Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I became | 'ana siAidtaacnaa siAidt | أنا َ سـِعـِدت |
| We became | 'ihna siAidnaiicHnaa siAidnaa | إحنا َ سـِعـِدنا |
| You(m) became | 'inta siAidtiicnta siAidt | إنت َ سـِعـِدت |
| You(f) became | 'inti siAidtiiicnti siAidty | إنت ِ سـِعـِدتي |
| You(pl) became | 'intu siAidtuiicntoo siAidtoo | إنتوا سـِعـِدتوا |
| He/it(m) became | huwa siAidhuwa siAid | هـُو َ سـِعـِد |
| She/it(f) became | hiya siAdithiya siAdit | هـِي َ سـِعد ِت |
| They became | humma siAduhumma siAdoo | هـُمّ َ سـِعدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might become | 'ana yimkin 'asAadaacnaa yimkin aacsAad | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسعـَد |
| We might become | 'ihna yimkin nisAadiicHnaa yimkin nisAad | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسعـَد |
| You(m) might become | 'inta yimkin tisAadiicnta yimkin tisAad | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسعـَد |
| You(f) might become | 'inti yimkin tisAadiiicnti yimkin tisAady | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسعـَدي |
| You(pl) might become | 'intu yimkin tisAaduiicntoo yimkin tisAadoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسعـَدوا |
| He/it(m) might become | huwa yimkin yisAadhuwa yimkin yisAad | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسعـَد |
| She/it(f) might become | hiya yimkin tisAadhiya yimkin tisAad | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسعـَد |
| They might become | humma yimkin yisAaduhumma yimkin yisAadoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسعـَدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I become | 'ana basAadaacnaa basAad | أنا َ بـَسعـَد |
| We become | 'ihna binisAadiicHnaa binisAad | إحنا َ بـِنـِسعـَد |
| You(m) become | 'inta bitisAadiicnta bitisAad | إنت َ بـِتـِسعـَد |
| You(f) become | 'inti bitisAadiiicnti bitisAady | إنت ِ بـِتـِسعـَدي |
| You(pl) become | 'intu bitisAaduiicntoo bitisAadoo | إنتوا بـِتـِسعـَدوا |
| He/it(m) becomes | huwa biyisAadhuwa biyisAad | هـُو َ بـِيـِسعـَد |
| She/it(f) becomes | hiya bitisAadhiya bitisAad | هـِي َ بـِتـِسعـَد |
| They become | humma biyisAaduhumma biyisAadoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسعـَدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will become | 'ana hasAadaacnaa hasAad | أنا َ هـَسعـَد |
| We will become | 'ihna hanisAadiicHnaa hanisAad | إحنا َ هـَنـِسعـَد |
| You(m) will become | 'inta hatisAadiicnta hatisAad | إنت َ هـَتـِسعـَد |
| You(f) will become | 'inti hatisAadiiicnti hatisAady | إنت ِ هـَتـِسعـَدي |
| You(pl) will become | 'intu hatisAaduiicntoo hatisAadoo | إنتوا هـَتـِسعـَدوا |
| He/it(m) will become | huwa hayisAadhuwa hayisAad | هـُو َ هـَيـِسعـَد |
| She/it(f) will become | hiya hatisAadhiya hatisAad | هـِي َ هـَتـِسعـَد |
| They will become | humma hayisAaduhumma hayisAadoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسعـَدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) become! | 'isAidiicsAid | إسعـِد |
| You(f) become! | 'isAidiiicsAidy | إسعـِدي |
| You(pl) become! | 'isAiduiicsAidoo | إسعـِدوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am becoming | 'ana saAeedaacnaa saAyd | أنا َ سـَعيد |
| I(f) am becoming | 'ana saAeedaaacnaa saAydaö | أنا َ سـَعيد َة |
| We are becoming | 'ihna saAeedeeniicHnaa saAydyn | إحنا َ سـَعيدين |
| You(m) are becoming | 'inta saAeediicnta saAyd | إنت َ سـَعيد |
| You(f) are becoming | 'inti saAeedaiicnti saAydaö | إنت ِ سـَعيد َة |
| You(pl) are becoming | 'intu saAeedeeniicntoo saAydyn | إنتوا سـَعيدين |
| He/it(m) is becoming | huwa saAeedhuwa saAyd | هـُو َ سـَعيد |
| She/it(f) is becoming | hiya saAeedahiya saAydaö | هـِي َ سـَعيد َة |
| They are becoming | humma saAeedeenhumma saAydyn | هـُمّ َ سـَعيدين |
