Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I paid | 'ana saddeetaacnaa saddyt | أنا َ سـَدّيت |
| We paid | 'ihna saddeenaiicHnaa saddynaa | إحنا َ سـَدّينا |
| You(m) paid | 'inta saddeetiicnta saddyt | إنت َ سـَدّيت |
| You(f) paid | 'inti saddeetiiicnti saddyty | إنت ِ سـَدّيتي |
| You(pl) paid | 'intu saddeetuiicntoo saddytoo | إنتوا سـَدّيتوا |
| He/it(m) paid | huwa saddhuwa sadd | هـُو َ سـَدّ |
| She/it(f) paid | hiya saddithiya saddit | هـِي َ سـَدّ ِت |
| They paid | humma sadduhumma saddoo | هـُمّ َ سـَدّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might pay | 'ana yimkin 'asiddaacnaa yimkin aacsidd | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسـِدّ |
| We might pay | 'ihna yimkin nisiddiicHnaa yimkin nisidd | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسـِدّ |
| You(m) might pay | 'inta yimkin tisiddiicnta yimkin tisidd | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـِدّ |
| You(f) might pay | 'inti yimkin tisiddiiicnti yimkin tisiddy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسـِدّي |
| You(pl) might pay | 'intu yimkin tisidduiicntoo yimkin tisiddoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسـِدّوا |
| He/it(m) might pay | huwa yimkin yisiddhuwa yimkin yisidd | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـِدّ |
| She/it(f) might pay | hiya yimkin tisiddhiya yimkin tisidd | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـِدّ |
| They might pay | humma yimkin yisidduhumma yimkin yisiddoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـِدّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I pay | 'ana basiddaacnaa basidd | أنا َ بـَسـِدّ |
| We pay | 'ihna binsiddiicHnaa binsidd | إحنا َ بـِنسـِدّ |
| You(m) pay | 'inta bitsiddiicnta bitsidd | إنت َ بـِتسـِدّ |
| You(f) pay | 'inti bitsiddiiicnti bitsiddy | إنت ِ بـِتسـِدّي |
| You(pl) pay | 'intu bitsidduiicntoo bitsiddoo | إنتوا بـِتسـِدّوا |
| He/it(m) pays | huwa biyisiddhuwa biyisidd | هـُو َ بـِيـِسـِدّ |
| She/it(f) pays | hiya bitsiddhiya bitsidd | هـِي َ بـِتسـِدّ |
| They pay | humma biyisidduhumma biyisiddoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسـِدّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will pay | 'ana hasiddaacnaa hasidd | أنا َ هـَسـِدّ |
| We will pay | 'ihna hansiddiicHnaa hansidd | إحنا َ هـَنسـِدّ |
| You(m) will pay | 'inta hatsiddiicnta hatsidd | إنت َ هـَتسـِدّ |
| You(f) will pay | 'inti hatsiddiiicnti hatsiddy | إنت ِ هـَتسـِدّي |
| You(pl) will pay | 'intu hatsidduiicntoo hatsiddoo | إنتوا هـَتسـِدّوا |
| He/it(m) will pay | huwa hayisiddhuwa hayisidd | هـُو َ هـَيـِسـِدّ |
| She/it(f) will pay | hiya hatsiddhiya hatsidd | هـِي َ هـَتسـِدّ |
| They will pay | humma hayisidduhumma hayisiddoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسـِدّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) pay! | siddsidd | سـِدّ |
| You(f) pay! | siddisiddy | سـِدّي |
| You(pl) pay! | siddusiddoo | سـِدّوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is paid | huwa masdoodhuwa masdwd | هـُو َ مـَسدود |
| She/it(f) is paid | hiya masdoodahiya masdwdaö | هـِي َ مـَسدود َة |
| They are paid | humma masdoodeenhumma masdwdyn | هـُمّ َ مـَسدودين |
