedy | نا َدي |
| You(f) call! | naeditnaedit | نا َد ِت |
| You(pl) call! | nadunaedoo | نا َدوا |
