Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I messed | 'ana dahwiltaacnaa dahwilt | أنا َ د َهو ِلت |
| We messed | 'ihna dahwilnaiicHnaa dahwilnaa | إحنا َ د َهو ِلنا |
| You(m) messed | 'inta dahwiltiicnta dahwilt | إنت َ د َهو ِلت |
| You(f) messed | 'inti dahwiltiiicnti dahwilty | إنت ِ د َهو ِلتي |
| You(pl) messed | 'intu dahwiltuiicntoo dahwiltoo | إنتوا د َهو ِلتوا |
| He/it(m) messed | huwa dahwilhuwa dahwil | هـُو َ د َهو ِل |
| She/it(f) messed | hiya dahwilithiya dahwilit | هـِي َ د َهو ِلـِت |
| They messed | humma dahwiluhumma dahwiloo | هـُمّ َ د َهو ِلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might mess | 'ana yimkin 'adahwilaacnaa yimkin aacdahwil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أد َهو ِل |
| We might mess | 'ihna yimkin nidahwiliicHnaa yimkin nidahwil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِد َهو ِل |
| You(m) might mess | 'inta yimkin tidahwiliicnta yimkin tidahwil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِد َهو ِل |
| You(f) might mess | 'inti yimkin tidahwiliiicnti yimkin tidahwily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِد َهو ِلي |
| You(pl) might mess | 'intu yimkin tidahwiluiicntoo yimkin tidahwiloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِد َهو ِلوا |
| He/it(m) might mess | huwa yimkin yidahwilhuwa yimkin yidahwil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِد َهو ِل |
| She/it(f) might mess | hiya yimkin tidahwilhiya yimkin tidahwil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِد َهو ِل |
| They might mess | humma yimkin yidahwiluhumma yimkin yidahwiloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِد َهو ِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I mess | 'ana badahwilaacnaa badahwil | أنا َ بـَد َهو ِل |
| We mess | 'ihna bindahwiliicHnaa bindahwil | إحنا َ بـِند َهو ِل |
| You(m) mess | 'inta bitdahwiliicnta bitdahwil | إنت َ بـِتد َهو ِل |
| You(f) mess | 'inti bitdahwiliiicnti bitdahwily | إنت ِ بـِتد َهو ِلي |
| You(pl) mess | 'intu bitdahwiluiicntoo bitdahwiloo | إنتوا بـِتد َهو ِلوا |
| He/it(m) messs | huwa biyidahwilhuwa biyidahwil | هـُو َ بـِيـِد َهو ِل |
| She/it(f) messs | hiya bitdahwilhiya bitdahwil | هـِي َ بـِتد َهو ِل |
| They mess | humma biyidahwiluhumma biyidahwiloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِد َهو ِلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will mess | 'ana hadahwilaacnaa hadahwil | أنا َ هـَد َهو ِل |
| We will mess | 'ihna handahwiliicHnaa handahwil | إحنا َ هـَند َهو ِل |
| You(m) will mess | 'inta hatdahwiliicnta hatdahwil | إنت َ هـَتد َهو ِل |
| You(f) will mess | 'inti hatdahwiliiicnti hatdahwily | إنت ِ هـَتد َهو ِلي |
| You(pl) will mess | 'intu hatdahwiluiicntoo hatdahwiloo | إنتوا هـَتد َهو ِلوا |
| He/it(m) will mess | huwa hayidahwilhuwa hayidahwil | هـُو َ هـَيـِد َهو ِل |
| She/it(f) will mess | hiya hatdahwilhiya hatdahwil | هـِي َ هـَتد َهو ِل |
| They will mess | humma hayidahwiluhumma hayidahwiloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِد َهو ِلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) mess! | dahwildahwil | د َهو ِل |
| You(f) mess! | dahwilidahwily | د َهو ِلي |
| You(pl) mess! | dahwiludahwiloo | د َهو ِلوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is messed | huwa midahwilhuwa midahwil | هـُو َ مـِد َهو ِل |
| She/it(f) is messed | hiya midahwilahiya midahwilaö | هـِي َ مـِد َهو ِلـَة |
| They are messed | humma midahwileenhumma midahwilyn | هـُمّ َ مـِد َهو ِلين |
