Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I laughed | 'ana dihiktaacnaa DiHikt | أنا َ ضـِحـِكت |
| We laughed | 'ihna dihiknaiicHnaa DiHiknaa | إحنا َ ضـِحـِكنا |
| You(m) laughed | 'inta dihiktiicnta DiHikt | إنت َ ضـِحـِكت |
| You(f) laughed | 'inti dihiktiiicnti DiHikty | إنت ِ ضـِحـِكتي |
| You(pl) laughed | 'intu dihiktuiicntoo DiHiktoo | إنتوا ضـِحـِكتوا |
| He/it(m) laughed | huwa dihikhuwa DiHik | هـُو َ ضـِحـِك |
| She/it(f) laughed | hiya dihkithiya DiHkit | هـِي َ ضـِحكـِت |
| They laughed | humma dihkuhumma DiHkoo | هـُمّ َ ضـِحكوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might laugh | 'ana yimkin 'adhakaacnaa yimkin aacDHak | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أضحـَك |
| We might laugh | 'ihna yimkin nidhakiicHnaa yimkin niDHak | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِضحـَك |
| You(m) might laugh | 'inta yimkin tidhakiicnta yimkin tiDHak | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِضحـَك |
| You(f) might laugh | 'inti yimkin tidhakiiicnti yimkin tiDHaky | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِضحـَكي |
| You(pl) might laugh | 'intu yimkin tidhakuiicntoo yimkin tiDHakoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِضحـَكوا |
| He/it(m) might laugh | huwa yimkin yidhakhuwa yimkin yiDHak | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِضحـَك |
| She/it(f) might laugh | hiya yimkin tidhakhiya yimkin tiDHak | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِضحـَك |
| They might laugh | humma yimkin yidhakuhumma yimkin yiDHakoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِضحـَكوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I laugh | 'ana badhakaacnaa baDHak | أنا َ بـَضحـَك |
| We laugh | 'ihna binidhakiicHnaa biniDHak | إحنا َ بـِنـِضحـَك |
| You(m) laugh | 'inta bitidhakiicnta bitiDHak | إنت َ بـِتـِضحـَك |
| You(f) laugh | 'inti bitidhakiiicnti bitiDHaky | إنت ِ بـِتـِضحـَكي |
| You(pl) laugh | 'intu bitidhakuiicntoo bitiDHakoo | إنتوا بـِتـِضحـَكوا |
| He/it(m) laughs | huwa biyidhakhuwa biyiDHak | هـُو َ بـِيـِضحـَك |
| She/it(f) laughs | hiya bitidhakhiya bitiDHak | هـِي َ بـِتـِضحـَك |
| They laugh | humma biyidhakuhumma biyiDHakoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِضحـَكوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will laugh | 'ana hadhakaacnaa haDHak | أنا َ هـَضحـَك |
| We will laugh | 'ihna hanidhakiicHnaa haniDHak | إحنا َ هـَنـِضحـَك |
| You(m) will laugh | 'inta hatidhakiicnta hatiDHak | إنت َ هـَتـِضحـَك |
| You(f) will laugh | 'inti hatidhakiiicnti hatiDHaky | إنت ِ هـَتـِضحـَكي |
| You(pl) will laugh | 'intu hatidhakuiicntoo hatiDHakoo | إنتوا هـَتـِضحـَكوا |
| He/it(m) will laugh | huwa hayidhakhuwa hayiDHak | هـُو َ هـَيـِضحـَك |
| She/it(f) will laugh | hiya hatidhakhiya hatiDHak | هـِي َ هـَتـِضحـَك |
| They will laugh | humma hayidhakuhumma hayiDHakoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِضحـَكوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) laugh! | 'idhikiicDHik | إضحـِك |
| You(f) laugh! | 'idhikiiicDHiky | إضحـِكي |
| You(pl) laugh! | 'idhikuiicDHikoo | إضحـِكوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am laughing | 'ana daahikaacnaa DaaHik | أنا َ ضا َحـِك |
| I(f) am laughing | 'ana daahikaaacnaa DaaHikaö | أنا َ ضا َحـِكـَة |
| We are laughing | 'ihna daahikeeniicHnaa DaaHikyn | إحنا َ ضا َحـِكين |
| You(m) are laughing | 'inta daahikiicnta DaaHik | إنت َ ضا َحـِك |
| You(f) are laughing | 'inti daahikaiicnti DaaHikaö | إنت ِ ضا َحـِكـَة |
| You(pl) are laughing | 'intu daahikeeniicntoo DaaHikyn | إنتوا ضا َحـِكين |
| He/it(m) is laughing | huwa daahikhuwa DaaHik | هـُو َ ضا َحـِك |
| She/it(f) is laughing | hiya daahikahiya DaaHikaö | هـِي َ ضا َحـِكـَة |
| They are laughing | humma daahikeenhumma DaaHikyn | هـُمّ َ ضا َحـِكين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is laughed | huwa madhookhuwa maDHwk | هـُو َ مـَضحوك |
| She/it(f) is laughed | hiya madhookahiya maDHwkaö | هـِي َ مـَضحوكـَة |
| They are laughed | humma madhookeenhumma maDHwkyn | هـُمّ َ مـَضحوكين |
