Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I couldn't | 'ana kassiltaacnaa kassilt | أنا َ كـَسّـِلت |
| We couldn't | 'ihna kassilnaiicHnaa kassilnaa | إحنا َ كـَسّـِلنا |
| You(m) couldn't | 'inta kassiltiicnta kassilt | إنت َ كـَسّـِلت |
| You(f) couldn't | 'inti kassiltiiicnti kassilty | إنت ِ كـَسّـِلتي |
| You(pl) couldn't | 'intu kassiltuiicntoo kassiltoo | إنتوا كـَسّـِلتوا |
| He/it(m) couldn't | huwa kassilhuwa kassil | هـُو َ كـَسّـِل |
| She/it(f) couldn't | hiya kassilithiya kassilit | هـِي َ كـَسّـِلـِت |
| They couldn't | humma kassiluhumma kassiloo | هـُمّ َ كـَسّـِلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might can't | 'ana yimkin 'akassilaacnaa yimkin aackassil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أكـَسّـِل |
| We might can't | 'ihna yimkin nikassiliicHnaa yimkin nikassil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِكـَسّـِل |
| You(m) might can't | 'inta yimkin tikassiliicnta yimkin tikassil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِكـَسّـِل |
| You(f) might can't | 'inti yimkin tikassiliiicnti yimkin tikassily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِكـَسّـِلي |
| You(pl) might can't | 'intu yimkin tikassiluiicntoo yimkin tikassiloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِكـَسّـِلوا |
| He/it(m) might can't | huwa yimkin yikassilhuwa yimkin yikassil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِكـَسّـِل |
| She/it(f) might can't | hiya yimkin tikassilhiya yimkin tikassil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِكـَسّـِل |
| They might can't | humma yimkin yikassiluhumma yimkin yikassiloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِكـَسّـِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I can't | 'ana bakassilaacnaa bakassil | أنا َ بـَكـَسّـِل |
| We can't | 'ihna binkassiliicHnaa binkassil | إحنا َ بـِنكـَسّـِل |
| You(m) can't | 'inta bitkassiliicnta bitkassil | إنت َ بـِتكـَسّـِل |
| You(f) can't | 'inti bitkassiliiicnti bitkassily | إنت ِ بـِتكـَسّـِلي |
| You(pl) can't | 'intu bitkassiluiicntoo bitkassiloo | إنتوا بـِتكـَسّـِلوا |
| He/it(m) can'ts | huwa biyikassilhuwa biyikassil | هـُو َ بـِيـِكـَسّـِل |
| She/it(f) can'ts | hiya bitkassilhiya bitkassil | هـِي َ بـِتكـَسّـِل |
| They can't | humma biyikassiluhumma biyikassiloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِكـَسّـِلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will can't | 'ana hakassilaacnaa hakassil | أنا َ هـَكـَسّـِل |
| We will can't | 'ihna hankassiliicHnaa hankassil | إحنا َ هـَنكـَسّـِل |
| You(m) will can't | 'inta hatkassiliicnta hatkassil | إنت َ هـَتكـَسّـِل |
| You(f) will can't | 'inti hatkassiliiicnti hatkassily | إنت ِ هـَتكـَسّـِلي |
| You(pl) will can't | 'intu hatkassiluiicntoo hatkassiloo | إنتوا هـَتكـَسّـِلوا |
| He/it(m) will can't | huwa hayikassilhuwa hayikassil | هـُو َ هـَيـِكـَسّـِل |
| She/it(f) will can't | hiya hatkassilhiya hatkassil | هـِي َ هـَتكـَسّـِل |
| They will can't | humma hayikassiluhumma hayikassiloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِكـَسّـِلوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am can'ting | 'ana kaslaenaacnaa kaslaen | أنا َ كـَسلا َن |
| I(f) am can'ting | 'ana kaslaenaaacnaa kaslaenaö | أنا َ كـَسلا َنـَة |
| We are can'ting | 'ihna kaslaneeniicHnaa kaslaenyn | إحنا َ كـَسلا َنين |
| You(m) are can'ting | 'inta kaslaeniicnta kaslaen | إنت َ كـَسلا َن |
| You(f) are can'ting | 'inti kaslaenaiicnti kaslaenaö | إنت ِ كـَسلا َنـَة |
| You(pl) are can'ting | 'intu kaslaneeniicntoo kaslaenyn | إنتوا كـَسلا َنين |
| He/it(m) is can'ting | huwa kaslaenhuwa kaslaen | هـُو َ كـَسلا َن |
| She/it(f) is can'ting | hiya kaslaenahiya kaslaenaö | هـِي َ كـَسلا َنـَة |
| They are can'ting | humma kaslaneenhumma kaslaenyn | هـُمّ َ كـَسلا َنين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mukassilhuwa mukassil | هـُو َ مـُكـَسّـِل |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mukassilahiya mukassilaö | هـِي َ مـُكـَسّـِلـَة |
| They are | humma mukassileenhumma mukassilyn | هـُمّ َ مـُكـَسّـِلين |
