Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I put | 'ana nammeetaacnaa nammyt | أنا َ نـَمّيت |
| We put | 'ihna nammeenaiicHnaa nammynaa | إحنا َ نـَمّينا |
| You(m) put | 'inta nammeetiicnta nammyt | إنت َ نـَمّيت |
| You(f) put | 'inti nammeetiiicnti nammyty | إنت ِ نـَمّيتي |
| You(pl) put | 'intu nammeetuiicntoo nammytoo | إنتوا نـَمّيتوا |
| He/it(m) put | huwa nammhuwa namm | هـُو َ نـَمّ |
| She/it(f) put | hiya nammithiya nammit | هـِي َ نـَمّـِت |
| They put | humma nammuhumma nammoo | هـُمّ َ نـَمّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might put | 'ana yimkin 'animmaacnaa yimkin aacnimm | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنـِمّ |
| We might put | 'ihna yimkin ninimmiicHnaa yimkin ninimm | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنـِمّ |
| You(m) might put | 'inta yimkin tinimmiicnta yimkin tinimm | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنـِمّ |
| You(f) might put | 'inti yimkin tinimmiiicnti yimkin tinimmy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنـِمّي |
| You(pl) might put | 'intu yimkin tinimmuiicntoo yimkin tinimmoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنـِمّوا |
| He/it(m) might put | huwa yimkin yinimmhuwa yimkin yinimm | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنـِمّ |
| She/it(f) might put | hiya yimkin tinimmhiya yimkin tinimm | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنـِمّ |
| They might put | humma yimkin yinimmuhumma yimkin yinimmoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنـِمّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I put | 'ana banimmaacnaa banimm | أنا َ بـَنـِمّ |
| We put | 'ihna binnimmiicHnaa binnimm | إحنا َ بـِنّـِمّ |
| You(m) put | 'inta bitnimmiicnta bitnimm | إنت َ بـِتنـِمّ |
| You(f) put | 'inti bitnimmiiicnti bitnimmy | إنت ِ بـِتنـِمّي |
| You(pl) put | 'intu bitnimmuiicntoo bitnimmoo | إنتوا بـِتنـِمّوا |
| He/it(m) puts | huwa biyinimmhuwa biyinimm | هـُو َ بـِيـِنـِمّ |
| She/it(f) puts | hiya bitnimmhiya bitnimm | هـِي َ بـِتنـِمّ |
| They put | humma biyinimmuhumma biyinimmoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنـِمّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will put | 'ana hanimmaacnaa hanimm | أنا َ هـَنـِمّ |
| We will put | 'ihna hannimmiicHnaa hannimm | إحنا َ هـَنّـِمّ |
| You(m) will put | 'inta hatnimmiicnta hatnimm | إنت َ هـَتنـِمّ |
| You(f) will put | 'inti hatnimmiiicnti hatnimmy | إنت ِ هـَتنـِمّي |
| You(pl) will put | 'intu hatnimmuiicntoo hatnimmoo | إنتوا هـَتنـِمّوا |
| He/it(m) will put | huwa hayinimmhuwa hayinimm | هـُو َ هـَيـِنـِمّ |
| She/it(f) will put | hiya hatnimmhiya hatnimm | هـِي َ هـَتنـِمّ |
| They will put | humma hayinimmuhumma hayinimmoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنـِمّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) put! | nimmnimm | نـِمّ |
| You(f) put! | nimminimmy | نـِمّي |
| You(pl) put! | nimmunimmoo | نـِمّوا |
