Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I deteriorated | 'ana talaftaacnaa talaft | أنا َ تـَلـَفت |
| We deteriorated | 'ihna talafnaiicHnaa talafnaa | إحنا َ تـَلـَفنا |
| You(m) deteriorated | 'inta talaftiicnta talaft | إنت َ تـَلـَفت |
| You(f) deteriorated | 'inti talaftiiicnti talafty | إنت ِ تـَلـَفتي |
| You(pl) deteriorated | 'intu talaftuiicntoo talaftoo | إنتوا تـَلـَفتوا |
| He/it(m) deteriorated | huwa talafhuwa talaf | هـُو َ تـَلـَف |
| She/it(f) deteriorated | hiya talafithiya talafit | هـِي َ تـَلـَفـِت |
| They deteriorated | humma talafuhumma talafoo | هـُمّ َ تـَلـَفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might deteriorate | 'ana yimkin 'atlifaacnaa yimkin aactlif | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتلـِف |
| We might deteriorate | 'ihna yimkin nitlifiicHnaa yimkin nitlif | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتلـِف |
| You(m) might deteriorate | 'inta yimkin titlifiicnta yimkin titlif | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتلـِف |
| You(f) might deteriorate | 'inti yimkin titlifiiicnti yimkin titlify | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتلـِفي |
| You(pl) might deteriorate | 'intu yimkin titlifuiicntoo yimkin titlifoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتلـِفوا |
| He/it(m) might deteriorate | huwa yimkin yitlifhuwa yimkin yitlif | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتلـِف |
| She/it(f) might deteriorate | hiya yimkin titlifhiya yimkin titlif | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتلـِف |
| They might deteriorate | humma yimkin yitlifuhumma yimkin yitlifoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتلـِفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I deteriorate | 'ana batlifaacnaa batlif | أنا َ بـَتلـِف |
| We deteriorate | 'ihna binitlifiicHnaa binitlif | إحنا َ بـِنـِتلـِف |
| You(m) deteriorate | 'inta bititlifiicnta bititlif | إنت َ بـِتـِتلـِف |
| You(f) deteriorate | 'inti bititlifiiicnti bititlify | إنت ِ بـِتـِتلـِفي |
| You(pl) deteriorate | 'intu bititlifuiicntoo bititlifoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتلـِفوا |
| He/it(m) deteriorates | huwa biyitlifhuwa biyitlif | هـُو َ بـِيـِتلـِف |
| She/it(f) deteriorates | hiya bititlifhiya bititlif | هـِي َ بـِتـِتلـِف |
| They deteriorate | humma biyitlifuhumma biyitlifoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتلـِفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will deteriorate | 'ana hatlifaacnaa hatlif | أنا َ هـَتلـِف |
| We will deteriorate | 'ihna hanitlifiicHnaa hanitlif | إحنا َ هـَنـِتلـِف |
| You(m) will deteriorate | 'inta hatitlifiicnta hatitlif | إنت َ هـَتـِتلـِف |
| You(f) will deteriorate | 'inti hatitlifiiicnti hatitlify | إنت ِ هـَتـِتلـِفي |
| You(pl) will deteriorate | 'intu hatitlifuiicntoo hatitlifoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتلـِفوا |
| He/it(m) will deteriorate | huwa hayitlifhuwa hayitlif | هـُو َ هـَيـِتلـِف |
| She/it(f) will deteriorate | hiya hatitlifhiya hatitlif | هـِي َ هـَتـِتلـِف |
| They will deteriorate | humma hayitlifuhumma hayitlifoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتلـِفوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am deteriorating | 'ana taelifaacnaa taelif | أنا َ تا َلـِف |
| I(f) am deteriorating | 'ana taelifaaacnaa taelifaö | أنا َ تا َلـِفـَة |
| We are deteriorating | 'ihna taelifeeniicHnaa taelifyn | إحنا َ تا َلـِفين |
| You(m) are deteriorating | 'inta taelifiicnta taelif | إنت َ تا َلـِف |
| You(f) are deteriorating | 'inti taelifaiicnti taelifaö | إنت ِ تا َلـِفـَة |
| You(pl) are deteriorating | 'intu taelifeeniicntoo taelifyn | إنتوا تا َلـِفين |
| He/it(m) is deteriorating | huwa taelifhuwa taelif | هـُو َ تا َلـِف |
| She/it(f) is deteriorating | hiya taelifahiya taelifaö | هـِي َ تا َلـِفـَة |
| They are deteriorating | humma taelifeenhumma taelifyn | هـُمّ َ تا َلـِفين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa matloofhuwa matlwf | هـُو َ مـَتلوف |
| She/it(f) is | hiya matloofahiya matlwfaö | هـِي َ مـَتلوفـَة |
| They are | humma matloofeenhumma matlwfyn | هـُمّ َ مـَتلوفين |
