Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I folded | 'ana thaneetaacnaa thanyt | أنا َ ثـَنيت |
| We folded | 'ihna thaneenaiicHnaa thanynaa | إحنا َ ثـَنينا |
| You(m) folded | 'inta thaneetiicnta thanyt | إنت َ ثـَنيت |
| You(f) folded | 'inti thaneetiiicnti thanyty | إنت ِ ثـَنيتي |
| You(pl) folded | 'intu thaneetuiicntoo thanytoo | إنتوا ثـَنيتوا |
| He/it(m) folded | huwa thanahuwa thanY | هـُو َ ثـَنى |
| She/it(f) folded | hiya thanyithiya thanyit | هـِي َ ثـَنيـِت |
| They folded | humma thanuhumma thanoo | هـُمّ َ ثـَنوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might fold | 'ana yimkin 'athniaacnaa yimkin aacthny | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أثني |
| We might fold | 'ihna yimkin nithniiicHnaa yimkin nithny | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِثني |
| You(m) might fold | 'inta yimkin tithniiicnta yimkin tithny | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِثني |
| You(f) might fold | 'inti yimkin tithniiicnti yimkin tithny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِثني |
| You(pl) might fold | 'intu yimkin tithnuiicntoo yimkin tithnoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِثنوا |
| He/it(m) might fold | huwa yimkin yithnihuwa yimkin yithny | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِثني |
| She/it(f) might fold | hiya yimkin tithnihiya yimkin tithny | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِثني |
| They might fold | humma yimkin yithnuhumma yimkin yithnoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِثنوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I fold | 'ana bathniaacnaa bathny | أنا َ بـَثني |
| We fold | 'ihna binithniiicHnaa binithny | إحنا َ بـِنـِثني |
| You(m) fold | 'inta bitithniiicnta bitithny | إنت َ بـِتـِثني |
| You(f) fold | 'inti bitithniiicnti bitithny | إنت ِ بـِتـِثني |
| You(pl) fold | 'intu bitithnuiicntoo bitithnoo | إنتوا بـِتـِثنوا |
| He/it(m) folds | huwa biyithnihuwa biyithny | هـُو َ بـِيـِثني |
| She/it(f) folds | hiya bitithnihiya bitithny | هـِي َ بـِتـِثني |
| They fold | humma biyithnuhumma biyithnoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِثنوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will fold | 'ana hathniaacnaa hathny | أنا َ هـَثني |
| We will fold | 'ihna hanithniiicHnaa hanithny | إحنا َ هـَنـِثني |
| You(m) will fold | 'inta hatithniiicnta hatithny | إنت َ هـَتـِثني |
| You(f) will fold | 'inti hatithniiicnti hatithny | إنت ِ هـَتـِثني |
| You(pl) will fold | 'intu hatithnuiicntoo hatithnoo | إنتوا هـَتـِثنوا |
| He/it(m) will fold | huwa hayithnihuwa hayithny | هـُو َ هـَيـِثني |
| She/it(f) will fold | hiya hatithnihiya hatithny | هـِي َ هـَتـِثني |
| They will fold | humma hayithnuhumma hayithnoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِثنوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) fold! | 'ithniiicthny | إثني |
| You(f) fold! | 'ithniiicthny | إثني |
| You(pl) fold! | 'ithnuiicthnoo | إثنوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is folded | huwa mathnihuwa mathny | هـُو َ مـَثني |
| She/it(f) is folded | hiya mathnyahiya mathnyaö | هـِي َ مـَثنيـَة |
| They are folded | humma mathnyeenhumma mathnyyn | هـُمّ َ مـَثنيين |
