Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I targeted | 'ana hadaftaacnaa hadaft | أنا َ هـَد َفت |
| We targeted | 'ihna hadafnaiicHnaa hadafnaa | إحنا َ هـَد َفنا |
| You(m) targeted | 'inta hadaftiicnta hadaft | إنت َ هـَد َفت |
| You(f) targeted | 'inti hadaftiiicnti hadafty | إنت ِ هـَد َفتي |
| You(pl) targeted | 'intu hadaftuiicntoo hadaftoo | إنتوا هـَد َفتوا |
| He/it(m) targeted | huwa hadafhuwa hadaf | هـُو َ هـَد َف |
| She/it(f) targeted | hiya hadafithiya hadafit | هـِي َ هـَد َفـِت |
| They targeted | humma hadafuhumma hadafoo | هـُمّ َ هـَد َفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might target | 'ana yimkin 'ahdifaacnaa yimkin aachdif | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أهد ِف |
| We might target | 'ihna yimkin nihdifiicHnaa yimkin nihdif | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِهد ِف |
| You(m) might target | 'inta yimkin tihdifiicnta yimkin tihdif | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِهد ِف |
| You(f) might target | 'inti yimkin tihdifiiicnti yimkin tihdify | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِهد ِفي |
| You(pl) might target | 'intu yimkin tihdifuiicntoo yimkin tihdifoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِهد ِفوا |
| He/it(m) might target | huwa yimkin yihdifhuwa yimkin yihdif | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِهد ِف |
| She/it(f) might target | hiya yimkin tihdifhiya yimkin tihdif | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِهد ِف |
| They might target | humma yimkin yihdifuhumma yimkin yihdifoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِهد ِفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I target | 'ana bahdifaacnaa bahdif | أنا َ بـَهد ِف |
| We target | 'ihna binihdifiicHnaa binihdif | إحنا َ بـِنـِهد ِف |
| You(m) target | 'inta bitihdifiicnta bitihdif | إنت َ بـِتـِهد ِف |
| You(f) target | 'inti bitihdifiiicnti bitihdify | إنت ِ بـِتـِهد ِفي |
| You(pl) target | 'intu bitihdifuiicntoo bitihdifoo | إنتوا بـِتـِهد ِفوا |
| He/it(m) targets | huwa biyihdifhuwa biyihdif | هـُو َ بـِيـِهد ِف |
| She/it(f) targets | hiya bitihdifhiya bitihdif | هـِي َ بـِتـِهد ِف |
| They target | humma biyihdifuhumma biyihdifoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِهد ِفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will target | 'ana hahdifaacnaa hahdif | أنا َ هـَهد ِف |
| We will target | 'ihna hanihdifiicHnaa hanihdif | إحنا َ هـَنـِهد ِف |
| You(m) will target | 'inta hatihdifiicnta hatihdif | إنت َ هـَتـِهد ِف |
| You(f) will target | 'inti hatihdifiiicnti hatihdify | إنت ِ هـَتـِهد ِفي |
| You(pl) will target | 'intu hatihdifuiicntoo hatihdifoo | إنتوا هـَتـِهد ِفوا |
| He/it(m) will target | huwa hayihdifhuwa hayihdif | هـُو َ هـَيـِهد ِف |
| She/it(f) will target | hiya hatihdifhiya hatihdif | هـِي َ هـَتـِهد ِف |
| They will target | humma hayihdifuhumma hayihdifoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِهد ِفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) target! | 'ihdifiichdif | إهد ِف |
| You(f) target! | 'ihdifiiichdify | إهد ِفي |
| You(pl) target! | 'ihdifuiichdifoo | إهد ِفوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am targetting | 'ana haedifaacnaa haedif | أنا َ ها َد ِف |
| I(f) am targetting | 'ana haedifaaacnaa haedifaö | أنا َ ها َد ِفـَة |
| We are targetting | 'ihna haedifeeniicHnaa haedifyn | إحنا َ ها َد ِفين |
| You(m) are targetting | 'inta haedifiicnta haedif | إنت َ ها َد ِف |
| You(f) are targetting | 'inti haedifaiicnti haedifaö | إنت ِ ها َد ِفـَة |
| You(pl) are targetting | 'intu haedifeeniicntoo haedifyn | إنتوا ها َد ِفين |
| He/it(m) is targetting | huwa haedifhuwa haedif | هـُو َ ها َد ِف |
| She/it(f) is targetting | hiya haedifahiya haedifaö | هـِي َ ها َد ِفـَة |
| They are targetting | humma haedifeenhumma haedifyn | هـُمّ َ ها َد ِفين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is targeted | huwa mahdoofhuwa mahdwf | هـُو َ مـَهدوف |
| She/it(f) is targeted | hiya mahdoofahiya mahdwfaö | هـِي َ مـَهدوفـَة |
| They are targeted | humma mahdoofeenhumma mahdwfyn | هـُمّ َ مـَهدوفين |
