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