Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I escaped | 'ana hiribtaacnaa hiribt | أنا َ هـِر ِبت |
| We escaped | 'ihna hiribnaiicHnaa hiribnaa | إحنا َ هـِر ِبنا |
| You(m) escaped | 'inta hiribtiicnta hiribt | إنت َ هـِر ِبت |
| You(f) escaped | 'inti hiribtiiicnti hiribty | إنت ِ هـِر ِبتي |
| You(pl) escaped | 'intu hiribtuiicntoo hiribtoo | إنتوا هـِر ِبتوا |
| He/it(m) escaped | huwa hiribhuwa hirib | هـُو َ هـِر ِب |
| She/it(f) escaped | hiya hirbithiya hirbit | هـِي َ هـِربـِت |
| They escaped | humma hirbuhumma hirboo | هـُمّ َ هـِربوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might escape | 'ana yimkin 'ahrabaacnaa yimkin aachrab | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أهر َب |
| We might escape | 'ihna yimkin nihrabiicHnaa yimkin nihrab | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِهر َب |
| You(m) might escape | 'inta yimkin tihrabiicnta yimkin tihrab | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِهر َب |
| You(f) might escape | 'inti yimkin tihrabiiicnti yimkin tihraby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِهر َبي |
| You(pl) might escape | 'intu yimkin tihrabuiicntoo yimkin tihraboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِهر َبوا |
| He/it(m) might escape | huwa yimkin yihrabhuwa yimkin yihrab | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِهر َب |
| She/it(f) might escape | hiya yimkin tihrabhiya yimkin tihrab | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِهر َب |
| They might escape | humma yimkin yihrabuhumma yimkin yihraboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِهر َبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I escape | 'ana bahrabaacnaa bahrab | أنا َ بـَهر َب |
| We escape | 'ihna binihrabiicHnaa binihrab | إحنا َ بـِنـِهر َب |
| You(m) escape | 'inta bitihrabiicnta bitihrab | إنت َ بـِتـِهر َب |
| You(f) escape | 'inti bitihrabiiicnti bitihraby | إنت ِ بـِتـِهر َبي |
| You(pl) escape | 'intu bitihrabuiicntoo bitihraboo | إنتوا بـِتـِهر َبوا |
| He/it(m) escapes | huwa biyihrabhuwa biyihrab | هـُو َ بـِيـِهر َب |
| She/it(f) escapes | hiya bitihrabhiya bitihrab | هـِي َ بـِتـِهر َب |
| They escape | humma biyihrabuhumma biyihraboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِهر َبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will escape | 'ana hahrabaacnaa hahrab | أنا َ هـَهر َب |
| We will escape | 'ihna hanihrabiicHnaa hanihrab | إحنا َ هـَنـِهر َب |
| You(m) will escape | 'inta hatihrabiicnta hatihrab | إنت َ هـَتـِهر َب |
| You(f) will escape | 'inti hatihrabiiicnti hatihraby | إنت ِ هـَتـِهر َبي |
| You(pl) will escape | 'intu hatihrabuiicntoo hatihraboo | إنتوا هـَتـِهر َبوا |
| He/it(m) will escape | huwa hayihrabhuwa hayihrab | هـُو َ هـَيـِهر َب |
| She/it(f) will escape | hiya hatihrabhiya hatihrab | هـِي َ هـَتـِهر َب |
| They will escape | humma hayihrabuhumma hayihraboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِهر َبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) escape! | 'ihribiichrib | إهر ِب |
| You(f) escape! | 'ihribiiichriby | إهر ِبي |
| You(pl) escape! | 'ihribuiichriboo | إهر ِبوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am escaping | 'ana haeribaacnaa haerib | أنا َ ها َر ِب |
| I(f) am escaping | 'ana haeribaaacnaa haeribaö | أنا َ ها َر ِبـَة |
| We are escaping | 'ihna haeribeeniicHnaa haeribyn | إحنا َ ها َر ِبين |
| You(m) are escaping | 'inta haeribiicnta haerib | إنت َ ها َر ِب |
| You(f) are escaping | 'inti haeribaiicnti haeribaö | إنت ِ ها َر ِبـَة |
| You(pl) are escaping | 'intu haeribeeniicntoo haeribyn | إنتوا ها َر ِبين |
| He/it(m) is escaping | huwa haeribhuwa haerib | هـُو َ ها َر ِب |
| She/it(f) is escaping | hiya haeribahiya haeribaö | هـِي َ ها َر ِبـَة |
| They are escaping | humma haeribeenhumma haeribyn | هـُمّ َ ها َر ِبين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is escaped | huwa muharrabhuwa muharrab | هـُو َ مـُهـَرّ َب |
| She/it(f) is escaped | hiya muharrabahiya muharrabaö | هـِي َ مـُهـَرّ َبـَة |
| They are escaped | humma muharrabeenhumma muharrabyn | هـُمّ َ مـُهـَرّ َبين |
