Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I played | 'ana 'itdalliltaacnaa iictdallilt | أنا َ إتد َلّـِلت |
| We played | 'ihna 'itdallilnaiicHnaa iictdallilnaa | إحنا َ إتد َلّـِلنا |
| You(m) played | 'inta 'itdalliltiicnta iictdallilt | إنت َ إتد َلّـِلت |
| You(f) played | 'inti 'itdalliltiiicnti iictdallilty | إنت ِ إتد َلّـِلتي |
| You(pl) played | 'intu 'itdalliltuiicntoo iictdalliltoo | إنتوا إتد َلّـِلتوا |
| He/it(m) played | huwa 'itdallilhuwa iictdallil | هـُو َ إتد َلّـِل |
| She/it(f) played | hiya 'itdallilithiya iictdallilit | هـِي َ إتد َلّـِلـِت |
| They played | humma 'itdalliluhumma iictdalliloo | هـُمّ َ إتد َلّـِلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might play | 'ana yimkin 'atdallilaacnaa yimkin aactdallil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتد َلّـِل |
| We might play | 'ihna yimkin nitdalliliicHnaa yimkin nitdallil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتد َلّـِل |
| You(m) might play | 'inta yimkin titdalliliicnta yimkin titdallil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتد َلّـِل |
| You(f) might play | 'inti yimkin titdalliliiicnti yimkin titdallily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتد َلّـِلي |
| You(pl) might play | 'intu yimkin titdalliluiicntoo yimkin titdalliloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتد َلّـِلوا |
| He/it(m) might play | huwa yimkin yitdallilhuwa yimkin yitdallil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتد َلّـِل |
| She/it(f) might play | hiya yimkin titdallilhiya yimkin titdallil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتد َلّـِل |
| They might play | humma yimkin yitdalliluhumma yimkin yitdalliloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتد َلّـِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I play | 'ana batdallilaacnaa batdallil | أنا َ بـَتد َلّـِل |
| We play | 'ihna binitdalliliicHnaa binitdallil | إحنا َ بـِنـِتد َلّـِل |
| You(m) play | 'inta bititdalliliicnta bititdallil | إنت َ بـِتـِتد َلّـِل |
| You(f) play | 'inti bititdalliliiicnti bititdallily | إنت ِ بـِتـِتد َلّـِلي |
| You(pl) play | 'intu bititdalliluiicntoo bititdalliloo | إنتوا بـِتـِتد َلّـِلوا |
| He/it(m) plays | huwa biyitdallilhuwa biyitdallil | هـُو َ بـِيـِتد َلّـِل |
| She/it(f) plays | hiya bititdallilhiya bititdallil | هـِي َ بـِتـِتد َلّـِل |
| They play | humma biyitdalliluhumma biyitdalliloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتد َلّـِلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will play | 'ana hatdallilaacnaa hatdallil | أنا َ هـَتد َلّـِل |
| We will play | 'ihna hanitdalliliicHnaa hanitdallil | إحنا َ هـَنـِتد َلّـِل |
| You(m) will play | 'inta hatitdalliliicnta hatitdallil | إنت َ هـَتـِتد َلّـِل |
| You(f) will play | 'inti hatitdalliliiicnti hatitdallily | إنت ِ هـَتـِتد َلّـِلي |
| You(pl) will play | 'intu hatitdalliluiicntoo hatitdalliloo | إنتوا هـَتـِتد َلّـِلوا |
| He/it(m) will play | huwa hayitdallilhuwa hayitdallil | هـُو َ هـَيـِتد َلّـِل |
| She/it(f) will play | hiya hatitdallilhiya hatitdallil | هـِي َ هـَتـِتد َلّـِل |
| They will play | humma hayitdalliluhumma hayitdalliloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتد َلّـِلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) play! | 'itdalliliictdallil | إتد َلّـِل |
| You(f) play! | 'itdalliliiictdallily | إتد َلّـِلي |
| You(pl) play! | 'itdalliluiictdalliloo | إتد َلّـِلوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mitdallilhuwa mitdallil | هـُو َ مـِتد َلّـِل |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mitdallilahiya mitdallilaö | هـِي َ مـِتد َلّـِلـَة |
| They are | humma mitdallileenhumma mitdallilyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتد َلّـِلين |
