Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I praised | 'ana thanneetaacnaa thannyt | أنا َ ثـَنّيت |
| We praised | 'ihna thanneenaiicHnaa thannynaa | إحنا َ ثـَنّينا |
| You(m) praised | 'inta thanneetiicnta thannyt | إنت َ ثـَنّيت |
| You(f) praised | 'inti thanneetiiicnti thannyty | إنت ِ ثـَنّيتي |
| You(pl) praised | 'intu thanneetuiicntoo thannytoo | إنتوا ثـَنّيتوا |
| He/it(m) praised | huwa thannahuwa thannY | هـُو َ ثـَنّى |
| She/it(f) praised | hiya thannithiya thannit | هـِي َ ثـَنّـِت |
| They praised | humma thannuhumma thannoo | هـُمّ َ ثـَنّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might praise | 'ana yimkin 'athanniaacnaa yimkin aacthanny | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أثـَنّي |
| We might praise | 'ihna yimkin nithanniiicHnaa yimkin nithanny | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِثـَنّي |
| You(m) might praise | 'inta yimkin tithanniiicnta yimkin tithanny | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِثـَنّي |
| You(f) might praise | 'inti yimkin tithanniiicnti yimkin tithanny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِثـَنّي |
| You(pl) might praise | 'intu yimkin tithannuiicntoo yimkin tithannoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِثـَنّوا |
| He/it(m) might praise | huwa yimkin yithannihuwa yimkin yithanny | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِثـَنّي |
| She/it(f) might praise | hiya yimkin tithannihiya yimkin tithanny | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِثـَنّي |
| They might praise | humma yimkin yithannuhumma yimkin yithannoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِثـَنّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I praise | 'ana bathanniaacnaa bathanny | أنا َ بـَثـَنّي |
| We praise | 'ihna binthanniiicHnaa binthanny | إحنا َ بـِنثـَنّي |
| You(m) praise | 'inta bitthanniiicnta bitthanny | إنت َ بـِتثـَنّي |
| You(f) praise | 'inti bitthanniiicnti bitthanny | إنت ِ بـِتثـَنّي |
| You(pl) praise | 'intu bitthannuiicntoo bitthannoo | إنتوا بـِتثـَنّوا |
| He/it(m) praises | huwa biyithannihuwa biyithanny | هـُو َ بـِيـِثـَنّي |
| She/it(f) praises | hiya bitthannihiya bitthanny | هـِي َ بـِتثـَنّي |
| They praise | humma biyithannuhumma biyithannoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِثـَنّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will praise | 'ana hathanniaacnaa hathanny | أنا َ هـَثـَنّي |
| We will praise | 'ihna hanthanniiicHnaa hanthanny | إحنا َ هـَنثـَنّي |
| You(m) will praise | 'inta hatthanniiicnta hatthanny | إنت َ هـَتثـَنّي |
| You(f) will praise | 'inti hatthanniiicnti hatthanny | إنت ِ هـَتثـَنّي |
| You(pl) will praise | 'intu hatthannuiicntoo hatthannoo | إنتوا هـَتثـَنّوا |
| He/it(m) will praise | huwa hayithannihuwa hayithanny | هـُو َ هـَيـِثـَنّي |
| She/it(f) will praise | hiya hatthannihiya hatthanny | هـِي َ هـَتثـَنّي |
| They will praise | humma hayithannuhumma hayithannoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِثـَنّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) praise! | thannithanny | ثـَنّي |
| You(f) praise! | thannithanny | ثـَنّي |
| You(pl) praise! | thannuthannoo | ثـَنّوا |
