Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I learnt | 'ana darastaacnaa darast | أنا َ د َر َست |
| We learnt | 'ihna darasnaiicHnaa darasnaa | إحنا َ د َر َسنا |
| You(m) learnt | 'inta darastiicnta darast | إنت َ د َر َست |
| You(f) learnt | 'inti darastiiicnti darasty | إنت ِ د َر َستي |
| You(pl) learnt | 'intu darastuiicntoo darastoo | إنتوا د َر َستوا |
| He/it(m) learnt | huwa darashuwa daras | هـُو َ د َر َس |
| She/it(f) learnt | hiya darasithiya darasit | هـِي َ د َر َسـِت |
| They learnt | humma darasuhumma darasoo | هـُمّ َ د َر َسوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might learn | 'ana yimkin 'adrisaacnaa yimkin aacdris | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أدر ِس |
| We might learn | 'ihna yimkin nidrisiicHnaa yimkin nidris | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِدر ِس |
| You(m) might learn | 'inta yimkin tidrisiicnta yimkin tidris | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِدر ِس |
| You(f) might learn | 'inti yimkin tidrisiiicnti yimkin tidrisy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِدر ِسي |
| You(pl) might learn | 'intu yimkin tidrisuiicntoo yimkin tidrisoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِدر ِسوا |
| He/it(m) might learn | huwa yimkin yidrishuwa yimkin yidris | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِدر ِس |
| She/it(f) might learn | hiya yimkin tidrishiya yimkin tidris | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِدر ِس |
| They might learn | humma yimkin yidrisuhumma yimkin yidrisoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِدر ِسوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I learn | 'ana badrisaacnaa badris | أنا َ بـَدر ِس |
| We learn | 'ihna binidrisiicHnaa binidris | إحنا َ بـِنـِدر ِس |
| You(m) learn | 'inta bitidrisiicnta bitidris | إنت َ بـِتـِدر ِس |
| You(f) learn | 'inti bitidrisiiicnti bitidrisy | إنت ِ بـِتـِدر ِسي |
| You(pl) learn | 'intu bitidrisuiicntoo bitidrisoo | إنتوا بـِتـِدر ِسوا |
| He/it(m) learns | huwa biyidrishuwa biyidris | هـُو َ بـِيـِدر ِس |
| She/it(f) learns | hiya bitidrishiya bitidris | هـِي َ بـِتـِدر ِس |
| They learn | humma biyidrisuhumma biyidrisoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِدر ِسوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will learn | 'ana hadrisaacnaa hadris | أنا َ هـَدر ِس |
| We will learn | 'ihna hanidrisiicHnaa hanidris | إحنا َ هـَنـِدر ِس |
| You(m) will learn | 'inta hatidrisiicnta hatidris | إنت َ هـَتـِدر ِس |
| You(f) will learn | 'inti hatidrisiiicnti hatidrisy | إنت ِ هـَتـِدر ِسي |
| You(pl) will learn | 'intu hatidrisuiicntoo hatidrisoo | إنتوا هـَتـِدر ِسوا |
| He/it(m) will learn | huwa hayidrishuwa hayidris | هـُو َ هـَيـِدر ِس |
| She/it(f) will learn | hiya hatidrishiya hatidris | هـِي َ هـَتـِدر ِس |
| They will learn | humma hayidrisuhumma hayidrisoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِدر ِسوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) learn! | 'idrisiicdris | إدر ِس |
| You(f) learn! | 'idrisiiicdrisy | إدر ِسي |
| You(pl) learn! | 'idrisuiicdrisoo | إدر ِسوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am learning | 'ana daerisaacnaa daeris | أنا َ دا َر ِس |
| I(f) am learning | 'ana daerisaaacnaa daerisaö | أنا َ دا َر ِسـَة |
| We are learning | 'ihna daeriseeniicHnaa daerisyn | إحنا َ دا َر ِسين |
| You(m) are learning | 'inta daerisiicnta daeris | إنت َ دا َر ِس |
| You(f) are learning | 'inti daerisaiicnti daerisaö | إنت ِ دا َر ِسـَة |
| You(pl) are learning | 'intu daeriseeniicntoo daerisyn | إنتوا دا َر ِسين |
| He/it(m) is learning | huwa daerishuwa daeris | هـُو َ دا َر ِس |
| She/it(f) is learning | hiya daerisahiya daerisaö | هـِي َ دا َر ِسـَة |
| They are learning | humma daeriseenhumma daerisyn | هـُمّ َ دا َر ِسين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is learnt | huwa madrooshuwa madrws | هـُو َ مـَدروس |
| She/it(f) is learnt | hiya madroosahiya madrwsaö | هـِي َ مـَدروسـَة |
| They are learnt | humma madrooseenhumma madrwsyn | هـُمّ َ مـَدروسين |
