Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I cleaned | 'ana naddaftaacnaa naDDaft | أنا َ نـَضّـَفت |
| We cleaned | 'ihna naddafnaiicHnaa naDDafnaa | إحنا َ نـَضّـَفنا |
| You(m) cleaned | 'inta naddaftiicnta naDDaft | إنت َ نـَضّـَفت |
| You(f) cleaned | 'inti naddaftiiicnti naDDafty | إنت ِ نـَضّـَفتي |
| You(pl) cleaned | 'intu naddaftuiicntoo naDDaftoo | إنتوا نـَضّـَفتوا |
| He/it(m) cleaned | huwa naddafhuwa naDDaf | هـُو َ نـَضّـَف |
| She/it(f) cleaned | hiya naddafithiya naDDafit | هـِي َ نـَضّـَفـِت |
| They cleaned | humma naddafuhumma naDDafoo | هـُمّ َ نـَضّـَفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might clean | 'ana yimkin 'anaddafaacnaa yimkin aacnaDDaf | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنـَضّـَف |
| We might clean | 'ihna yimkin ninaddafiicHnaa yimkin ninaDDaf | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنـَضّـَف |
| You(m) might clean | 'inta yimkin tinaddafiicnta yimkin tinaDDaf | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنـَضّـَف |
| You(f) might clean | 'inti yimkin tinaddafiiicnti yimkin tinaDDafy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنـَضّـَفي |
| You(pl) might clean | 'intu yimkin tinaddafuiicntoo yimkin tinaDDafoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنـَضّـَفوا |
| He/it(m) might clean | huwa yimkin yinaddafhuwa yimkin yinaDDaf | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنـَضّـَف |
| She/it(f) might clean | hiya yimkin tinaddafhiya yimkin tinaDDaf | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنـَضّـَف |
| They might clean | humma yimkin yinaddafuhumma yimkin yinaDDafoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنـَضّـَفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I clean | 'ana banaddafaacnaa banaDDaf | أنا َ بـَنـَضّـَف |
| We clean | 'ihna bininaddafiicHnaa bininaDDaf | إحنا َ بـِنـِنـَضّـَف |
| You(m) clean | 'inta bitinaddafiicnta bitinaDDaf | إنت َ بـِتـِنـَضّـَف |
| You(f) clean | 'inti bitinaddafiiicnti bitinaDDafy | إنت ِ بـِتـِنـَضّـَفي |
| You(pl) clean | 'intu bitinaddafuiicntoo bitinaDDafoo | إنتوا بـِتـِنـَضّـَفوا |
| He/it(m) cleans | huwa biyinaddafhuwa biyinaDDaf | هـُو َ بـِيـِنـَضّـَف |
| She/it(f) cleans | hiya bitinaddafhiya bitinaDDaf | هـِي َ بـِتـِنـَضّـَف |
| They clean | humma biyinaddafuhumma biyinaDDafoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنـَضّـَفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will clean | 'ana hanaddafaacnaa hanaDDaf | أنا َ هـَنـَضّـَف |
| We will clean | 'ihna haninaddafiicHnaa haninaDDaf | إحنا َ هـَنـِنـَضّـَف |
| You(m) will clean | 'inta hatinaddafiicnta hatinaDDaf | إنت َ هـَتـِنـَضّـَف |
| You(f) will clean | 'inti hatinaddafiiicnti hatinaDDafy | إنت ِ هـَتـِنـَضّـَفي |
| You(pl) will clean | 'intu hatinaddafuiicntoo hatinaDDafoo | إنتوا هـَتـِنـَضّـَفوا |
| He/it(m) will clean | huwa hayinaddafhuwa hayinaDDaf | هـُو َ هـَيـِنـَضّـَف |
| She/it(f) will clean | hiya hatinaddafhiya hatinaDDaf | هـِي َ هـَتـِنـَضّـَف |
| They will clean | humma hayinaddafuhumma hayinaDDafoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنـَضّـَفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) clean! | 'indafiicnDaf | إنضـَف |
| You(f) clean! | 'indafiiicnDafy | إنضـَفي |
| You(pl) clean! | indafuinDafoo | ِنضـَفوا |
