Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I limited | 'ana 'iqtasartaacnaa iicQtaSart | أنا َ إقتـَصـَرت |
| We limited | 'ihna 'iqtasarnaiicHnaa iicQtaSarnaa | إحنا َ إقتـَصـَرنا |
| You(m) limited | 'inta 'iqtasartiicnta iicQtaSart | إنت َ إقتـَصـَرت |
| You(f) limited | 'inti 'iqtasartiiicnti iicQtaSarty | إنت ِ إقتـَصـَرتي |
| You(pl) limited | 'intu 'iqtasartuiicntoo iicQtaSartoo | إنتوا إقتـَصـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) limited | huwa 'iqtasarhuwa iicQtaSar | هـُو َ إقتـَصـَر |
| She/it(f) limited | hiya 'iqtasarithiya iicQtaSarit | هـِي َ إقتـَصـَر ِت |
| They limited | humma 'iqtasaruhumma iicQtaSaroo | هـُمّ َ إقتـَصـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might limit | 'ana yimkin 'aqtisiraacnaa yimkin aacQtiSir | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقتـِصـِر |
| We might limit | 'ihna yimkin niqtisiriicHnaa yimkin niQtiSir | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِقتـِصـِر |
| You(m) might limit | 'inta yimkin tiqtisiriicnta yimkin tiQtiSir | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِقتـِصـِر |
| You(f) might limit | 'inti yimkin tiqtisriiicnti yimkin tiQtiSry | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِقتـِصري |
| You(pl) might limit | 'intu yimkin tiqtisruiicntoo yimkin tiQtiSroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِقتـِصروا |
| He/it(m) might limit | huwa yimkin yiqtisirhuwa yimkin yiQtiSir | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِقتـِصـِر |
| She/it(f) might limit | hiya yimkin tiqtisirhiya yimkin tiQtiSir | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِقتـِصـِر |
| They might limit | humma yimkin yiqtisruhumma yimkin yiQtiSroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِقتـِصروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I limit | 'ana baqtisiraacnaa baQtiSir | أنا َ بـَقتـِصـِر |
| We limit | 'ihna biniqtisiriicHnaa biniQtiSir | إحنا َ بـِنـِقتـِصـِر |
| You(m) limit | 'inta bitiqtisiriicnta bitiQtiSir | إنت َ بـِتـِقتـِصـِر |
| You(f) limit | 'inti bitiqtisriiicnti bitiQtiSry | إنت ِ بـِتـِقتـِصري |
| You(pl) limit | 'intu bitiqtisruiicntoo bitiQtiSroo | إنتوا بـِتـِقتـِصروا |
| He/it(m) limits | huwa biyiqtisirhuwa biyiQtiSir | هـُو َ بـِيـِقتـِصـِر |
| She/it(f) limits | hiya bitiqtisirhiya bitiQtiSir | هـِي َ بـِتـِقتـِصـِر |
| They limit | humma biyiqtisruhumma biyiQtiSroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِقتـِصروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will limit | 'ana haqtisiraacnaa haQtiSir | أنا َ هـَقتـِصـِر |
| We will limit | 'ihna haniqtisiriicHnaa haniQtiSir | إحنا َ هـَنـِقتـِصـِر |
| You(m) will limit | 'inta hatiqtisiriicnta hatiQtiSir | إنت َ هـَتـِقتـِصـِر |
| You(f) will limit | 'inti hatiqtisriiicnti hatiQtiSry | إنت ِ هـَتـِقتـِصري |
| You(pl) will limit | 'intu hatiqtisruiicntoo hatiQtiSroo | إنتوا هـَتـِقتـِصروا |
| He/it(m) will limit | huwa hayiqtisirhuwa hayiQtiSir | هـُو َ هـَيـِقتـِصـِر |
| She/it(f) will limit | hiya hatiqtisirhiya hatiQtiSir | هـِي َ هـَتـِقتـِصـِر |
| They will limit | humma hayiqtisruhumma hayiQtiSroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِقتـِصروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) limit! | 'iqtisiriicQtiSir | إقتـِصـِر |
| You(f) limit! | 'iqtisiriiicQtiSiry | إقتـِصـِري |
| You(pl) limit! | 'iqtisiruiicQtiSiroo | إقتـِصـِروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is limited | huwa muqtasirhuwa muQtaSir | هـُو َ مـُقتـَصـِر |
| She/it(f) is limited | hiya muqtasirahiya muQtaSiraö | هـِي َ مـُقتـَصـِر َة |
| They are limited | humma muqtasireenhumma muQtaSiryn | هـُمّ َ مـُقتـَصـِرين |
