Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I hit | 'ana batahtaacnaa baTaHt | أنا َ بـَطـَحت |
| We hit | 'ihna batahnaiicHnaa baTaHnaa | إحنا َ بـَطـَحنا |
| You(m) hit | 'inta batahtiicnta baTaHt | إنت َ بـَطـَحت |
| You(f) hit | 'inti batahtiiicnti baTaHty | إنت ِ بـَطـَحتي |
| You(pl) hit | 'intu batahtuiicntoo baTaHtoo | إنتوا بـَطـَحتوا |
| He/it(m) hit | huwa batahhuwa baTaH | هـُو َ بـَطـَح |
| She/it(f) hit | hiya batahithiya baTaHit | هـِي َ بـَطـَحـِت |
| They hit | humma batahuhumma baTaHoo | هـُمّ َ بـَطـَحوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might hit | 'ana yimkin 'abtahaacnaa yimkin aacbTaH | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبطـَح |
| We might hit | 'ihna yimkin nibtahiicHnaa yimkin nibTaH | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِبطـَح |
| You(m) might hit | 'inta yimkin tibtahiicnta yimkin tibTaH | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِبطـَح |
| You(f) might hit | 'inti yimkin tibtahiiicnti yimkin tibTaHy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِبطـَحي |
| You(pl) might hit | 'intu yimkin tibtahuiicntoo yimkin tibTaHoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِبطـَحوا |
| He/it(m) might hit | huwa yimkin yibtahhuwa yimkin yibTaH | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِبطـَح |
| She/it(f) might hit | hiya yimkin tibtahhiya yimkin tibTaH | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِبطـَح |
| They might hit | humma yimkin yibtahuhumma yimkin yibTaHoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِبطـَحوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I hit | 'ana babtahaacnaa babTaH | أنا َ بـَبطـَح |
| We hit | 'ihna binibtahiicHnaa binibTaH | إحنا َ بـِنـِبطـَح |
| You(m) hit | 'inta bitibtahiicnta bitibTaH | إنت َ بـِتـِبطـَح |
| You(f) hit | 'inti bitibtahiiicnti bitibTaHy | إنت ِ بـِتـِبطـَحي |
| You(pl) hit | 'intu bitibtahuiicntoo bitibTaHoo | إنتوا بـِتـِبطـَحوا |
| He/it(m) hits | huwa biyibtahhuwa biyibTaH | هـُو َ بـِيـِبطـَح |
| She/it(f) hits | hiya bitibtahhiya bitibTaH | هـِي َ بـِتـِبطـَح |
| They hit | humma biyibtahuhumma biyibTaHoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِبطـَحوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will hit | 'ana habtahaacnaa habTaH | أنا َ هـَبطـَح |
| We will hit | 'ihna hanibtahiicHnaa hanibTaH | إحنا َ هـَنـِبطـَح |
| You(m) will hit | 'inta hatibtahiicnta hatibTaH | إنت َ هـَتـِبطـَح |
| You(f) will hit | 'inti hatibtahiiicnti hatibTaHy | إنت ِ هـَتـِبطـَحي |
| You(pl) will hit | 'intu hatibtahuiicntoo hatibTaHoo | إنتوا هـَتـِبطـَحوا |
| He/it(m) will hit | huwa hayibtahhuwa hayibTaH | هـُو َ هـَيـِبطـَح |
| She/it(f) will hit | hiya hatibtahhiya hatibTaH | هـِي َ هـَتـِبطـَح |
| They will hit | humma hayibtahuhumma hayibTaHoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِبطـَحوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) hit! | 'ibtahiicbTaH | إبطـَح |
| You(f) hit! | 'ibtahiiicbTaHy | إبطـَحي |
| You(pl) hit! | 'ibtahuiicbTaHoo | إبطـَحوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am hitting | 'ana baatahaacnaa baaTaH | أنا َ با َطـَح |
| I(f) am hitting | 'ana baatahaaacnaa baaTaHaö | أنا َ با َطـَحـَة |
| We are hitting | 'ihna baataheeniicHnaa baaTaHyn | إحنا َ با َطـَحين |
| You(m) are hitting | 'inta baatahiicnta baaTaH | إنت َ با َطـَح |
| You(f) are hitting | 'inti baatahaiicnti baaTaHaö | إنت ِ با َطـَحـَة |
| You(pl) are hitting | 'intu baataheeniicntoo baaTaHyn | إنتوا با َطـَحين |
| He/it(m) is hitting | huwa baatahhuwa baaTaH | هـُو َ با َطـَح |
| She/it(f) is hitting | hiya baatahahiya baaTaHaö | هـِي َ با َطـَحـَة |
| They are hitting | humma baataheenhumma baaTaHyn | هـُمّ َ با َطـَحين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mabtoohhuwa mabTwH | هـُو َ مـَبطوح |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mabtoohahiya mabTwHaö | هـِي َ مـَبطوحـَة |
| They are | humma mabtooheenhumma mabTwHyn | هـُمّ َ مـَبطوحين |
