Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I crossed | 'ana Aaddeetaacnaa Aaddyt | أنا َ عـَدّيت |
| We crossed | 'ihna AaddeenaiicHnaa Aaddynaa | إحنا َ عـَدّينا |
| You(m) crossed | 'inta Aaddeetiicnta Aaddyt | إنت َ عـَدّيت |
| You(f) crossed | 'inti Aaddeetiiicnti Aaddyty | إنت ِ عـَدّيتي |
| You(pl) crossed | 'intu Aaddeetuiicntoo Aaddytoo | إنتوا عـَدّيتوا |
| He/it(m) crossed | huwa Aaddahuwa AaddY | هـُو َ عـَدّى |
| She/it(f) crossed | hiya Aaddithiya Aaddit | هـِي َ عـَدّ ِت |
| They crossed | humma Aadduhumma Aaddoo | هـُمّ َ عـَدّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might cross | 'ana yimkin 'aAaddiaacnaa yimkin aacAaddy | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أعـَدّي |
| We might cross | 'ihna yimkin niAaddiiicHnaa yimkin niAaddy | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِعـَدّي |
| You(m) might cross | 'inta yimkin tiAaddiiicnta yimkin tiAaddy | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِعـَدّي |
| You(f) might cross | 'inti yimkin tiAaddiiicnti yimkin tiAaddy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِعـَدّي |
| You(pl) might cross | 'intu yimkin tiAadduiicntoo yimkin tiAaddoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِعـَدّوا |
| He/it(m) might cross | huwa yimkin yiAaddihuwa yimkin yiAaddy | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِعـَدّي |
| She/it(f) might cross | hiya yimkin tiAaddihiya yimkin tiAaddy | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِعـَدّي |
| They might cross | humma yimkin yiAadduhumma yimkin yiAaddoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِعـَدّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I cross | 'ana baAaddiaacnaa baAaddy | أنا َ بـَعـَدّي |
| We cross | 'ihna binAaddiiicHnaa binAaddy | إحنا َ بـِنعـَدّي |
| You(m) cross | 'inta bitAaddiiicnta bitAaddy | إنت َ بـِتعـَدّي |
| You(f) cross | 'inti bitAaddiiicnti bitAaddy | إنت ِ بـِتعـَدّي |
| You(pl) cross | 'intu bitAadduiicntoo bitAaddoo | إنتوا بـِتعـَدّوا |
| He/it(m) crosss | huwa biyiAaddihuwa biyiAaddy | هـُو َ بـِيـِعـَدّي |
| She/it(f) crosss | hiya bitAaddihiya bitAaddy | هـِي َ بـِتعـَدّي |
| They cross | humma biyiAadduhumma biyiAaddoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِعـَدّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will cross | 'ana haAaddiaacnaa haAaddy | أنا َ هـَعـَدّي |
| We will cross | 'ihna hanAaddiiicHnaa hanAaddy | إحنا َ هـَنعـَدّي |
| You(m) will cross | 'inta hatAaddiiicnta hatAaddy | إنت َ هـَتعـَدّي |
| You(f) will cross | 'inti hatAaddiiicnti hatAaddy | إنت ِ هـَتعـَدّي |
| You(pl) will cross | 'intu hatAadduiicntoo hatAaddoo | إنتوا هـَتعـَدّوا |
| He/it(m) will cross | huwa hayiAaddihuwa hayiAaddy | هـُو َ هـَيـِعـَدّي |
| She/it(f) will cross | hiya hatAaddihiya hatAaddy | هـِي َ هـَتعـَدّي |
| They will cross | humma hayiAadduhumma hayiAaddoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِعـَدّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) cross! | AaddiAaddy | عـَدّي |
| You(f) cross! | AaddiAaddy | عـَدّي |
| You(pl) cross! | AadduAaddoo | عـَدّوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is crossed | huwa muAaddihuwa muAaddy | هـُو َ مـُعـَدّي |
| She/it(f) is crossed | hiya muAaddyahiya muAaddyaö | هـِي َ مـُعـَدّيـَة |
| They are crossed | humma muAaddyeenhumma muAaddyyn | هـُمّ َ مـُعـَدّيين |
