Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I collected | 'ana lammeetaacnaa lammyt | أنا َ لـَمّيت |
| We collected | 'ihna lammeenaiicHnaa lammynaa | إحنا َ لـَمّينا |
| You(m) collected | 'inta lammeetiicnta lammyt | إنت َ لـَمّيت |
| You(f) collected | 'inti lammeetiiicnti lammyty | إنت ِ لـَمّيتي |
| You(pl) collected | 'intu lammeetuiicntoo lammytoo | إنتوا لـَمّيتوا |
| He/it(m) collected | huwa lammhuwa lamm | هـُو َ لـَمّ |
| She/it(f) collected | hiya lammithiya lammit | هـِي َ لـَمّـِت |
| They collected | humma lammuhumma lammoo | هـُمّ َ لـَمّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might collect | 'ana yimkin 'alimmaacnaa yimkin aaclimm | أنا َ يـِمكـِن ألـِمّ |
| We might collect | 'ihna yimkin nilimmiicHnaa yimkin nilimm | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِلـِمّ |
| You(m) might collect | 'inta yimkin tilimmiicnta yimkin tilimm | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِلـِمّ |
| You(f) might collect | 'inti yimkin tilimmiiicnti yimkin tilimmy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِلـِمّي |
| You(pl) might collect | 'intu yimkin tilimmuiicntoo yimkin tilimmoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِلـِمّوا |
| He/it(m) might collect | huwa yimkin yilimmhuwa yimkin yilimm | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِلـِمّ |
| She/it(f) might collect | hiya yimkin tilimmhiya yimkin tilimm | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِلـِمّ |
| They might collect | humma yimkin yilimmuhumma yimkin yilimmoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِلـِمّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I collect | 'ana balimmaacnaa balimm | أنا َ بـَلـِمّ |
| We collect | 'ihna binlimmiicHnaa binlimm | إحنا َ بـِنلـِمّ |
| You(m) collect | 'inta bitlimmiicnta bitlimm | إنت َ بـِتلـِمّ |
| You(f) collect | 'inti bitlimmiiicnti bitlimmy | إنت ِ بـِتلـِمّي |
| You(pl) collect | 'intu bitlimmuiicntoo bitlimmoo | إنتوا بـِتلـِمّوا |
| He/it(m) collects | huwa biyilimmhuwa biyilimm | هـُو َ بـِيـِلـِمّ |
| She/it(f) collects | hiya bitlimmhiya bitlimm | هـِي َ بـِتلـِمّ |
| They collect | humma biyilimmuhumma biyilimmoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِلـِمّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will collect | 'ana halimmaacnaa halimm | أنا َ هـَلـِمّ |
| We will collect | 'ihna hanlimmiicHnaa hanlimm | إحنا َ هـَنلـِمّ |
| You(m) will collect | 'inta hatlimmiicnta hatlimm | إنت َ هـَتلـِمّ |
| You(f) will collect | 'inti hatlimmiiicnti hatlimmy | إنت ِ هـَتلـِمّي |
| You(pl) will collect | 'intu hatlimmuiicntoo hatlimmoo | إنتوا هـَتلـِمّوا |
| He/it(m) will collect | huwa hayilimmhuwa hayilimm | هـُو َ هـَيـِلـِمّ |
| She/it(f) will collect | hiya hatlimmhiya hatlimm | هـِي َ هـَتلـِمّ |
| They will collect | humma hayilimmuhumma hayilimmoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِلـِمّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) collect! | limmlimm | لـِمّ |
| You(f) collect! | limmilimmy | لـِمّي |
| You(pl) collect! | limmulimmoo | لـِمّوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is collected | huwa malmoomhuwa malmwm | هـُو َ مـَلموم |
| She/it(f) is collected | hiya malmoomahiya malmwmaö | هـِي َ مـَلمومـَة |
| They are collected | humma malmoomeenhumma malmwmyn | هـُمّ َ مـَلمومين |
