Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I damaged | 'ana tiliftaacnaa tilift | أنا َ تـِلـِفت |
| We damaged | 'ihna tilifnaiicHnaa tilifnaa | إحنا َ تـِلـِفنا |
| You(m) damaged | 'inta tiliftiicnta tilift | إنت َ تـِلـِفت |
| You(f) damaged | 'inti tiliftiiicnti tilifty | إنت ِ تـِلـِفتي |
| You(pl) damaged | 'intu tiliftuiicntoo tiliftoo | إنتوا تـِلـِفتوا |
| He/it(m) damaged | huwa tilifhuwa tilif | هـُو َ تـِلـِف |
| She/it(f) damaged | hiya tilfithiya tilfit | هـِي َ تـِلفـِت |
| They damaged | humma tilfuhumma tilfoo | هـُمّ َ تـِلفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might damage | 'ana yimkin 'atlifaacnaa yimkin aactlif | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتلـِف |
| We might damage | 'ihna yimkin nitlifiicHnaa yimkin nitlif | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتلـِف |
| You(m) might damage | 'inta yimkin titlifiicnta yimkin titlif | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتلـِف |
| You(f) might damage | 'inti yimkin titlifiiicnti yimkin titlify | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتلـِفي |
| You(pl) might damage | 'intu yimkin titlifuiicntoo yimkin titlifoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتلـِفوا |
| He/it(m) might damage | huwa yimkin yitlifhuwa yimkin yitlif | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتلـِف |
| She/it(f) might damage | hiya yimkin titlifhiya yimkin titlif | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتلـِف |
| They might damage | humma yimkin yitlifuhumma yimkin yitlifoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتلـِفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I damage | 'ana batlifaacnaa batlif | أنا َ بـَتلـِف |
| We damage | 'ihna binitlifiicHnaa binitlif | إحنا َ بـِنـِتلـِف |
| You(m) damage | 'inta bititlifiicnta bititlif | إنت َ بـِتـِتلـِف |
| You(f) damage | 'inti bititlifiiicnti bititlify | إنت ِ بـِتـِتلـِفي |
| You(pl) damage | 'intu bititlifuiicntoo bititlifoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتلـِفوا |
| He/it(m) damages | huwa biyitlifhuwa biyitlif | هـُو َ بـِيـِتلـِف |
| She/it(f) damages | hiya bititlifhiya bititlif | هـِي َ بـِتـِتلـِف |
| They damage | humma biyitlifuhumma biyitlifoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتلـِفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will damage | 'ana hatlifaacnaa hatlif | أنا َ هـَتلـِف |
| We will damage | 'ihna hanitlifiicHnaa hanitlif | إحنا َ هـَنـِتلـِف |
| You(m) will damage | 'inta hatitlifiicnta hatitlif | إنت َ هـَتـِتلـِف |
| You(f) will damage | 'inti hatitlifiiicnti hatitlify | إنت ِ هـَتـِتلـِفي |
| You(pl) will damage | 'intu hatitlifuiicntoo hatitlifoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتلـِفوا |
| He/it(m) will damage | huwa hayitlifhuwa hayitlif | هـُو َ هـَيـِتلـِف |
| She/it(f) will damage | hiya hatitlifhiya hatitlif | هـِي َ هـَتـِتلـِف |
| They will damage | humma hayitlifuhumma hayitlifoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتلـِفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) damage! | 'itlifiictlif | إتلـِف |
| You(f) damage! | 'itlifiiictlify | إتلـِفي |
| You(pl) damage! | 'itlifuiictlifoo | إتلـِفوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am damaging | 'ana taalifaacnaa taalif | أنا َ تا َلـِف |
| I(f) am damaging | 'ana taalifaaacnaa taalifaö | أنا َ تا َلـِفـَة |
| We are damaging | 'ihna taalifeeniicHnaa taalifyn | إحنا َ تا َلـِفين |
| You(m) are damaging | 'inta taalifiicnta taalif | إنت َ تا َلـِف |
| You(f) are damaging | 'inti taalifaiicnti taalifaö | إنت ِ تا َلـِفـَة |
| You(pl) are damaging | 'intu taalifeeniicntoo taalifyn | إنتوا تا َلـِفين |
| He/it(m) is damaging | huwa taalifhuwa taalif | هـُو َ تا َلـِف |
| She/it(f) is damaging | hiya taalifahiya taalifaö | هـِي َ تا َلـِفـَة |
| They are damaging | humma taalifeenhumma taalifyn | هـُمّ َ تا َلـِفين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is damaged | huwa matloofhuwa matlwf | هـُو َ مـَتلوف |
| She/it(f) is damaged | hiya matloofahiya matlwfaö | هـِي َ مـَتلوفـَة |
| They are damaged | humma matloofeenhumma matlwfyn | هـُمّ َ مـَتلوفين |
