Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itdahaktaacnaa iictdahakt | أنا َ إتد َهـَكت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itdahaknaiicHnaa iictdahaknaa | إحنا َ إتد َهـَكنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itdahaktiicnta iictdahakt | إنت َ إتد َهـَكت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itdahaktiiicnti iictdahakty | إنت ِ إتد َهـَكتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itdahaktuiicntoo iictdahaktoo | إنتوا إتد َهـَكتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itdahakhuwa iictdahak | هـُو َ إتد َهـَك |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itdahakithiya iictdahakit | هـِي َ إتد َهـَكـِت |
| They was | humma 'itdahakuhumma iictdahakoo | هـُمّ َ إتد َهـَكوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atdahakaacnaa yimkin aactdahak | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتد َهـَك |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitdahakiicHnaa yimkin nitdahak | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتد َهـَك |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titdahakiicnta yimkin titdahak | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتد َهـَك |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titdahakiiicnti yimkin titdahaky | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتد َهـَكي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titdahakuiicntoo yimkin titdahakoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتد َهـَكوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitdahakhuwa yimkin yitdahak | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتد َهـَك |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titdahakhiya yimkin titdahak | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتد َهـَك |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitdahakuhumma yimkin yitdahakoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتد َهـَكوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batdahakaacnaa batdahak | أنا َ بـَتد َهـَك |
| We be | 'ihna binitdahakiicHnaa binitdahak | إحنا َ بـِنـِتد َهـَك |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititdahakiicnta bititdahak | إنت َ بـِتـِتد َهـَك |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititdahakiiicnti bititdahaky | إنت ِ بـِتـِتد َهـَكي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititdahakuiicntoo bititdahakoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتد َهـَكوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitdahakhuwa biyitdahak | هـُو َ بـِيـِتد َهـَك |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititdahakhiya bititdahak | هـِي َ بـِتـِتد َهـَك |
| They be | humma biyitdahakuhumma biyitdahakoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتد َهـَكوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatdahakaacnaa hatdahak | أنا َ هـَتد َهـَك |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitdahakiicHnaa hanitdahak | إحنا َ هـَنـِتد َهـَك |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitdahakiicnta hatitdahak | إنت َ هـَتـِتد َهـَك |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitdahakiiicnti hatitdahaky | إنت ِ هـَتـِتد َهـَكي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitdahakuiicntoo hatitdahakoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتد َهـَكوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitdahakhuwa hayitdahak | هـُو َ هـَيـِتد َهـَك |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitdahakhiya hatitdahak | هـِي َ هـَتـِتد َهـَك |
| They will be | humma hayitdahakuhumma hayitdahakoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتد َهـَكوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mitdahakhuwa mitdahak | هـُو َ مـِتد َهـَك |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mitdahakahiya mitdahakaö | هـِي َ مـِتد َهـَكـَة |
| They are | humma mitdahakeenhumma mitdahakyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتد َهـَكين |
