Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I moved | 'ana 'itsahhabtaacnaa iictsaHHabt | أنا َ إتسـَحّـَبت |
| We moved | 'ihna 'itsahhabnaiicHnaa iictsaHHabnaa | إحنا َ إتسـَحّـَبنا |
| You(m) moved | 'inta 'itsahhabtiicnta iictsaHHabt | إنت َ إتسـَحّـَبت |
| You(f) moved | 'inti 'itsahhabtiiicnti iictsaHHabty | إنت ِ إتسـَحّـَبتي |
| You(pl) moved | 'intu 'itsahhabtuiicntoo iictsaHHabtoo | إنتوا إتسـَحّـَبتوا |
| He/it(m) moved | huwa 'itsahhabhuwa iictsaHHab | هـُو َ إتسـَحّـَب |
| She/it(f) moved | hiya 'itsahhabithiya iictsaHHabit | هـِي َ إتسـَحّـَبـِت |
| They moved | humma 'itsahhabuhumma iictsaHHaboo | هـُمّ َ إتسـَحّـَبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might move | 'ana yimkin 'atsahhabaacnaa yimkin aactsaHHab | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتسـَحّـَب |
| We might move | 'ihna yimkin nitsahhabiicHnaa yimkin nitsaHHab | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتسـَحّـَب |
| You(m) might move | 'inta yimkin titsahhabiicnta yimkin titsaHHab | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَحّـَب |
| You(f) might move | 'inti yimkin titsahhabiiicnti yimkin titsaHHaby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَحّـَبي |
| You(pl) might move | 'intu yimkin titsahhabuiicntoo yimkin titsaHHaboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَحّـَبوا |
| He/it(m) might move | huwa yimkin yitsahhabhuwa yimkin yitsaHHab | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتسـَحّـَب |
| She/it(f) might move | hiya yimkin titsahhabhiya yimkin titsaHHab | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَحّـَب |
| They might move | humma yimkin yitsahhabuhumma yimkin yitsaHHaboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتسـَحّـَبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I move | 'ana batsahhabaacnaa batsaHHab | أنا َ بـَتسـَحّـَب |
| We move | 'ihna binitsahhabiicHnaa binitsaHHab | إحنا َ بـِنـِتسـَحّـَب |
| You(m) move | 'inta bititsahhabiicnta bititsaHHab | إنت َ بـِتـِتسـَحّـَب |
| You(f) move | 'inti bititsahhabiiicnti bititsaHHaby | إنت ِ بـِتـِتسـَحّـَبي |
| You(pl) move | 'intu bititsahhabuiicntoo bititsaHHaboo | إنتوا بـِتـِتسـَحّـَبوا |
| He/it(m) moves | huwa biyitsahhabhuwa biyitsaHHab | هـُو َ بـِيـِتسـَحّـَب |
| She/it(f) moves | hiya bititsahhabhiya bititsaHHab | هـِي َ بـِتـِتسـَحّـَب |
| They move | humma biyitsahhabuhumma biyitsaHHaboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتسـَحّـَبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will move | 'ana hatsahhabaacnaa hatsaHHab | أنا َ هـَتسـَحّـَب |
| We will move | 'ihna hanitsahhabiicHnaa hanitsaHHab | إحنا َ هـَنـِتسـَحّـَب |
| You(m) will move | 'inta hatitsahhabiicnta hatitsaHHab | إنت َ هـَتـِتسـَحّـَب |
| You(f) will move | 'inti hatitsahhabiiicnti hatitsaHHaby | إنت ِ هـَتـِتسـَحّـَبي |
| You(pl) will move | 'intu hatitsahhabuiicntoo hatitsaHHaboo | إنتوا هـَتـِتسـَحّـَبوا |
| He/it(m) will move | huwa hayitsahhabhuwa hayitsaHHab | هـُو َ هـَيـِتسـَحّـَب |
| She/it(f) will move | hiya hatitsahhabhiya hatitsaHHab | هـِي َ هـَتـِتسـَحّـَب |
| They will move | humma hayitsahhabuhumma hayitsaHHaboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتسـَحّـَبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) move! | 'itsahhabiictsaHHab | إتسـَحّـَب |
| You(f) move! | 'itsahhabiiictsaHHaby | إتسـَحّـَبي |
| You(pl) move! | 'itsahhabuiictsaHHaboo | إتسـَحّـَبوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am moving | 'ana tasahhabaacnaa tasaHHab | أنا َ تـَسـَحّـَب |
| I(f) am moving | 'ana tasahhabaaacnaa tasaHHabaö | أنا َ تـَسـَحّـَبـَة |
| We are moving | 'ihna tasahhabeeniicHnaa tasaHHabyn | إحنا َ تـَسـَحّـَبين |
| You(m) are moving | 'inta tasahhabiicnta tasaHHab | إنت َ تـَسـَحّـَب |
| You(f) are moving | 'inti tasahhabaiicnti tasaHHabaö | إنت ِ تـَسـَحّـَبـَة |
| You(pl) are moving | 'intu tasahhabeeniicntoo tasaHHabyn | إنتوا تـَسـَحّـَبين |
| He/it(m) is moving | huwa tasahhabhuwa tasaHHab | هـُو َ تـَسـَحّـَب |
| She/it(f) is moving | hiya tasahhabahiya tasaHHabaö | هـِي َ تـَسـَحّـَبـَة |
| They are moving | humma tasahhabeenhumma tasaHHabyn | هـُمّ َ تـَسـَحّـَبين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is moved | huwa mutasahhabhuwa mutasaHHab | هـُو َ مـُتـَسـَحّـَب |
| She/it(f) is moved | hiya mutasahhabahiya mutasaHHabaö | هـِي َ مـُتـَسـَحّـَبـَة |
| They are moved | humma mutasahhabeenhumma mutasaHHabyn | هـُمّ َ مـُتـَسـَحّـَبين |
