Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I quarrelled | 'ana 'itchaeni'taacnaa iictKaeniqt | أنا َ إتخا َنـِقت |
| We quarrelled | 'ihna 'itchaeni'naiicHnaa iictKaeniqnaa | إحنا َ إتخا َنـِقنا |
| You(m) quarrelled | 'inta 'itchaeni'tiicnta iictKaeniqt | إنت َ إتخا َنـِقت |
| You(f) quarrelled | 'inti 'itchaeni'tiiicnti iictKaeniqty | إنت ِ إتخا َنـِقتي |
| You(pl) quarrelled | 'intu 'itchaeni'tuiicntoo iictKaeniqtoo | إنتوا إتخا َنـِقتوا |
| He/it(m) quarrelled | huwa 'itchaeni'huwa iictKaeniq | هـُو َ إتخا َنـِق |
| She/it(f) quarrelled | hiya 'itchan'ithiya iictKaenqit | هـِي َ إتخا َنقـِت |
| They quarrelled | humma 'itchaeni'uhumma iictKaeniqoo | هـُمّ َ إتخا َنـِقوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might quarrel | 'ana yimkin 'atchaeni'aacnaa yimkin aactKaeniq | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتخا َنـِق |
| We might quarrel | 'ihna yimkin nitchaeni'iicHnaa yimkin nitKaeniq | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتخا َنـِق |
| You(m) might quarrel | 'inta yimkin titchaeni'iicnta yimkin titKaeniq | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتخا َنـِق |
| You(f) might quarrel | 'inti yimkin titchan'iiicnti yimkin titKaenqy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتخا َنقي |
| You(pl) might quarrel | 'intu yimkin titchan'uiicntoo yimkin titKaenqoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتخا َنقوا |
| He/it(m) might quarrel | huwa yimkin yitchaeni'huwa yimkin yitKaeniq | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتخا َنـِق |
| She/it(f) might quarrel | hiya yimkin titchaeni'hiya yimkin titKaeniq | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتخا َنـِق |
| They might quarrel | humma yimkin yitchan'uhumma yimkin yitKaenqoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتخا َنقوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I quarrel | 'ana batchaeni'aacnaa batKaeniq | أنا َ بـَتخا َنـِق |
| We quarrel | 'ihna binitchaeni'iicHnaa binitKaeniq | إحنا َ بـِنـِتخا َنـِق |
| You(m) quarrel | 'inta bititchaeni'iicnta bititKaeniq | إنت َ بـِتـِتخا َنـِق |
| You(f) quarrel | 'inti bititchan'iiicnti bititKaenqy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتخا َنقي |
| You(pl) quarrel | 'intu bititchan'uiicntoo bititKaenqoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتخا َنقوا |
| He/it(m) quarrels | huwa biyitchaeni'huwa biyitKaeniq | هـُو َ بـِيـِتخا َنـِق |
| She/it(f) quarrels | hiya bititchaeni'hiya bititKaeniq | هـِي َ بـِتـِتخا َنـِق |
| They quarrel | humma biyitchan'uhumma biyitKaenqoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتخا َنقوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will quarrel | 'ana hatchaeni'aacnaa hatKaeniq | أنا َ هـَتخا َنـِق |
| We will quarrel | 'ihna hanitchaeni'iicHnaa hanitKaeniq | إحنا َ هـَنـِتخا َنـِق |
| You(m) will quarrel | 'inta hatitchaeni'iicnta hatitKaeniq | إنت َ هـَتـِتخا َنـِق |
| You(f) will quarrel | 'inti hatitchan'iiicnti hatitKaenqy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتخا َنقي |
| You(pl) will quarrel | 'intu hatitchan'uiicntoo hatitKaenqoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتخا َنقوا |
| He/it(m) will quarrel | huwa hayitchaeni'huwa hayitKaeniq | هـُو َ هـَيـِتخا َنـِق |
| She/it(f) will quarrel | hiya hatitchaeni'hiya hatitKaeniq | هـِي َ هـَتـِتخا َنـِق |
| They will quarrel | humma hayitchan'uhumma hayitKaenqoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتخا َنقوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) quarrel! | 'itchaeni'iictKaeniq | إتخا َنـِق |
| You(f) quarrel! | 'itchan'iiictKaenqy | إتخا َنقي |
| You(pl) quarrel! | 'itchan'uiictKaenqoo | إتخا َنقوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is quarrelled | huwa mitchaeni'huwa mitKaeniq | هـُو َ مـِتخا َنـِق |
| She/it(f) is quarrelled | hiya mitchaeni'ahiya mitKaeniqaö | هـِي َ مـِتخا َنـِقـَة |
| They are quarrelled | humma mitchaeni'eenhumma mitKaeniqyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتخا َنـِقين |
