Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I bothered | 'ana dawwishtaacnaa dawwisht | أنا َ د َوّ ِشت |
| We bothered | 'ihna dawwishnaiicHnaa dawwishnaa | إحنا َ د َوّ ِشنا |
| You(m) bothered | 'inta dawwishtiicnta dawwisht | إنت َ د َوّ ِشت |
| You(f) bothered | 'inti dawwishtiiicnti dawwishty | إنت ِ د َوّ ِشتي |
| You(pl) bothered | 'intu dawwishtuiicntoo dawwishtoo | إنتوا د َوّ ِشتوا |
| He/it(m) bothered | huwa dawwishhuwa dawwish | هـُو َ د َوّ ِش |
| She/it(f) bothered | hiya dawwishithiya dawwishit | هـِي َ د َوّ ِشـِت |
| They bothered | humma dawwishuhumma dawwishoo | هـُمّ َ د َوّ ِشوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might bother | 'ana yimkin 'adawwishaacnaa yimkin aacdawwish | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أد َوّ ِش |
| We might bother | 'ihna yimkin nidawwishiicHnaa yimkin nidawwish | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِد َوّ ِش |
| You(m) might bother | 'inta yimkin tidawwishiicnta yimkin tidawwish | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِد َوّ ِش |
| You(f) might bother | 'inti yimkin tidawwishiiicnti yimkin tidawwishy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِد َوّ ِشي |
| You(pl) might bother | 'intu yimkin tidawwishuiicntoo yimkin tidawwishoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِد َوّ ِشوا |
| He/it(m) might bother | huwa yimkin yidawwishhuwa yimkin yidawwish | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِد َوّ ِش |
| She/it(f) might bother | hiya yimkin tidawwishhiya yimkin tidawwish | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِد َوّ ِش |
| They might bother | humma yimkin yidawwishuhumma yimkin yidawwishoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِد َوّ ِشوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I bother | 'ana badawwishaacnaa badawwish | أنا َ بـَد َوّ ِش |
| We bother | 'ihna bindawwishiicHnaa bindawwish | إحنا َ بـِند َوّ ِش |
| You(m) bother | 'inta bitdawwishiicnta bitdawwish | إنت َ بـِتد َوّ ِش |
| You(f) bother | 'inti bitdawwishiiicnti bitdawwishy | إنت ِ بـِتد َوّ ِشي |
| You(pl) bother | 'intu bitdawwishuiicntoo bitdawwishoo | إنتوا بـِتد َوّ ِشوا |
| He/it(m) bothers | huwa biyidawwishhuwa biyidawwish | هـُو َ بـِيـِد َوّ ِش |
| She/it(f) bothers | hiya bitdawwishhiya bitdawwish | هـِي َ بـِتد َوّ ِش |
| They bother | humma biyidawwishuhumma biyidawwishoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِد َوّ ِشوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will bother | 'ana hadawwishaacnaa hadawwish | أنا َ هـَد َوّ ِش |
| We will bother | 'ihna handawwishiicHnaa handawwish | إحنا َ هـَند َوّ ِش |
| You(m) will bother | 'inta hatdawwishiicnta hatdawwish | إنت َ هـَتد َوّ ِش |
| You(f) will bother | 'inti hatdawwishiiicnti hatdawwishy | إنت ِ هـَتد َوّ ِشي |
| You(pl) will bother | 'intu hatdawwishuiicntoo hatdawwishoo | إنتوا هـَتد َوّ ِشوا |
| He/it(m) will bother | huwa hayidawwishhuwa hayidawwish | هـُو َ هـَيـِد َوّ ِش |
| She/it(f) will bother | hiya hatdawwishhiya hatdawwish | هـِي َ هـَتد َوّ ِش |
| They will bother | humma hayidawwishuhumma hayidawwishoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِد َوّ ِشوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) bother! | dawwishdawwish | د َوّ ِش |
| You(f) bother! | dawwishidawwishy | د َوّ ِشي |
| You(pl) bother! | dawwishudawwishoo | د َوّ ِشوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am botherring | 'ana dawwashaacnaa daawwash | أنا َ دا َوّ َش |
| I(f) am botherring | 'ana dawwashaaacnaa daawwashaö | أنا َ دا َوّ َشـَة |
| We are botherring | 'ihna dawwasheeniicHnaa daawwashyn | إحنا َ دا َوّ َشين |
| You(m) are botherring | 'inta dawwashiicnta daawwash | إنت َ دا َوّ َش |
| You(f) are botherring | 'inti dawwashaiicnti daawwashaö | إنت ِ دا َوّ َشـَة |
| You(pl) are botherring | 'intu dawwasheeniicntoo daawwashyn | إنتوا دا َوّ َشين |
| He/it(m) is botherring | huwa dawwashhuwa daawwash | هـُو َ دا َوّ َش |
| She/it(f) is botherring | hiya dawwashahiya daawwashaö | هـِي َ دا َوّ َشـَة |
| They are botherring | humma dawwasheenhumma daawwashyn | هـُمّ َ دا َوّ َشين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is bothered | huwa madawwishhuwa madawwish | هـُو َ مـَد َوّ ِش |
| She/it(f) is bothered | hiya madawwishahiya madawwishaö | هـِي َ مـَد َوّ ِشـَة |
| They are bothered | humma madawwisheenhumma madawwishyn | هـُمّ َ مـَد َوّ ِشين |
