Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I sold | 'ana beeAtaacnaa byAt | أنا َ بيعت |
| We sold | 'ihna beeAnaiicHnaa byAnaa | إحنا َ بيعنا |
| You(m) sold | 'inta beeAtiicnta byAt | إنت َ بيعت |
| You(f) sold | 'inti beeAtiiicnti byAty | إنت ِ بيعتي |
| You(pl) sold | 'intu beeAtuiicntoo byAtoo | إنتوا بيعتوا |
| He/it(m) sold | huwa baeAhuwa baeA | هـُو َ با َع |
| She/it(f) sold | hiya baeAithiya baeAit | هـِي َ با َعـِت |
| They sold | humma baAuhumma baeAoo | هـُمّ َ با َعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might sell | 'ana yimkin 'abeeAaacnaa yimkin aacbyA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبيع |
| We might sell | 'ihna yimkin nibeeAiicHnaa yimkin nibyA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِبيع |
| You(m) might sell | 'inta yimkin tibeeAiicnta yimkin tibyA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِبيع |
| You(f) might sell | 'inti yimkin tibeeAiiicnti yimkin tibyAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِبيعي |
| You(pl) might sell | 'intu yimkin tibeeAuiicntoo yimkin tibyAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِبيعوا |
| He/it(m) might sell | huwa yimkin yibeeAhuwa yimkin yibyA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِبيع |
| She/it(f) might sell | hiya yimkin tibeeAhiya yimkin tibyA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِبيع |
| They might sell | humma yimkin yibeeAuhumma yimkin yibyAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِبيعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I sell | 'ana babeeAaacnaa babyA | أنا َ بـَبيع |
| We sell | 'ihna binbeeAiicHnaa binbyA | إحنا َ بـِنبيع |
| You(m) sell | 'inta bitbeeAiicnta bitbyA | إنت َ بـِتبيع |
| You(f) sell | 'inti bitbeeAiiicnti bitbyAy | إنت ِ بـِتبيعي |
| You(pl) sell | 'intu bitbeeAuiicntoo bitbyAoo | إنتوا بـِتبيعوا |
| He/it(m) sells | huwa biyibeeAhuwa biyibyA | هـُو َ بـِيـِبيع |
| She/it(f) sells | hiya bitbeeAhiya bitbyA | هـِي َ بـِتبيع |
| They sell | humma biyibeeAuhumma biyibyAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِبيعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will sell | 'ana habeeAaacnaa habyA | أنا َ هـَبيع |
| We will sell | 'ihna hanbeeAiicHnaa hanbyA | إحنا َ هـَنبيع |
| You(m) will sell | 'inta hatbeeAiicnta hatbyA | إنت َ هـَتبيع |
| You(f) will sell | 'inti hatbeeAiiicnti hatbyAy | إنت ِ هـَتبيعي |
| You(pl) will sell | 'intu hatbeeAuiicntoo hatbyAoo | إنتوا هـَتبيعوا |
| He/it(m) will sell | huwa hayibeeAhuwa hayibyA | هـُو َ هـَيـِبيع |
| She/it(f) will sell | hiya hatbeeAhiya hatbyA | هـِي َ هـَتبيع |
| They will sell | humma hayibeeAuhumma hayibyAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِبيعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) sell! | beeAbyA | بيع |
| You(f) sell! | beeAibyAy | بيعي |
| You(pl) sell! | beeAubyAoo | بيعوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am selling | 'ana baeyiAaacnaa baeyiA | أنا َ با َيـِع |
| I(f) am selling | 'ana baeyiAaaacnaa baeyiAaö | أنا َ با َيـِعـَة |
| We are selling | 'ihna baeyiAeeniicHnaa baeyiAyn | إحنا َ با َيـِعين |
| You(m) are selling | 'inta baeyiAiicnta baeyiA | إنت َ با َيـِع |
| You(f) are selling | 'inti baeyiAaiicnti baeyiAaö | إنت ِ با َيـِعـَة |
| You(pl) are selling | 'intu baeyiAeeniicntoo baeyiAyn | إنتوا با َيـِعين |
| He/it(m) is selling | huwa baeyiAhuwa baeyiA | هـُو َ با َيـِع |
| She/it(f) is selling | hiya baeyiAahiya baeyiAaö | هـِي َ با َيـِعـَة |
| They are selling | humma baeyiAeenhumma baeyiAyn | هـُمّ َ با َيـِعين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is sold | huwa mitbaeAhuwa mitbaeA | هـُو َ مـِتبا َع |
| She/it(f) is sold | hiya mitbaeAahiya mitbaeAaö | هـِي َ مـِتبا َعـَة |
| They are sold | humma mitbaAeenhumma mitbaeAyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتبا َعين |
