Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I wished | 'ana 'itmanneetaacnaa iictmannyt | أنا َ إتمـَنّيت |
| We wished | 'ihna 'itmanneenaiicHnaa iictmannynaa | إحنا َ إتمـَنّينا |
| You(m) wished | 'inta 'itmanneetiicnta iictmannyt | إنت َ إتمـَنّيت |
| You(f) wished | 'inti 'itmanneetiiicnti iictmannyty | إنت ِ إتمـَنّيتي |
| You(pl) wished | 'intu 'itmanneetuiicntoo iictmannytoo | إنتوا إتمـَنّيتوا |
| He/it(m) wished | huwa 'itmannahuwa iictmannY | هـُو َ إتمـَنّى |
| She/it(f) wished | hiya 'itmannithiya iictmannit | هـِي َ إتمـَنّـِت |
| They wished | humma 'itmannuhumma iictmannoo | هـُمّ َ إتمـَنّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might wish | 'ana yimkin 'atmannaaacnaa yimkin aactmannY | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتمـَنّى |
| We might wish | 'ihna yimkin nitmannaiicHnaa yimkin nitmannY | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتمـَنّى |
| You(m) might wish | 'inta yimkin titmannaiicnta yimkin titmannY | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتمـَنّى |
| You(f) might wish | 'inti yimkin titmanniiicnti yimkin titmanny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتمـَنّي |
| You(pl) might wish | 'intu yimkin titmannuiicntoo yimkin titmannoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتمـَنّوا |
| He/it(m) might wish | huwa yimkin yitmannahuwa yimkin yitmannY | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتمـَنّى |
| She/it(f) might wish | hiya yimkin titmannahiya yimkin titmannY | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتمـَنّى |
| They might wish | humma yimkin yitmannuhumma yimkin yitmannoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتمـَنّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I wish | 'ana batmannaaacnaa batmannY | أنا َ بـَتمـَنّى |
| We wish | 'ihna binitmannaiicHnaa binitmannY | إحنا َ بـِنـِتمـَنّى |
| You(m) wish | 'inta bititmannaiicnta bititmannY | إنت َ بـِتـِتمـَنّى |
| You(f) wish | 'inti bititmanniiicnti bititmanny | إنت ِ بـِتـِتمـَنّي |
| You(pl) wish | 'intu bititmannuiicntoo bititmannoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتمـَنّوا |
| He/it(m) wishes | huwa biyitmannahuwa biyitmannY | هـُو َ بـِيـِتمـَنّى |
| She/it(f) wishes | hiya bititmannahiya bititmannY | هـِي َ بـِتـِتمـَنّى |
| They wish | humma biyitmannuhumma biyitmannoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتمـَنّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will wish | 'ana hatmannaaacnaa hatmannY | أنا َ هـَتمـَنّى |
| We will wish | 'ihna hantmannaiicHnaa hantmannY | إحنا َ هـَنتمـَنّى |
| You(m) will wish | 'inta hatitmannaiicnta hatitmannY | إنت َ هـَتـِتمـَنّى |
| You(f) will wish | 'inti hatitmanniiicnti hatitmanny | إنت ِ هـَتـِتمـَنّي |
| You(pl) will wish | 'intu hatitmannuiicntoo hatitmannoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتمـَنّوا |
| He/it(m) will wish | huwa hayitmannahuwa hayitmannY | هـُو َ هـَيـِتمـَنّى |
| She/it(f) will wish | hiya hatitmannahiya hatitmannY | هـِي َ هـَتـِتمـَنّى |
| They will wish | humma hayitmannuhumma hayitmannoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتمـَنّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) wish! | 'itmannaiictmannY | إتمـَنّى |
| You(f) wish! | 'itmanniiictmanny | إتمـَنّي |
| You(pl) wish! | 'itmannuiictmannoo | إتمـَنّوا |
