Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I pressed | 'ana damaktaacnaa damakt | أنا َ د َمـَكت |
| We pressed | 'ihna damaknaiicHnaa damaknaa | إحنا َ د َمـَكنا |
| You(m) pressed | 'inta damaktiicnta damakt | إنت َ د َمـَكت |
| You(f) pressed | 'inti damaktiiicnti damakty | إنت ِ د َمـَكتي |
| You(pl) pressed | 'intu damaktuiicntoo damaktoo | إنتوا د َمـَكتوا |
| He/it(m) pressed | huwa damakhuwa damak | هـُو َ د َمـَك |
| She/it(f) pressed | hiya damakithiya damakit | هـِي َ د َمـَكـِت |
| They pressed | humma damakuhumma damakoo | هـُمّ َ د َمـَكوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might press | 'ana yimkin 'admikaacnaa yimkin aacdmik | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أدمـِك |
| We might press | 'ihna yimkin nidmikiicHnaa yimkin nidmik | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِدمـِك |
| You(m) might press | 'inta yimkin tidmikiicnta yimkin tidmik | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِدمـِك |
| You(f) might press | 'inti yimkin tidmikiiicnti yimkin tidmiky | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِدمـِكي |
| You(pl) might press | 'intu yimkin tidmikuiicntoo yimkin tidmikoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِدمـِكوا |
| He/it(m) might press | huwa yimkin yidmikhuwa yimkin yidmik | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِدمـِك |
| She/it(f) might press | hiya yimkin tidmikhiya yimkin tidmik | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِدمـِك |
| They might press | humma yimkin yidmikuhumma yimkin yidmikoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِدمـِكوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I press | 'ana badmikaacnaa badmik | أنا َ بـَدمـِك |
| We press | 'ihna binidmikiicHnaa binidmik | إحنا َ بـِنـِدمـِك |
| You(m) press | 'inta bitidmikiicnta bitidmik | إنت َ بـِتـِدمـِك |
| You(f) press | 'inti bitidmikiiicnti bitidmiky | إنت ِ بـِتـِدمـِكي |
| You(pl) press | 'intu bitidmikuiicntoo bitidmikoo | إنتوا بـِتـِدمـِكوا |
| He/it(m) presss | huwa biyidmikhuwa biyidmik | هـُو َ بـِيـِدمـِك |
| She/it(f) presss | hiya bitidmikhiya bitidmik | هـِي َ بـِتـِدمـِك |
| They press | humma biyidmikuhumma biyidmikoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِدمـِكوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will press | 'ana hadmikaacnaa hadmik | أنا َ هـَدمـِك |
| We will press | 'ihna hanidmikiicHnaa hanidmik | إحنا َ هـَنـِدمـِك |
| You(m) will press | 'inta hatidmikiicnta hatidmik | إنت َ هـَتـِدمـِك |
| You(f) will press | 'inti hatidmikiiicnti hatidmiky | إنت ِ هـَتـِدمـِكي |
| You(pl) will press | 'intu hatidmikuiicntoo hatidmikoo | إنتوا هـَتـِدمـِكوا |
| He/it(m) will press | huwa hayidmikhuwa hayidmik | هـُو َ هـَيـِدمـِك |
| She/it(f) will press | hiya hatidmikhiya hatidmik | هـِي َ هـَتـِدمـِك |
| They will press | humma hayidmikuhumma hayidmikoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِدمـِكوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) press! | 'idmikiicdmik | إدمـِك |
| You(f) press! | 'idmikiiicdmiky | إدمـِكي |
| You(pl) press! | 'idmikuiicdmikoo | إدمـِكوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am pressing | 'ana daemikaacnaa daemik | أنا َ دا َمـِك |
| I(f) am pressing | 'ana daemikaaacnaa daemikaö | أنا َ دا َمـِكـَة |
| We are pressing | 'ihna daemikeeniicHnaa daemikyn | إحنا َ دا َمـِكين |
| You(m) are pressing | 'inta daemikiicnta daemik | إنت َ دا َمـِك |
| You(f) are pressing | 'inti daemikaiicnti daemikaö | إنت ِ دا َمـِكـَة |
| You(pl) are pressing | 'intu daemikeeniicntoo daemikyn | إنتوا دا َمـِكين |
| He/it(m) is pressing | huwa daemikhuwa daemik | هـُو َ دا َمـِك |
| She/it(f) is pressing | hiya daemikahiya daemikaö | هـِي َ دا َمـِكـَة |
| They are pressing | humma daemikeenhumma daemikyn | هـُمّ َ دا َمـِكين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is pressed | huwa madmookhuwa madmwk | هـُو َ مـَدموك |
| She/it(f) is pressed | hiya madmookahiya madmwkaö | هـِي َ مـَدموكـَة |
| They are pressed | humma madmookeenhumma madmwkyn | هـُمّ َ مـَدموكين |
