Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I ruled | 'ana hakamtaacnaa Hakamt | أنا َ حـَكـَمت |
| We ruled | 'ihna hakamnaiicHnaa Hakamnaa | إحنا َ حـَكـَمنا |
| You(m) ruled | 'inta hakamtiicnta Hakamt | إنت َ حـَكـَمت |
| You(f) ruled | 'inti hakamtiiicnti Hakamty | إنت ِ حـَكـَمتي |
| You(pl) ruled | 'intu hakamtuiicntoo Hakamtoo | إنتوا حـَكـَمتوا |
| He/it(m) ruled | huwa hakamhuwa Hakam | هـُو َ حـَكـَم |
| She/it(f) ruled | hiya hakamithiya Hakamit | هـِي َ حـَكـَمـِت |
| They ruled | humma hakamuhumma Hakamoo | هـُمّ َ حـَكـَموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might rule | 'ana yimkin 'ahkumaacnaa yimkin aacHkum | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحكـُم |
| We might rule | 'ihna yimkin nuhkumiicHnaa yimkin nuHkum | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُحكـُم |
| You(m) might rule | 'inta yimkin tuhkumiicnta yimkin tuHkum | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُحكـُم |
| You(f) might rule | 'inti yimkin tuhkumiiicnti yimkin tuHkumy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُحكـُمي |
| You(pl) might rule | 'intu yimkin tuhkumuiicntoo yimkin tuHkumoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُحكـُموا |
| He/it(m) might rule | huwa yimkin yuhkumhuwa yimkin yuHkum | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُحكـُم |
| She/it(f) might rule | hiya yimkin tuhkumhiya yimkin tuHkum | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُحكـُم |
| They might rule | humma yimkin yuhkumuhumma yimkin yuHkumoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُحكـُموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I rule | 'ana bahkumaacnaa baHkum | أنا َ بـَحكـُم |
| We rule | 'ihna binuhkumiicHnaa binuHkum | إحنا َ بـِنـُحكـُم |
| You(m) rule | 'inta bituhkumiicnta bituHkum | إنت َ بـِتـُحكـُم |
| You(f) rule | 'inti bituhkumiiicnti bituHkumy | إنت ِ بـِتـُحكـُمي |
| You(pl) rule | 'intu bituhkumuiicntoo bituHkumoo | إنتوا بـِتـُحكـُموا |
| He/it(m) rules | huwa biyuhkumhuwa biyuHkum | هـُو َ بـِيـُحكـُم |
| She/it(f) rules | hiya bituhkumhiya bituHkum | هـِي َ بـِتـُحكـُم |
| They rule | humma biyuhkumuhumma biyuHkumoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُحكـُموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will rule | 'ana hahkumaacnaa haHkum | أنا َ هـَحكـُم |
| We will rule | 'ihna hanuhkumiicHnaa hanuHkum | إحنا َ هـَنـُحكـُم |
| You(m) will rule | 'inta hatuhkumiicnta hatuHkum | إنت َ هـَتـُحكـُم |
| You(f) will rule | 'inti hatuhkumiiicnti hatuHkumy | إنت ِ هـَتـُحكـُمي |
| You(pl) will rule | 'intu hatuhkumuiicntoo hatuHkumoo | إنتوا هـَتـُحكـُموا |
| He/it(m) will rule | huwa hayuhkumhuwa hayuHkum | هـُو َ هـَيـُحكـُم |
| She/it(f) will rule | hiya hatuhkumhiya hatuHkum | هـِي َ هـَتـُحكـُم |
| They will rule | humma hayuhkumuhumma hayuHkumoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُحكـُموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) rule! | 'uhkumuucHkum | أ ُحكـُم |
| You(f) rule! | 'uhkumiuucHkumy | أ ُحكـُمي |
| You(pl) rule! | 'uhkumuuucHkumoo | أ ُحكـُموا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am ruling | 'ana haekimaacnaa Haekim | أنا َ حا َكـِم |
| I(f) am ruling | 'ana haekimaaacnaa Haekimaö | أنا َ حا َكـِمـَة |
| We are ruling | 'ihna haekimeeniicHnaa Haekimyn | إحنا َ حا َكـِمين |
| You(m) are ruling | 'inta haekimiicnta Haekim | إنت َ حا َكـِم |
| You(f) are ruling | 'inti haekimaiicnti Haekimaö | إنت ِ حا َكـِمـَة |
| You(pl) are ruling | 'intu haekimeeniicntoo Haekimyn | إنتوا حا َكـِمين |
| He/it(m) is ruling | huwa haekimhuwa Haekim | هـُو َ حا َكـِم |
| She/it(f) is ruling | hiya haekimahiya Haekimaö | هـِي َ حا َكـِمـَة |
| They are ruling | humma haekimeenhumma Haekimyn | هـُمّ َ حا َكـِمين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is ruled | huwa mahkoomhuwa maHkwm | هـُو َ مـَحكوم |
| She/it(f) is ruled | hiya mahkoomahiya maHkwmaö | هـِي َ مـَحكومـَة |
| They are ruled | humma mahkoomeenhumma maHkwmyn | هـُمّ َ مـَحكومين |
