Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I took | 'ana fakkeetaacnaa fakkyt | أنا َ فـَكّيت |
| We took | 'ihna fakkeenaiicHnaa fakkynaa | إحنا َ فـَكّينا |
| You(m) took | 'inta fakkeetiicnta fakkyt | إنت َ فـَكّيت |
| You(f) took | 'inti fakkeetiiicnti fakkyty | إنت ِ فـَكّيتي |
| You(pl) took | 'intu fakkeetuiicntoo fakkytoo | إنتوا فـَكّيتوا |
| He/it(m) took | huwa fakkhuwa fakk | هـُو َ فـَكّ |
| She/it(f) took | hiya fakkithiya fakkit | هـِي َ فـَكّـِت |
| They took | humma fakkuhumma fakkoo | هـُمّ َ فـَكّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might take | 'ana yimkin 'afukkaacnaa yimkin aacfukk | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أفـُكّ |
| We might take | 'ihna yimkin nifukkiicHnaa yimkin nifukk | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِفـُكّ |
| You(m) might take | 'inta yimkin tifukkiicnta yimkin tifukk | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِفـُكّ |
| You(f) might take | 'inti yimkin tifukkiiicnti yimkin tifukky | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِفـُكّي |
| You(pl) might take | 'intu yimkin tifukkuiicntoo yimkin tifukkoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِفـُكّوا |
| He/it(m) might take | huwa yimkin yifukkhuwa yimkin yifukk | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِفـُكّ |
| She/it(f) might take | hiya yimkin tifukkhiya yimkin tifukk | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِفـُكّ |
| They might take | humma yimkin yifukkuhumma yimkin yifukkoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِفـُكّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I take | 'ana bafukkaacnaa bafukk | أنا َ بـَفـُكّ |
| We take | 'ihna binfukkiicHnaa binfukk | إحنا َ بـِنفـُكّ |
| You(m) take | 'inta bitfukkiicnta bitfukk | إنت َ بـِتفـُكّ |
| You(f) take | 'inti bitfukkiiicnti bitfukky | إنت ِ بـِتفـُكّي |
| You(pl) take | 'intu bitfukkuiicntoo bitfukkoo | إنتوا بـِتفـُكّوا |
| He/it(m) takes | huwa biyifukkhuwa biyifukk | هـُو َ بـِيـِفـُكّ |
| She/it(f) takes | hiya bitfukkhiya bitfukk | هـِي َ بـِتفـُكّ |
| They take | humma biyifukkuhumma biyifukkoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِفـُكّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will take | 'ana hafukkaacnaa hafukk | أنا َ هـَفـُكّ |
| We will take | 'ihna hanfukkiicHnaa hanfukk | إحنا َ هـَنفـُكّ |
| You(m) will take | 'inta hatfukkiicnta hatfukk | إنت َ هـَتفـُكّ |
| You(f) will take | 'inti hatfukkiiicnti hatfukky | إنت ِ هـَتفـُكّي |
| You(pl) will take | 'intu hatfukkuiicntoo hatfukkoo | إنتوا هـَتفـُكّوا |
| He/it(m) will take | huwa hayifukkhuwa hayifukk | هـُو َ هـَيـِفـُكّ |
| She/it(f) will take | hiya hatfukkhiya hatfukk | هـِي َ هـَتفـُكّ |
| They will take | humma hayifukkuhumma hayifukkoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِفـُكّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) take! | 'ifukkiicfukk | إفـُكّ |
| You(f) take! | 'ifukkiiicfukky | إفـُكّي |
| You(pl) take! | 'ifukkuiicfukkoo | إفـُكّوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is taken | huwa mafkookhuwa mafkwk | هـُو َ مـَفكوك |
| She/it(f) is taken | hiya mafkookahiya mafkwkaö | هـِي َ مـَفكوكـَة |
| They are taken | humma mafkookeenhumma mafkwkyn | هـُمّ َ مـَفكوكين |
