Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I added | 'ana zeedtaacnaa zydt | أنا َ زيدت |
| We added | 'ihna zeednaiicHnaa zydnaa | إحنا َ زيدنا |
| You(m) added | 'inta zeedtiicnta zydt | إنت َ زيدت |
| You(f) added | 'inti zeedtiiicnti zydty | إنت ِ زيدتي |
| You(pl) added | 'intu zeedtuiicntoo zydtoo | إنتوا زيدتوا |
| He/it(m) added | huwa zaedhuwa zaed | هـُو َ زا َد |
| She/it(f) added | hiya zaedithiya zaedit | هـِي َ زا َد ِت |
| They added | humma zaduhumma zaedoo | هـُمّ َ زا َدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might add | 'ana yimkin 'azeedaacnaa yimkin aaczyd | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أزيد |
| We might add | 'ihna yimkin nizeediicHnaa yimkin nizyd | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِزيد |
| You(m) might add | 'inta yimkin tizeediicnta yimkin tizyd | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِزيد |
| You(f) might add | 'inti yimkin tizeediiicnti yimkin tizydy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِزيدي |
| You(pl) might add | 'intu yimkin tizeeduiicntoo yimkin tizydoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِزيدوا |
| He/it(m) might add | huwa yimkin yizeedhuwa yimkin yizyd | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِزيد |
| She/it(f) might add | hiya yimkin tizeedhiya yimkin tizyd | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِزيد |
| They might add | humma yimkin yizeeduhumma yimkin yizydoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِزيدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I add | 'ana bazeedaacnaa bazyd | أنا َ بـَزيد |
| We add | 'ihna binzeediicHnaa binzyd | إحنا َ بـِنزيد |
| You(m) add | 'inta bitzeediicnta bitzyd | إنت َ بـِتزيد |
| You(f) add | 'inti bitzeediiicnti bitzydy | إنت ِ بـِتزيدي |
| You(pl) add | 'intu bitzeeduiicntoo bitzydoo | إنتوا بـِتزيدوا |
| He/it(m) adds | huwa biyizeedhuwa biyizyd | هـُو َ بـِيـِزيد |
| She/it(f) adds | hiya bitzeedhiya bitzyd | هـِي َ بـِتزيد |
| They add | humma biyizeeduhumma biyizydoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِزيدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will add | 'ana hazeedaacnaa hazyd | أنا َ هـَزيد |
| We will add | 'ihna hanzeediicHnaa hanzyd | إحنا َ هـَنزيد |
| You(m) will add | 'inta hatzeediicnta hatzyd | إنت َ هـَتزيد |
| You(f) will add | 'inti hatzeediiicnti hatzydy | إنت ِ هـَتزيدي |
| You(pl) will add | 'intu hatzeeduiicntoo hatzydoo | إنتوا هـَتزيدوا |
| He/it(m) will add | huwa hayizeedhuwa hayizyd | هـُو َ هـَيـِزيد |
| She/it(f) will add | hiya hatzeedhiya hatzyd | هـِي َ هـَتزيد |
| They will add | humma hayizeeduhumma hayizydoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِزيدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) add! | zeedzyd | زيد |
| You(f) add! | zeedizydy | زيدي |
| You(pl) add! | zeeduzydoo | زيدوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am adding | 'ana zaeyidaacnaa zaeyid | أنا َ زا َيـِد |
| I(f) am adding | 'ana zaeyidaaacnaa zaeyidaö | أنا َ زا َيـِد َة |
| We are adding | 'ihna zaeyideeniicHnaa zaeyidyn | إحنا َ زا َيـِدين |
| You(m) are adding | 'inta zaeyidiicnta zaeyid | إنت َ زا َيـِد |
| You(f) are adding | 'inti zaeyidaiicnti zaeyidaö | إنت ِ زا َيـِد َة |
| You(pl) are adding | 'intu zaeyideeniicntoo zaeyidyn | إنتوا زا َيـِدين |
| He/it(m) is adding | huwa zaeyidhuwa zaeyid | هـُو َ زا َيـِد |
| She/it(f) is adding | hiya zaeyidahiya zaeyidaö | هـِي َ زا َيـِد َة |
| They are adding | humma zaeyideenhumma zaeyidyn | هـُمّ َ زا َيـِدين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is added | huwa mitzaedhuwa mitzaed | هـُو َ مـِتزا َد |
| She/it(f) is added | hiya mitzaedahiya mitzaedaö | هـِي َ مـِتزا َد َة |
| They are added | humma mitzadeenhumma mitzaedyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتزا َدين |
