Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I called | 'ana nadahtaacnaa nadaht | أنا َ نـَد َهت |
| We called | 'ihna nadahnaiicHnaa nadahnaa | إحنا َ نـَد َهنا |
| You(m) called | 'inta nadahtiicnta nadaht | إنت َ نـَد َهت |
| You(f) called | 'inti nadahtiiicnti nadahty | إنت ِ نـَد َهتي |
| You(pl) called | 'intu nadahtuiicntoo nadahtoo | إنتوا نـَد َهتوا |
| He/it(m) called | huwa nadahhuwa nadah | هـُو َ نـَد َه |
| She/it(f) called | hiya nadahithiya nadahit | هـِي َ نـَد َهـِت |
| They called | humma nadahuhumma nadahoo | هـُمّ َ نـَد َهوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might call | 'ana yimkin 'andahaacnaa yimkin aacndah | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أند َه |
| We might call | 'ihna yimkin nindahiicHnaa yimkin nindah | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِند َه |
| You(m) might call | 'inta yimkin tindahiicnta yimkin tindah | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِند َه |
| You(f) might call | 'inti yimkin tindahiiicnti yimkin tindahy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِند َهي |
| You(pl) might call | 'intu yimkin tindahuiicntoo yimkin tindahoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِند َهوا |
| He/it(m) might call | huwa yimkin yindahhuwa yimkin yindah | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِند َه |
| She/it(f) might call | hiya yimkin tindahhiya yimkin tindah | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِند َه |
| They might call | humma yimkin yindahuhumma yimkin yindahoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِند َهوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I call | 'ana bandahaacnaa bandah | أنا َ بـَند َه |
| We call | 'ihna binindahiicHnaa binindah | إحنا َ بـِنـِند َه |
| You(m) call | 'inta bitindahiicnta bitindah | إنت َ بـِتـِند َه |
| You(f) call | 'inti bitindahiiicnti bitindahy | إنت ِ بـِتـِند َهي |
| You(pl) call | 'intu bitindahuiicntoo bitindahoo | إنتوا بـِتـِند َهوا |
| He/it(m) calls | huwa biyindahhuwa biyindah | هـُو َ بـِيـِند َه |
| She/it(f) calls | hiya bitindahhiya bitindah | هـِي َ بـِتـِند َه |
| They call | humma biyindahuhumma biyindahoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِند َهوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will call | 'ana handahaacnaa handah | أنا َ هـَند َه |
| We will call | 'ihna hanindahiicHnaa hanindah | إحنا َ هـَنـِند َه |
| You(m) will call | 'inta hatindahiicnta hatindah | إنت َ هـَتـِند َه |
| You(f) will call | 'inti hatindahiiicnti hatindahy | إنت ِ هـَتـِند َهي |
| You(pl) will call | 'intu hatindahuiicntoo hatindahoo | إنتوا هـَتـِند َهوا |
| He/it(m) will call | huwa hayindahhuwa hayindah | هـُو َ هـَيـِند َه |
| She/it(f) will call | hiya hatindahhiya hatindah | هـِي َ هـَتـِند َه |
| They will call | humma hayindahuhumma hayindahoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِند َهوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) call! | 'indahiicndah | إند َه |
| You(f) call! | 'indahiiicndahy | إند َهي |
| You(pl) call! | 'indahuiicndahoo | إند َهوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am calling | 'ana naedahaacnaa naedah | أنا َ نا َد َه |
| I(f) am calling | 'ana naedahaaacnaa naedahaö | أنا َ نا َد َهـَة |
| We are calling | 'ihna naedaheeniicHnaa naedahyn | إحنا َ نا َد َهين |
| You(m) are calling | 'inta naedahiicnta naedah | إنت َ نا َد َه |
| You(f) are calling | 'inti naedahaiicnti naedahaö | إنت ِ نا َد َهـَة |
| You(pl) are calling | 'intu naedaheeniicntoo naedahyn | إنتوا نا َد َهين |
| He/it(m) is calling | huwa naedahhuwa naedah | هـُو َ نا َد َه |
| She/it(f) is calling | hiya naedahahiya naedahaö | هـِي َ نا َد َهـَة |
| They are calling | humma naedaheenhumma naedahyn | هـُمّ َ نا َد َهين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is called | huwa mandoohhuwa mandwh | هـُو َ مـَندوه |
| She/it(f) is called | hiya mandoohahiya mandwhaö | هـِي َ مـَندوهـَة |
| They are called | humma mandooheenhumma mandwhyn | هـُمّ َ مـَندوهين |
