Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I touched | 'ana lamastaacnaa lamast | أنا َ لـَمـَست |
| We touched | 'ihna lamasnaiicHnaa lamasnaa | إحنا َ لـَمـَسنا |
| You(m) touched | 'inta lamastiicnta lamast | إنت َ لـَمـَست |
| You(f) touched | 'inti lamastiiicnti lamasty | إنت ِ لـَمـَستي |
| You(pl) touched | 'intu lamastuiicntoo lamastoo | إنتوا لـَمـَستوا |
| He/it(m) touched | huwa lamashuwa lamas | هـُو َ لـَمـَس |
| She/it(f) touched | hiya lamasithiya lamasit | هـِي َ لـَمـَسـِت |
| They touched | humma lamasuhumma lamasoo | هـُمّ َ لـَمـَسوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might touch | 'ana yimkin 'almisaacnaa yimkin aaclmis | أنا َ يـِمكـِن ألمـِس |
| We might touch | 'ihna yimkin nilmisiicHnaa yimkin nilmis | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِلمـِس |
| You(m) might touch | 'inta yimkin tilmisiicnta yimkin tilmis | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِلمـِس |
| You(f) might touch | 'inti yimkin tilmisiiicnti yimkin tilmisy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِلمـِسي |
| You(pl) might touch | 'intu yimkin tilmisuiicntoo yimkin tilmisoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِلمـِسوا |
| He/it(m) might touch | huwa yimkin yilmishuwa yimkin yilmis | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِلمـِس |
| She/it(f) might touch | hiya yimkin tilmishiya yimkin tilmis | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِلمـِس |
| They might touch | humma yimkin yilmisuhumma yimkin yilmisoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِلمـِسوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I touch | 'ana balmisaacnaa balmis | أنا َ بـَلمـِس |
| We touch | 'ihna binilmisiicHnaa binilmis | إحنا َ بـِنـِلمـِس |
| You(m) touch | 'inta bitilmisiicnta bitilmis | إنت َ بـِتـِلمـِس |
| You(f) touch | 'inti bitilmisiiicnti bitilmisy | إنت ِ بـِتـِلمـِسي |
| You(pl) touch | 'intu bitilmisuiicntoo bitilmisoo | إنتوا بـِتـِلمـِسوا |
| He/it(m) touchs | huwa biyilmishuwa biyilmis | هـُو َ بـِيـِلمـِس |
| She/it(f) touchs | hiya bitilmishiya bitilmis | هـِي َ بـِتـِلمـِس |
| They touch | humma biyilmisuhumma biyilmisoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِلمـِسوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will touch | 'ana halmisaacnaa halmis | أنا َ هـَلمـِس |
| We will touch | 'ihna hanilmisiicHnaa hanilmis | إحنا َ هـَنـِلمـِس |
| You(m) will touch | 'inta hatilmisiicnta hatilmis | إنت َ هـَتـِلمـِس |
| You(f) will touch | 'inti hatilmisiiicnti hatilmisy | إنت ِ هـَتـِلمـِسي |
| You(pl) will touch | 'intu hatilmisuiicntoo hatilmisoo | إنتوا هـَتـِلمـِسوا |
| He/it(m) will touch | huwa hayilmishuwa hayilmis | هـُو َ هـَيـِلمـِس |
| She/it(f) will touch | hiya hatilmishiya hatilmis | هـِي َ هـَتـِلمـِس |
| They will touch | humma hayilmisuhumma hayilmisoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِلمـِسوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) touch! | 'ilmisiiclmis | إلمـِس |
| You(f) touch! | 'ilmisiiiclmisy | إلمـِسي |
| You(pl) touch! | 'ilmisuiiclmisoo | إلمـِسوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am touching | 'ana laemisaacnaa laemis | أنا َ لا َمـِس |
| I(f) am touching | 'ana laemisaaacnaa laemisaö | أنا َ لا َمـِسـَة |
| We are touching | 'ihna laemiseeniicHnaa laemisyn | إحنا َ لا َمـِسين |
| You(m) are touching | 'inta laemisiicnta laemis | إنت َ لا َمـِس |
| You(f) are touching | 'inti laemisaiicnti laemisaö | إنت ِ لا َمـِسـَة |
| You(pl) are touching | 'intu laemiseeniicntoo laemisyn | إنتوا لا َمـِسين |
| He/it(m) is touching | huwa laemishuwa laemis | هـُو َ لا َمـِس |
| She/it(f) is touching | hiya laemisahiya laemisaö | هـِي َ لا َمـِسـَة |
| They are touching | humma laemiseenhumma laemisyn | هـُمّ َ لا َمـِسين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is touched | huwa malmooshuwa malmws | هـُو َ مـَلموس |
| She/it(f) is touched | hiya malmoosahiya malmwsaö | هـِي َ مـَلموسـَة |
| They are touched | humma malmooseenhumma malmwsyn | هـُمّ َ مـَلموسين |
