Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I highlighted | 'ana haddidtaacnaa Haddidt | أنا َ حـَدّ ِدت |
| We highlighted | 'ihna haddidnaiicHnaa Haddidnaa | إحنا َ حـَدّ ِدنا |
| You(m) highlighted | 'inta haddidtiicnta Haddidt | إنت َ حـَدّ ِدت |
| You(f) highlighted | 'inti haddidtiiicnti Haddidty | إنت ِ حـَدّ ِدتي |
| You(pl) highlighted | 'intu haddidtuiicntoo Haddidtoo | إنتوا حـَدّ ِدتوا |
| He/it(m) highlighted | huwa haddidhuwa Haddid | هـُو َ حـَدّ ِد |
| She/it(f) highlighted | hiya haddidithiya Haddidit | هـِي َ حـَدّ ِد ِت |
| They highlighted | humma haddiduhumma Haddidoo | هـُمّ َ حـَدّ ِدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might highlight | 'ana yimkin 'ahaddidaacnaa yimkin aacHaddid | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحـَدّ ِد |
| We might highlight | 'ihna yimkin nihaddidiicHnaa yimkin niHaddid | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحـَدّ ِد |
| You(m) might highlight | 'inta yimkin tihaddidiicnta yimkin tiHaddid | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحـَدّ ِد |
| You(f) might highlight | 'inti yimkin tihaddidiiicnti yimkin tiHaddidy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحـَدّ ِدي |
| You(pl) might highlight | 'intu yimkin tihaddiduiicntoo yimkin tiHaddidoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحـَدّ ِدوا |
| He/it(m) might highlight | huwa yimkin yihaddidhuwa yimkin yiHaddid | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحـَدّ ِد |
| She/it(f) might highlight | hiya yimkin tihaddidhiya yimkin tiHaddid | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحـَدّ ِد |
| They might highlight | humma yimkin yihaddiduhumma yimkin yiHaddidoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحـَدّ ِدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I highlight | 'ana bahaddidaacnaa baHaddid | أنا َ بـَحـَدّ ِد |
| We highlight | 'ihna binhaddidiicHnaa binHaddid | إحنا َ بـِنحـَدّ ِد |
| You(m) highlight | 'inta bithaddidiicnta bitHaddid | إنت َ بـِتحـَدّ ِد |
| You(f) highlight | 'inti bithaddidiiicnti bitHaddidy | إنت ِ بـِتحـَدّ ِدي |
| You(pl) highlight | 'intu bithaddiduiicntoo bitHaddidoo | إنتوا بـِتحـَدّ ِدوا |
| He/it(m) highlights | huwa biyihaddidhuwa biyiHaddid | هـُو َ بـِيـِحـَدّ ِد |
| She/it(f) highlights | hiya bithaddidhiya bitHaddid | هـِي َ بـِتحـَدّ ِد |
| They highlight | humma biyihaddiduhumma biyiHaddidoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِحـَدّ ِدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will highlight | 'ana hahaddidaacnaa haHaddid | أنا َ هـَحـَدّ ِد |
| We will highlight | 'ihna hanhaddidiicHnaa hanHaddid | إحنا َ هـَنحـَدّ ِد |
| You(m) will highlight | 'inta hathaddidiicnta hatHaddid | إنت َ هـَتحـَدّ ِد |
| You(f) will highlight | 'inti hathaddidiiicnti hatHaddidy | إنت ِ هـَتحـَدّ ِدي |
| You(pl) will highlight | 'intu hathaddiduiicntoo hatHaddidoo | إنتوا هـَتحـَدّ ِدوا |
| He/it(m) will highlight | huwa hayihaddidhuwa hayiHaddid | هـُو َ هـَيـِحـَدّ ِد |
| She/it(f) will highlight | hiya hathaddidhiya hatHaddid | هـِي َ هـَتحـَدّ ِد |
| They will highlight | humma hayihaddiduhumma hayiHaddidoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحـَدّ ِدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) highlight! | haddidHaddid | حـَدّ ِد |
| You(f) highlight! | haddidiHaddidy | حـَدّ ِدي |
| You(pl) highlight! | haddiduHaddidoo | حـَدّ ِدوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am highlighting | 'ana haddidaacnaa Haddid | أنا َ حـَدّ ِد |
| I(f) am highlighting | 'ana haddidaaacnaa Haddidaö | أنا َ حـَدّ ِد َة |
| We are highlighting | 'ihna haddideeniicHnaa Haddidyn | إحنا َ حـَدّ ِدين |
| You(m) are highlighting | 'inta haddidiicnta Haddid | إنت َ حـَدّ ِد |
| You(f) are highlighting | 'inti haddidaiicnti Haddidaö | إنت ِ حـَدّ ِد َة |
| You(pl) are highlighting | 'intu haddideeniicntoo Haddidyn | إنتوا حـَدّ ِدين |
| He/it(m) is highlighting | huwa haddidhuwa Haddid | هـُو َ حـَدّ ِد |
| She/it(f) is highlighting | hiya haddidahiya Haddidaö | هـِي َ حـَدّ ِد َة |
| They are highlighting | humma haddideenhumma Haddidyn | هـُمّ َ حـَدّ ِدين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is highlighted | huwa muhaddidhuwa muHaddid | هـُو َ مـُحـَدّ ِد |
| She/it(f) is highlighted | hiya muhaddidahiya muHaddidaö | هـِي َ مـُحـَدّ ِد َة |
| They are highlighted | humma muhaddideenhumma muHaddidyn | هـُمّ َ مـُحـَدّ ِدين |
