Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I laid | 'ana wadaAtaacnaa waDaAt | أنا َ و َضـَعت |
| We laid | 'ihna wadaAnaiicHnaa waDaAnaa | إحنا َ و َضـَعنا |
| You(m) laid | 'inta wadaAtiicnta waDaAt | إنت َ و َضـَعت |
| You(f) laid | 'inti wadaAtiiicnti waDaAty | إنت ِ و َضـَعتي |
| You(pl) laid | 'intu wadaAtuiicntoo waDaAtoo | إنتوا و َضـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) laid | huwa wadaAhuwa waDaA | هـُو َ و َضـَع |
| She/it(f) laid | hiya wadaAithiya waDaAit | هـِي َ و َضـَعـِت |
| They laid | humma wadaAuhumma waDaAoo | هـُمّ َ و َضـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might lay | 'ana yimkin 'aoodaAaacnaa yimkin aacwDaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أوضـَع |
| We might lay | 'ihna yimkin niwdaAiicHnaa yimkin niwDaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِوضـَع |
| You(m) might lay | 'inta yimkin tiwdaAiicnta yimkin tiwDaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِوضـَع |
| You(f) might lay | 'inti yimkin tiwdaAiiicnti yimkin tiwDaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِوضـَعي |
| You(pl) might lay | 'intu yimkin tiwdaAuiicntoo yimkin tiwDaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِوضـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might lay | huwa yimkin yiwdaAhuwa yimkin yiwDaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِوضـَع |
| She/it(f) might lay | hiya yimkin tiwdaAhiya yimkin tiwDaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِوضـَع |
| They might lay | humma yimkin yiwdaAuhumma yimkin yiwDaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِوضـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I lay | 'ana bawdaAaacnaa bawDaA | أنا َ بـَوضـَع |
| We lay | 'ihna biniwdaAiicHnaa biniwDaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِوضـَع |
| You(m) lay | 'inta bitiwdaAiicnta bitiwDaA | إنت َ بـِتـِوضـَع |
| You(f) lay | 'inti bitiwdaAiiicnti bitiwDaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِوضـَعي |
| You(pl) lay | 'intu bitiwdaAuiicntoo bitiwDaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِوضـَعوا |
| He/it(m) lays | huwa biyiwdaAhuwa biyiwDaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِوضـَع |
| She/it(f) lays | hiya bitiwdaAhiya bitiwDaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِوضـَع |
| They lay | humma biyiwdaAuhumma biyiwDaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِوضـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will lay | 'ana hawdaAaacnaa hawDaA | أنا َ هـَوضـَع |
| We will lay | 'ihna haniwdaAiicHnaa haniwDaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِوضـَع |
| You(m) will lay | 'inta hatiwdaAiicnta hatiwDaA | إنت َ هـَتـِوضـَع |
| You(f) will lay | 'inti hatiwdaAiiicnti hatiwDaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِوضـَعي |
| You(pl) will lay | 'intu hatiwdaAuiicntoo hatiwDaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِوضـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will lay | huwa hayiwdaAhuwa hayiwDaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِوضـَع |
| She/it(f) will lay | hiya hatiwdaAhiya hatiwDaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِوضـَع |
| They will lay | humma hayiwdaAuhumma hayiwDaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِوضـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) lay! | 'ioodaAiicwDaA | إوضـَع |
| You(f) lay! | 'ioodaAiiicwDaAy | إوضـَعي |
| You(pl) lay! | 'ioodaAuiicwDaAoo | إوضـَعوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am laying | 'ana waadiAaacnaa waaDiA | أنا َ وا َضـِع |
| I(f) am laying | 'ana waadiAaaacnaa waaDiAaö | أنا َ وا َضـِعـَة |
| We are laying | 'ihna waadiAeeniicHnaa waaDiAyn | إحنا َ وا َضـِعين |
| You(m) are laying | 'inta waadiAiicnta waaDiA | إنت َ وا َضـِع |
| You(f) are laying | 'inti waadiAaiicnti waaDiAaö | إنت ِ وا َضـِعـَة |
| You(pl) are laying | 'intu waadiAeeniicntoo waaDiAyn | إنتوا وا َضـِعين |
| He/it(m) is laying | huwa waadiAhuwa waaDiA | هـُو َ وا َضـِع |
| She/it(f) is laying | hiya waadiAahiya waaDiAaö | هـِي َ وا َضـِعـَة |
| They are laying | humma waadiAeenhumma waaDiAyn | هـُمّ َ وا َضـِعين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is laid | huwa mawdooAhuwa mawDwA | هـُو َ مـَوضوع |
| She/it(f) is laid | hiya mawdooAahiya mawDwAaö | هـِي َ مـَوضوعـَة |
| They are laid | humma mawdooAeenhumma mawDwAyn | هـُمّ َ مـَوضوعين |
