Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I cried | 'ana dammaAtaacnaa dammaAt | أنا َ د َمّـَعت |
| We cried | 'ihna dammaAnaiicHnaa dammaAnaa | إحنا َ د َمّـَعنا |
| You(m) cried | 'inta dammaAtiicnta dammaAt | إنت َ د َمّـَعت |
| You(f) cried | 'inti dammaAtiiicnti dammaAty | إنت ِ د َمّـَعتي |
| You(pl) cried | 'intu dammaAtuiicntoo dammaAtoo | إنتوا د َمّـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) cried | huwa dammaAhuwa dammaA | هـُو َ د َمّـَع |
| She/it(f) cried | hiya dammaAithiya dammaAit | هـِي َ د َمّـَعـِت |
| They cried | humma dammaAuhumma dammaAoo | هـُمّ َ د َمّـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might cry | 'ana yimkin 'adammaAaacnaa yimkin aacdammaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أد َمّـَع |
| We might cry | 'ihna yimkin nidammaAiicHnaa yimkin nidammaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِد َمّـَع |
| You(m) might cry | 'inta yimkin tidammaAiicnta yimkin tidammaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِد َمّـَع |
| You(f) might cry | 'inti yimkin tidammaAiiicnti yimkin tidammaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِد َمّـَعي |
| You(pl) might cry | 'intu yimkin tidammaAuiicntoo yimkin tidammaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِد َمّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might cry | huwa yimkin yidammaAhuwa yimkin yidammaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِد َمّـَع |
| She/it(f) might cry | hiya yimkin tidammaAhiya yimkin tidammaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِد َمّـَع |
| They might cry | humma yimkin yidammaAuhumma yimkin yidammaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِد َمّـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I cry | 'ana badammaAaacnaa badammaA | أنا َ بـَد َمّـَع |
| We cry | 'ihna binidammaAiicHnaa binidammaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِد َمّـَع |
| You(m) cry | 'inta bitidammaAiicnta bitidammaA | إنت َ بـِتـِد َمّـَع |
| You(f) cry | 'inti bitidammaAiiicnti bitidammaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِد َمّـَعي |
| You(pl) cry | 'intu bitidammaAuiicntoo bitidammaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِد َمّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) crys | huwa biyidammaAhuwa biyidammaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِد َمّـَع |
| She/it(f) crys | hiya bitidammaAhiya bitidammaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِد َمّـَع |
| They cry | humma biyidammaAuhumma biyidammaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِد َمّـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will cry | 'ana hadammaAaacnaa hadammaA | أنا َ هـَد َمّـَع |
| We will cry | 'ihna hanidammaAiicHnaa hanidammaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِد َمّـَع |
| You(m) will cry | 'inta hatidammaAiicnta hatidammaA | إنت َ هـَتـِد َمّـَع |
| You(f) will cry | 'inti hatidammaAiiicnti hatidammaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِد َمّـَعي |
| You(pl) will cry | 'intu hatidammaAuiicntoo hatidammaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِد َمّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will cry | huwa hayidammaAhuwa hayidammaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِد َمّـَع |
| She/it(f) will cry | hiya hatidammaAhiya hatidammaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِد َمّـَع |
| They will cry | humma hayidammaAuhumma hayidammaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِد َمّـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) cry! | 'idmaAiicdmaA | إدمـَع |
| You(f) cry! | 'idmaAiiicdmaAy | إدمـَعي |
| You(pl) cry! | idmaAuidmaAoo | ِدمـَعوا |
