Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I attacked | 'ana 'itAaddeetaacnaa iictAaddyt | أنا َ إتعـَدّيت |
| We attacked | 'ihna 'itAaddeenaiicHnaa iictAaddynaa | إحنا َ إتعـَدّينا |
| You(m) attacked | 'inta 'itAaddeetiicnta iictAaddyt | إنت َ إتعـَدّيت |
| You(f) attacked | 'inti 'itAaddeetiiicnti iictAaddyty | إنت ِ إتعـَدّيتي |
| You(pl) attacked | 'intu 'itAaddeetuiicntoo iictAaddytoo | إنتوا إتعـَدّيتوا |
| He/it(m) attacked | huwa 'itAaddahuwa iictAaddY | هـُو َ إتعـَدّى |
| She/it(f) attacked | hiya 'itAaddithiya iictAaddit | هـِي َ إتعـَدّ ِت |
| They attacked | humma 'itAadduhumma iictAaddoo | هـُمّ َ إتعـَدّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might attack | 'ana yimkin 'atAaddaaacnaa yimkin aactAaddY | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتعـَدّى |
| We might attack | 'ihna yimkin nitAaddaiicHnaa yimkin nitAaddY | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتعـَدّى |
| You(m) might attack | 'inta yimkin titAaddaiicnta yimkin titAaddY | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَدّى |
| You(f) might attack | 'inti yimkin titAaddiiicnti yimkin titAaddy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَدّي |
| You(pl) might attack | 'intu yimkin titAadduiicntoo yimkin titAaddoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَدّوا |
| He/it(m) might attack | huwa yimkin yitAaddahuwa yimkin yitAaddY | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتعـَدّى |
| She/it(f) might attack | hiya yimkin titAaddahiya yimkin titAaddY | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَدّى |
| They might attack | humma yimkin yitAadduhumma yimkin yitAaddoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتعـَدّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I attack | 'ana batAaddaaacnaa batAaddY | أنا َ بـَتعـَدّى |
| We attack | 'ihna binitAaddaiicHnaa binitAaddY | إحنا َ بـِنـِتعـَدّى |
| You(m) attack | 'inta bititAaddaiicnta bititAaddY | إنت َ بـِتـِتعـَدّى |
| You(f) attack | 'inti bititAaddiiicnti bititAaddy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتعـَدّي |
| You(pl) attack | 'intu bititAadduiicntoo bititAaddoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتعـَدّوا |
| He/it(m) attacks | huwa biyitAaddahuwa biyitAaddY | هـُو َ بـِيـِتعـَدّى |
| She/it(f) attacks | hiya bititAaddahiya bititAaddY | هـِي َ بـِتـِتعـَدّى |
| They attack | humma biyitAadduhumma biyitAaddoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتعـَدّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will attack | 'ana hatAaddaaacnaa hatAaddY | أنا َ هـَتعـَدّى |
| We will attack | 'ihna hantAaddaiicHnaa hantAaddY | إحنا َ هـَنتعـَدّى |
| You(m) will attack | 'inta hatitAaddaiicnta hatitAaddY | إنت َ هـَتـِتعـَدّى |
| You(f) will attack | 'inti hatitAaddiiicnti hatitAaddy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتعـَدّي |
| You(pl) will attack | 'intu hatitAadduiicntoo hatitAaddoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتعـَدّوا |
| He/it(m) will attack | huwa hayitAaddahuwa hayitAaddY | هـُو َ هـَيـِتعـَدّى |
| She/it(f) will attack | hiya hatitAaddahiya hatitAaddY | هـِي َ هـَتـِتعـَدّى |
| They will attack | humma hayitAadduhumma hayitAaddoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتعـَدّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) attack! | 'itAaddaiictAaddY | إتعـَدّى |
| You(f) attack! | 'itAaddiiictAaddy | إتعـَدّي |
| You(pl) attack! | 'itAadduiictAaddoo | إتعـَدّوا |
