Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itsattaltaacnaa iictsaTTalt | أنا َ إتسـَطّـَلت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itsattalnaiicHnaa iictsaTTalnaa | إحنا َ إتسـَطّـَلنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itsattaltiicnta iictsaTTalt | إنت َ إتسـَطّـَلت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itsattaltiiicnti iictsaTTalty | إنت ِ إتسـَطّـَلتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itsattaltuiicntoo iictsaTTaltoo | إنتوا إتسـَطّـَلتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itsattalhuwa iictsaTTal | هـُو َ إتسـَطّـَل |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itsattalithiya iictsaTTalit | هـِي َ إتسـَطّـَلـِت |
| They was | humma 'itsattaluhumma iictsaTTaloo | هـُمّ َ إتسـَطّـَلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atsattalaacnaa yimkin aactsaTTal | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتسـَطّـَل |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitsattaliicHnaa yimkin nitsaTTal | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتسـَطّـَل |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titsattaliicnta yimkin titsaTTal | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَطّـَل |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titsattaliiicnti yimkin titsaTTaly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَطّـَلي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titsattaluiicntoo yimkin titsaTTaloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَطّـَلوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitsattalhuwa yimkin yitsaTTal | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتسـَطّـَل |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titsattalhiya yimkin titsaTTal | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَطّـَل |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitsattaluhumma yimkin yitsaTTaloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتسـَطّـَلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batsattalaacnaa batsaTTal | أنا َ بـَتسـَطّـَل |
| We be | 'ihna binitsattaliicHnaa binitsaTTal | إحنا َ بـِنـِتسـَطّـَل |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititsattaliicnta bititsaTTal | إنت َ بـِتـِتسـَطّـَل |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititsattaliiicnti bititsaTTaly | إنت ِ بـِتـِتسـَطّـَلي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititsattaluiicntoo bititsaTTaloo | إنتوا بـِتـِتسـَطّـَلوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitsattalhuwa biyitsaTTal | هـُو َ بـِيـِتسـَطّـَل |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititsattalhiya bititsaTTal | هـِي َ بـِتـِتسـَطّـَل |
| They be | humma biyitsattaluhumma biyitsaTTaloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتسـَطّـَلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatsattalaacnaa hatsaTTal | أنا َ هـَتسـَطّـَل |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitsattaliicHnaa hanitsaTTal | إحنا َ هـَنـِتسـَطّـَل |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitsattaliicnta hatitsaTTal | إنت َ هـَتـِتسـَطّـَل |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitsattaliiicnti hatitsaTTaly | إنت ِ هـَتـِتسـَطّـَلي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitsattaluiicntoo hatitsaTTaloo | إنتوا هـَتـِتسـَطّـَلوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitsattalhuwa hayitsaTTal | هـُو َ هـَيـِتسـَطّـَل |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitsattalhiya hatitsaTTal | هـِي َ هـَتـِتسـَطّـَل |
| They will be | humma hayitsattaluhumma hayitsaTTaloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتسـَطّـَلوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mitsattalhuwa mitsaTTal | هـُو َ مـِتسـَطّـَل |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mitsattalahiya mitsaTTalaö | هـِي َ مـِتسـَطّـَلـَة |
| They are | humma mitsattaleenhumma mitsaTTalyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتسـَطّـَلين |
