Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I borrowed | 'ana 'istadantaacnaa iicstadaent | أنا َ إستـَدا َنت |
| We borrowed | 'ihna 'istadannaiicHnaa iicstadaennaa | إحنا َ إستـَدا َنّا |
| You(m) borrowed | 'inta 'istadantiicnta iicstadaent | إنت َ إستـَدا َنت |
| You(f) borrowed | 'inti 'istadantiiicnti iicstadaenty | إنت ِ إستـَدا َنتي |
| You(pl) borrowed | 'intu 'istadantuiicntoo iicstadaentoo | إنتوا إستـَدا َنتوا |
| He/it(m) borrowed | huwa 'istadaenhuwa iicstadaen | هـُو َ إستـَدا َن |
| She/it(f) borrowed | hiya 'istadaenithiya iicstadaenit | هـِي َ إستـَدا َنـِت |
| They borrowed | humma 'istadanuhumma iicstadaenoo | هـُمّ َ إستـَدا َنوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might borrow | 'ana yimkin 'astadeenaacnaa yimkin aacstadyn | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أستـَدين |
| We might borrow | 'ihna yimkin nistadeeniicHnaa yimkin nistadyn | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِستـَدين |
| You(m) might borrow | 'inta yimkin tistadeeniicnta yimkin tistadyn | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَدين |
| You(f) might borrow | 'inti yimkin tistadeeniiicnti yimkin tistadyny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَديني |
| You(pl) might borrow | 'intu yimkin tistadeenuiicntoo yimkin tistadynoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِستـَدينوا |
| He/it(m) might borrow | huwa yimkin yistadeenhuwa yimkin yistadyn | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِستـَدين |
| She/it(f) might borrow | hiya yimkin tistadeenhiya yimkin tistadyn | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَدين |
| They might borrow | humma yimkin yistadeenuhumma yimkin yistadynoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِستـَدينوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I borrow | 'ana bastadeenaacnaa bastadyn | أنا َ بـَستـَدين |
| We borrow | 'ihna binistadeeniicHnaa binistadyn | إحنا َ بـِنـِستـَدين |
| You(m) borrow | 'inta bitistadeeniicnta bitistadyn | إنت َ بـِتـِستـَدين |
| You(f) borrow | 'inti bitistadeeniiicnti bitistadyny | إنت ِ بـِتـِستـَديني |
| You(pl) borrow | 'intu bitistadeenuiicntoo bitistadynoo | إنتوا بـِتـِستـَدينوا |
| He/it(m) borrows | huwa biyistadeenhuwa biyistadyn | هـُو َ بـِيـِستـَدين |
| She/it(f) borrows | hiya bitistadeenhiya bitistadyn | هـِي َ بـِتـِستـَدين |
| They borrow | humma biyistadeenuhumma biyistadynoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِستـَدينوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will borrow | 'ana hastadeenaacnaa hastadyn | أنا َ هـَستـَدين |
| We will borrow | 'ihna hanistadeeniicHnaa hanistadyn | إحنا َ هـَنـِستـَدين |
| You(m) will borrow | 'inta hatistadeeniicnta hatistadyn | إنت َ هـَتـِستـَدين |
| You(f) will borrow | 'inti hatistadeeniiicnti hatistadyny | إنت ِ هـَتـِستـَديني |
| You(pl) will borrow | 'intu hatistadeenuiicntoo hatistadynoo | إنتوا هـَتـِستـَدينوا |
| He/it(m) will borrow | huwa hayistadeenhuwa hayistadyn | هـُو َ هـَيـِستـَدين |
| She/it(f) will borrow | hiya hatistadeenhiya hatistadyn | هـِي َ هـَتـِستـَدين |
| They will borrow | humma hayistadeenuhumma hayistadynoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِستـَدينوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) borrow! | 'istadeeniicstadyn | إستـَدين |
| You(f) borrow! | 'istadeeniiicstadyny | إستـَديني |
| You(pl) borrow! | 'istadeenuiicstadynoo | إستـَدينوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is borrowed | huwa mustadeenhuwa mustadyn | هـُو َ مـُستـَدين |
| She/it(f) is borrowed | hiya mustadeenahiya mustadynaö | هـِي َ مـُستـَدينـَة |
| They are borrowed | humma mustadeeneenhumma mustadynyn | هـُمّ َ مـُستـَدينين |
