Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I decided | 'ana hasamtaacnaa Hasamt | أنا َ حـَسـَمت |
| We decided | 'ihna hasamnaiicHnaa Hasamnaa | إحنا َ حـَسـَمنا |
| You(m) decided | 'inta hasamtiicnta Hasamt | إنت َ حـَسـَمت |
| You(f) decided | 'inti hasamtiiicnti Hasamty | إنت ِ حـَسـَمتي |
| You(pl) decided | 'intu hasamtuiicntoo Hasamtoo | إنتوا حـَسـَمتوا |
| He/it(m) decided | huwa hasamhuwa Hasam | هـُو َ حـَسـَم |
| She/it(f) decided | hiya hasamithiya Hasamit | هـِي َ حـَسـَمـِت |
| They decided | humma hasamuhumma Hasamoo | هـُمّ َ حـَسـَموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might decide | 'ana yimkin 'ahsimaacnaa yimkin aacHsim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحسـِم |
| We might decide | 'ihna yimkin nihsimiicHnaa yimkin niHsim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحسـِم |
| You(m) might decide | 'inta yimkin tihsimiicnta yimkin tiHsim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحسـِم |
| You(f) might decide | 'inti yimkin tihsimiiicnti yimkin tiHsimy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحسـِمي |
| You(pl) might decide | 'intu yimkin tihsimuiicntoo yimkin tiHsimoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحسـِموا |
| He/it(m) might decide | huwa yimkin yihsimhuwa yimkin yiHsim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحسـِم |
| She/it(f) might decide | hiya yimkin tihsimhiya yimkin tiHsim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحسـِم |
| They might decide | humma yimkin yihsimuhumma yimkin yiHsimoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحسـِموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I decide | 'ana bahsimaacnaa baHsim | أنا َ بـَحسـِم |
| We decide | 'ihna binihsimiicHnaa biniHsim | إحنا َ بـِنـِحسـِم |
| You(m) decide | 'inta bitihsimiicnta bitiHsim | إنت َ بـِتـِحسـِم |
| You(f) decide | 'inti bitihsimiiicnti bitiHsimy | إنت ِ بـِتـِحسـِمي |
| You(pl) decide | 'intu bitihsimuiicntoo bitiHsimoo | إنتوا بـِتـِحسـِموا |
| He/it(m) decides | huwa biyihsimhuwa biyiHsim | هـُو َ بـِيـِحسـِم |
| She/it(f) decides | hiya bitihsimhiya bitiHsim | هـِي َ بـِتـِحسـِم |
| They decide | humma biyihsimuhumma biyiHsimoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِحسـِموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will decide | 'ana hahsimaacnaa haHsim | أنا َ هـَحسـِم |
| We will decide | 'ihna hanihsimiicHnaa haniHsim | إحنا َ هـَنـِحسـِم |
| You(m) will decide | 'inta hatihsimiicnta hatiHsim | إنت َ هـَتـِحسـِم |
| You(f) will decide | 'inti hatihsimiiicnti hatiHsimy | إنت ِ هـَتـِحسـِمي |
| You(pl) will decide | 'intu hatihsimuiicntoo hatiHsimoo | إنتوا هـَتـِحسـِموا |
| He/it(m) will decide | huwa hayihsimhuwa hayiHsim | هـُو َ هـَيـِحسـِم |
| She/it(f) will decide | hiya hatihsimhiya hatiHsim | هـِي َ هـَتـِحسـِم |
| They will decide | humma hayihsimuhumma hayiHsimoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحسـِموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) decide! | 'ihsimiicHsim | إحسـِم |
| You(f) decide! | 'ihsimiiicHsimy | إحسـِمي |
| You(pl) decide! | 'ihsimuiicHsimoo | إحسـِموا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am deciding | 'ana haesimaacnaa Haesim | أنا َ حا َسـِم |
| I(f) am deciding | 'ana haesimaaacnaa Haesimaö | أنا َ حا َسـِمـَة |
| We are deciding | 'ihna haesimeeniicHnaa Haesimyn | إحنا َ حا َسـِمين |
| You(m) are deciding | 'inta haesimiicnta Haesim | إنت َ حا َسـِم |
| You(f) are deciding | 'inti haesimaiicnti Haesimaö | إنت ِ حا َسـِمـَة |
| You(pl) are deciding | 'intu haesimeeniicntoo Haesimyn | إنتوا حا َسـِمين |
| He/it(m) is deciding | huwa haesimhuwa Haesim | هـُو َ حا َسـِم |
| She/it(f) is deciding | hiya haesimahiya Haesimaö | هـِي َ حا َسـِمـَة |
| They are deciding | humma haesimeenhumma Haesimyn | هـُمّ َ حا َسـِمين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is decided | huwa mahsoomhuwa maHswm | هـُو َ مـَحسوم |
| She/it(f) is decided | hiya mahsoomahiya maHswmaö | هـِي َ مـَحسومـَة |
| They are decided | humma mahsoomeenhumma maHswmyn | هـُمّ َ مـَحسومين |
