Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I made | 'ana 'asAadtaacnaa aacsAadt | أنا َ أسعـَدت |
| We made | 'ihna 'asAadnaiicHnaa aacsAadnaa | إحنا َ أسعـَدنا |
| You(m) made | 'inta 'asAadtiicnta aacsAadt | إنت َ أسعـَدت |
| You(f) made | 'inti 'asAadtiiicnti aacsAadty | إنت ِ أسعـَدتي |
| You(pl) made | 'intu 'asAadtuiicntoo aacsAadtoo | إنتوا أسعـَدتوا |
| He/it(m) made | huwa 'asAadhuwa aacsAad | هـُو َ أسعـَد |
| She/it(f) made | hiya 'asAadithiya aacsAadit | هـِي َ أسعـَد ِت |
| They made | humma 'asAaduhumma aacsAadoo | هـُمّ َ أسعـَدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might make | 'ana yimkin 'esAidaacnaa yimkin eesAid | أنا َ يـِمكـِن آسعـِد |
| We might make | 'ihna yimkin nusAidiicHnaa yimkin nusAid | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُسعـِد |
| You(m) might make | 'inta yimkin tusAidiicnta yimkin tusAid | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُسعـِد |
| You(f) might make | 'inti yimkin tusAidiiicnti yimkin tusAidy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُسعـِدي |
| You(pl) might make | 'intu yimkin tusAiduiicntoo yimkin tusAidoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُسعـِدوا |
| He/it(m) might make | huwa yimkin yusAidhuwa yimkin yusAid | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُسعـِد |
| She/it(f) might make | hiya yimkin tusAidhiya yimkin tusAid | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُسعـِد |
| They might make | humma yimkin yusAiduhumma yimkin yusAidoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُسعـِدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I make | 'ana basAidaacnaa basAid | أنا َ بـَسعـِد |
| We make | 'ihna binusAidiicHnaa binusAid | إحنا َ بـِنـُسعـِد |
| You(m) make | 'inta bitusAidiicnta bitusAid | إنت َ بـِتـُسعـِد |
| You(f) make | 'inti bitusAidiiicnti bitusAidy | إنت ِ بـِتـُسعـِدي |
| You(pl) make | 'intu bitusAiduiicntoo bitusAidoo | إنتوا بـِتـُسعـِدوا |
| He/it(m) makes | huwa biyusAidhuwa biyusAid | هـُو َ بـِيـُسعـِد |
| She/it(f) makes | hiya bitusAidhiya bitusAid | هـِي َ بـِتـُسعـِد |
| They make | humma biyusAiduhumma biyusAidoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُسعـِدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will make | 'ana hasAidaacnaa hasAid | أنا َ هـَسعـِد |
| We will make | 'ihna hanusAidiicHnaa hanusAid | إحنا َ هـَنـُسعـِد |
| You(m) will make | 'inta hatusAidiicnta hatusAid | إنت َ هـَتـُسعـِد |
| You(f) will make | 'inti hatusAidiiicnti hatusAidy | إنت ِ هـَتـُسعـِدي |
| You(pl) will make | 'intu hatusAiduiicntoo hatusAidoo | إنتوا هـَتـُسعـِدوا |
| He/it(m) will make | huwa hayusAidhuwa hayusAid | هـُو َ هـَيـُسعـِد |
| She/it(f) will make | hiya hatusAidhiya hatusAid | هـِي َ هـَتـُسعـِد |
| They will make | humma hayusAiduhumma hayusAidoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُسعـِدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) make! | 'isAidiicsAid | إسعـِد |
| You(f) make! | 'isAidiiicsAidy | إسعـِدي |
| You(pl) make! | 'isAiduiicsAidoo | إسعـِدوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa musAidhuwa musAid | هـُو َ مـُسعـِد |
| She/it(f) is | hiya musAidahiya musAidaö | هـِي َ مـُسعـِد َة |
| They are | humma musAideenhumma musAidyn | هـُمّ َ مـُسعـِدين |
