Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I studied | 'ana zaekirtaacnaa zaekirt | أنا َ زا َكـِرت |
| We studied | 'ihna zaekirnaiicHnaa zaekirnaa | إحنا َ زا َكـِرنا |
| You(m) studied | 'inta zaekirtiicnta zaekirt | إنت َ زا َكـِرت |
| You(f) studied | 'inti zaekirtiiicnti zaekirty | إنت ِ زا َكـِرتي |
| You(pl) studied | 'intu zaekirtuiicntoo zaekirtoo | إنتوا زا َكـِرتوا |
| He/it(m) studied | huwa zaekirhuwa zaekir | هـُو َ زا َكـِر |
| She/it(f) studied | hiya zakrithiya zaekrit | هـِي َ زا َكر ِت |
| They studied | humma zaekiruhumma zaekiroo | هـُمّ َ زا َكـِروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might study | 'ana yimkin 'azaekiraacnaa yimkin aaczaekir | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أزا َكـِر |
| We might study | 'ihna yimkin nizaekiriicHnaa yimkin nizaekir | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِزا َكـِر |
| You(m) might study | 'inta yimkin tizaekiriicnta yimkin tizaekir | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِزا َكـِر |
| You(f) might study | 'inti yimkin tizakriiicnti yimkin tizaekry | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِزا َكري |
| You(pl) might study | 'intu yimkin tizakruiicntoo yimkin tizaekroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِزا َكروا |
| He/it(m) might study | huwa yimkin yizaekirhuwa yimkin yizaekir | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِزا َكـِر |
| She/it(f) might study | hiya yimkin tizaekirhiya yimkin tizaekir | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِزا َكـِر |
| They might study | humma yimkin yizakruhumma yimkin yizaekroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِزا َكروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I study | 'ana bazaekiraacnaa bazaekir | أنا َ بـَزا َكـِر |
| We study | 'ihna binzaekiriicHnaa binzaekir | إحنا َ بـِنزا َكـِر |
| You(m) study | 'inta bitzaekiriicnta bitzaekir | إنت َ بـِتزا َكـِر |
| You(f) study | 'inti bitzakriiicnti bitzaekry | إنت ِ بـِتزا َكري |
| You(pl) study | 'intu bitzakruiicntoo bitzaekroo | إنتوا بـِتزا َكروا |
| He/it(m) studys | huwa biyizaekirhuwa biyizaekir | هـُو َ بـِيـِزا َكـِر |
| She/it(f) studys | hiya bitzaekirhiya bitzaekir | هـِي َ بـِتزا َكـِر |
| They study | humma biyzakruhumma biyzaekroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيزا َكروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will study | 'ana hazaekiraacnaa hazaekir | أنا َ هـَزا َكـِر |
| We will study | 'ihna hanzaekiriicHnaa hanzaekir | إحنا َ هـَنزا َكـِر |
| You(m) will study | 'inta hatzaekiriicnta hatzaekir | إنت َ هـَتزا َكـِر |
| You(f) will study | 'inti hatzakriiicnti hatzaekry | إنت ِ هـَتزا َكري |
| You(pl) will study | 'intu hatzakruiicntoo hatzaekroo | إنتوا هـَتزا َكروا |
| He/it(m) will study | huwa hayizaekirhuwa hayizaekir | هـُو َ هـَيـِزا َكـِر |
| She/it(f) will study | hiya hatzaekirhiya hatzaekir | هـِي َ هـَتزا َكـِر |
| They will study | humma hayizakruhumma hayizaekroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِزا َكروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) study! | zaekirzaekir | زا َكـِر |
| You(f) study! | zakrizaekry | زا َكري |
| You(pl) study! | zakruzaekroo | زا َكروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is studied | huwa muzaekirhuwa muzaekir | هـُو َ مـُزا َكـِر |
| She/it(f) is studied | hiya muzaekirahiya muzaekiraö | هـِي َ مـُزا َكـِر َة |
| They are studied | humma muzaekireenhumma muzaekiryn | هـُمّ َ مـُزا َكـِرين |
