Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I hemmed | 'ana taneetaacnaa tanyt | أنا َ تـَنيت |
| We hemmed | 'ihna taneenaiicHnaa tanynaa | إحنا َ تـَنينا |
| You(m) hemmed | 'inta taneetiicnta tanyt | إنت َ تـَنيت |
| You(f) hemmed | 'inti taneetiiicnti tanyty | إنت ِ تـَنيتي |
| You(pl) hemmed | 'intu taneetuiicntoo tanytoo | إنتوا تـَنيتوا |
| He/it(m) hemmed | huwa tanahuwa tanY | هـُو َ تـَنى |
| She/it(f) hemmed | hiya tanyithiya tanyit | هـِي َ تـَنيـِت |
| They hemmed | humma tanuhumma tanoo | هـُمّ َ تـَنوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might hem | 'ana yimkin 'atniaacnaa yimkin aactny | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتني |
| We might hem | 'ihna yimkin nitniiicHnaa yimkin nitny | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتني |
| You(m) might hem | 'inta yimkin titniiicnta yimkin titny | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتني |
| You(f) might hem | 'inti yimkin titniiicnti yimkin titny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتني |
| You(pl) might hem | 'intu yimkin titnuiicntoo yimkin titnoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتنوا |
| He/it(m) might hem | huwa yimkin yitnihuwa yimkin yitny | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتني |
| She/it(f) might hem | hiya yimkin titnihiya yimkin titny | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتني |
| They might hem | humma yimkin yitnuhumma yimkin yitnoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتنوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I hem | 'ana batniaacnaa batny | أنا َ بـَتني |
| We hem | 'ihna binitniiicHnaa binitny | إحنا َ بـِنـِتني |
| You(m) hem | 'inta bititniiicnta bititny | إنت َ بـِتـِتني |
| You(f) hem | 'inti bititniiicnti bititny | إنت ِ بـِتـِتني |
| You(pl) hem | 'intu bititnuiicntoo bititnoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتنوا |
| He/it(m) hems | huwa biyitnihuwa biyitny | هـُو َ بـِيـِتني |
| She/it(f) hems | hiya bititnihiya bititny | هـِي َ بـِتـِتني |
| They hem | humma biyitnuhumma biyitnoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتنوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will hem | 'ana hatniaacnaa hatny | أنا َ هـَتني |
| We will hem | 'ihna hanitniiicHnaa hanitny | إحنا َ هـَنـِتني |
| You(m) will hem | 'inta hatitniiicnta hatitny | إنت َ هـَتـِتني |
| You(f) will hem | 'inti hatitniiicnti hatitny | إنت ِ هـَتـِتني |
| You(pl) will hem | 'intu hatitnuiicntoo hatitnoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتنوا |
| He/it(m) will hem | huwa hayitnihuwa hayitny | هـُو َ هـَيـِتني |
| She/it(f) will hem | hiya hatitnihiya hatitny | هـِي َ هـَتـِتني |
| They will hem | humma hayitnuhumma hayitnoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتنوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) hem! | 'itniiictny | إتني |
| You(f) hem! | 'itniiictny | إتني |
| You(pl) hem! | 'itnuiictnoo | إتنوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is hemmed | huwa matnihuwa matny | هـُو َ مـَتني |
| She/it(f) is hemmed | hiya matnyahiya matnyaö | هـِي َ مـَتنيـَة |
| They are hemmed | humma matnyeenhumma matnyyn | هـُمّ َ مـَتنيين |
