Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I courted | 'ana basbastaacnaa baSbaSt | أنا َ بـَصبـَصت |
| We courted | 'ihna basbasnaiicHnaa baSbaSnaa | إحنا َ بـَصبـَصنا |
| You(m) courted | 'inta basbastiicnta baSbaSt | إنت َ بـَصبـَصت |
| You(f) courted | 'inti basbastiiicnti baSbaSty | إنت ِ بـَصبـَصتي |
| You(pl) courted | 'intu basbastuiicntoo baSbaStoo | إنتوا بـَصبـَصتوا |
| He/it(m) courted | huwa basbashuwa baSbaS | هـُو َ بـَصبـَص |
| She/it(f) courted | hiya basbasithiya baSbaSit | هـِي َ بـَصبـَصـِت |
| They courted | humma basbasuhumma baSbaSoo | هـُمّ َ بـَصبـَصوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might court | 'ana yimkin 'abasbasaacnaa yimkin aacbaSbaS | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبـَصبـَص |
| We might court | 'ihna yimkin nibasbasiicHnaa yimkin nibaSbaS | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِبـَصبـَص |
| You(m) might court | 'inta yimkin tibasbasiicnta yimkin tibaSbaS | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَصبـَص |
| You(f) might court | 'inti yimkin tibasbasiiicnti yimkin tibaSbaSy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَصبـَصي |
| You(pl) might court | 'intu yimkin tibasbasuiicntoo yimkin tibaSbaSoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِبـَصبـَصوا |
| He/it(m) might court | huwa yimkin yibasbashuwa yimkin yibaSbaS | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِبـَصبـَص |
| She/it(f) might court | hiya yimkin tibasbashiya yimkin tibaSbaS | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَصبـَص |
| They might court | humma yimkin yibasbasuhumma yimkin yibaSbaSoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِبـَصبـَصوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I court | 'ana babasbasaacnaa babaSbaS | أنا َ بـَبـَصبـَص |
| We court | 'ihna binbasbasiicHnaa binbaSbaS | إحنا َ بـِنبـَصبـَص |
| You(m) court | 'inta bitbasbasiicnta bitbaSbaS | إنت َ بـِتبـَصبـَص |
| You(f) court | 'inti bitbasbasiiicnti bitbaSbaSy | إنت ِ بـِتبـَصبـَصي |
| You(pl) court | 'intu bitbasbasuiicntoo bitbaSbaSoo | إنتوا بـِتبـَصبـَصوا |
| He/it(m) courts | huwa biyibasbashuwa biyibaSbaS | هـُو َ بـِيـِبـَصبـَص |
| She/it(f) courts | hiya bitbasbashiya bitbaSbaS | هـِي َ بـِتبـَصبـَص |
| They court | humma biyibasbasuhumma biyibaSbaSoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِبـَصبـَصوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will court | 'ana habasbasaacnaa habaSbaS | أنا َ هـَبـَصبـَص |
| We will court | 'ihna hanibasbasiicHnaa hanibaSbaS | إحنا َ هـَنـِبـَصبـَص |
| You(m) will court | 'inta hatibasbasiicnta hatibaSbaS | إنت َ هـَتـِبـَصبـَص |
| You(f) will court | 'inti hatibasbasiiicnti hatibaSbaSy | إنت ِ هـَتـِبـَصبـَصي |
| You(pl) will court | 'intu hatibasbasuiicntoo hatibaSbaSoo | إنتوا هـَتـِبـَصبـَصوا |
| He/it(m) will court | huwa hayibasbashuwa hayibaSbaS | هـُو َ هـَيـِبـَصبـَص |
| She/it(f) will court | hiya hatibasbashiya hatibaSbaS | هـِي َ هـَتـِبـَصبـَص |
| They will court | humma hayibasbasuhumma hayibaSbaSoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِبـَصبـَصوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) court! | basbasbaSbaS | بـَصبـَص |
| You(f) court! | basbasibaSbaSy | بـَصبـَصي |
| You(pl) court! | basbasubaSbaSoo | بـَصبـَصوا |
