Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I committed | 'ana 'ibiltaacnaa qibilt | أنا َ قـِبـِلت |
| We committed | 'ihna 'ibilnaiicHnaa qibilnaa | إحنا َ قـِبـِلنا |
| You(m) committed | 'inta 'ibiltiicnta qibilt | إنت َ قـِبـِلت |
| You(f) committed | 'inti 'ibiltiiicnti qibilty | إنت ِ قـِبـِلتي |
| You(pl) committed | 'intu 'ibiltuiicntoo qibiltoo | إنتوا قـِبـِلتوا |
| He/it(m) committed | huwa 'ibilhuwa qibil | هـُو َ قـِبـِل |
| She/it(f) committed | hiya 'iblithiya qiblit | هـِي َ قـِبلـِت |
| They committed | humma 'ibluhumma qibloo | هـُمّ َ قـِبلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might commit | 'ana yimkin 'a'balaacnaa yimkin aacqbal | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقبـَل |
| We might commit | 'ihna yimkin ni'baliicHnaa yimkin niqbal | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِقبـَل |
| You(m) might commit | 'inta yimkin ti'baliicnta yimkin tiqbal | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِقبـَل |
| You(f) might commit | 'inti yimkin ti'baliiicnti yimkin tiqbaly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِقبـَلي |
| You(pl) might commit | 'intu yimkin ti'baluiicntoo yimkin tiqbaloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِقبـَلوا |
| He/it(m) might commit | huwa yimkin yi'balhuwa yimkin yiqbal | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِقبـَل |
| She/it(f) might commit | hiya yimkin ti'balhiya yimkin tiqbal | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِقبـَل |
| They might commit | humma yimkin yi'baluhumma yimkin yiqbaloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِقبـَلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I commit | 'ana ba'balaacnaa baqbal | أنا َ بـَقبـَل |
| We commit | 'ihna bini'baliicHnaa biniqbal | إحنا َ بـِنـِقبـَل |
| You(m) commit | 'inta biti'baliicnta bitiqbal | إنت َ بـِتـِقبـَل |
| You(f) commit | 'inti biti'baliiicnti bitiqbaly | إنت ِ بـِتـِقبـَلي |
| You(pl) commit | 'intu biti'baluiicntoo bitiqbaloo | إنتوا بـِتـِقبـَلوا |
| He/it(m) commits | huwa biyi'balhuwa biyiqbal | هـُو َ بـِيـِقبـَل |
| She/it(f) commits | hiya biti'balhiya bitiqbal | هـِي َ بـِتـِقبـَل |
| They commit | humma biyi'baluhumma biyiqbaloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِقبـَلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will commit | 'ana ha'balaacnaa haqbal | أنا َ هـَقبـَل |
| We will commit | 'ihna hani'baliicHnaa haniqbal | إحنا َ هـَنـِقبـَل |
| You(m) will commit | 'inta hati'baliicnta hatiqbal | إنت َ هـَتـِقبـَل |
| You(f) will commit | 'inti hati'baliiicnti hatiqbaly | إنت ِ هـَتـِقبـَلي |
| You(pl) will commit | 'intu hati'baluiicntoo hatiqbaloo | إنتوا هـَتـِقبـَلوا |
| He/it(m) will commit | huwa hayi'balhuwa hayiqbal | هـُو َ هـَيـِقبـَل |
| She/it(f) will commit | hiya hati'balhiya hatiqbal | هـِي َ هـَتـِقبـَل |
| They will commit | humma hayi'baluhumma hayiqbaloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِقبـَلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) commit! | 'i'biliicqbil | إقبـِل |
| You(f) commit! | 'i'biliiicqbily | إقبـِلي |
| You(pl) commit! | 'i'biluiicqbiloo | إقبـِلوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am committing | 'ana 'aabilaacnaa qaabil | أنا َ قا َبـِل |
| I(f) am committing | 'ana 'aabilaaacnaa qaabilaö | أنا َ قا َبـِلـَة |
| We are committing | 'ihna 'aabileeniicHnaa qaabilyn | إحنا َ قا َبـِلين |
| You(m) are committing | 'inta 'aabiliicnta qaabil | إنت َ قا َبـِل |
| You(f) are committing | 'inti 'aabilaiicnti qaabilaö | إنت ِ قا َبـِلـَة |
| You(pl) are committing | 'intu 'aabileeniicntoo qaabilyn | إنتوا قا َبـِلين |
| He/it(m) is committing | huwa 'aabilhuwa qaabil | هـُو َ قا َبـِل |
| She/it(f) is committing | hiya 'aabilahiya qaabilaö | هـِي َ قا َبـِلـَة |
| They are committing | humma 'aabileenhumma qaabilyn | هـُمّ َ قا َبـِلين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is committed | huwa ma'boolhuwa maqbwl | هـُو َ مـَقبول |
| She/it(f) is committed | hiya ma'boolahiya maqbwlaö | هـِي َ مـَقبولـَة |
| They are committed | humma ma'booleenhumma maqbwlyn | هـُمّ َ مـَقبولين |
