Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itdawwartaacnaa iictdawwart | أنا َ إتد َوّ َرت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itdawwarnaiicHnaa iictdawwarnaa | إحنا َ إتد َوّ َرنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itdawwartiicnta iictdawwart | إنت َ إتد َوّ َرت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itdawwartiiicnti iictdawwarty | إنت ِ إتد َوّ َرتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itdawwartuiicntoo iictdawwartoo | إنتوا إتد َوّ َرتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itdawwarhuwa iictdawwar | هـُو َ إتد َوّ َر |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itdawwarithiya iictdawwarit | هـِي َ إتد َوّ َر ِت |
| They was | humma 'itdawwaruhumma iictdawwaroo | هـُمّ َ إتد َوّ َروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atdawwaraacnaa yimkin aactdawwar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتد َوّ َر |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitdawwariicHnaa yimkin nitdawwar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتد َوّ َر |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titdawwariicnta yimkin titdawwar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتد َوّ َر |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titdawwariiicnti yimkin titdawwary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتد َوّ َري |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titdawwaruiicntoo yimkin titdawwaroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتد َوّ َروا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitdawwarhuwa yimkin yitdawwar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتد َوّ َر |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titdawwarhiya yimkin titdawwar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتد َوّ َر |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitdawwaruhumma yimkin yitdawwaroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتد َوّ َروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batdawwaraacnaa batdawwar | أنا َ بـَتد َوّ َر |
| We be | 'ihna binitdawwariicHnaa binitdawwar | إحنا َ بـِنـِتد َوّ َر |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititdawwariicnta bititdawwar | إنت َ بـِتـِتد َوّ َر |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititdawwariiicnti bititdawwary | إنت ِ بـِتـِتد َوّ َري |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititdawwaruiicntoo bititdawwaroo | إنتوا بـِتـِتد َوّ َروا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitdawwarhuwa biyitdawwar | هـُو َ بـِيـِتد َوّ َر |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititdawwarhiya bititdawwar | هـِي َ بـِتـِتد َوّ َر |
| They be | humma biyitdawwaruhumma biyitdawwaroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتد َوّ َروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatdawwaraacnaa hatdawwar | أنا َ هـَتد َوّ َر |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitdawwariicHnaa hanitdawwar | إحنا َ هـَنـِتد َوّ َر |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitdawwariicnta hatitdawwar | إنت َ هـَتـِتد َوّ َر |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitdawwariiicnti hatitdawwary | إنت ِ هـَتـِتد َوّ َري |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitdawwaruiicntoo hatitdawwaroo | إنتوا هـَتـِتد َوّ َروا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitdawwarhuwa hayitdawwar | هـُو َ هـَيـِتد َوّ َر |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitdawwarhiya hatitdawwar | هـِي َ هـَتـِتد َوّ َر |
| They will be | humma hayitdawwaruhumma hayitdawwaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتد َوّ َروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mitdawwarhuwa mitdawwar | هـُو َ مـِتد َوّ َر |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mitdawwarahiya mitdawwaraö | هـِي َ مـِتد َوّ َر َة |
| They are | humma mitdawwareenhumma mitdawwaryn | هـُمّ َ مـِتد َوّ َرين |
