Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I topped | 'ana zawwidtaacnaa zawwidt | أنا َ ز َوّ ِدت |
| We topped | 'ihna zawwidnaiicHnaa zawwidnaa | إحنا َ ز َوّ ِدنا |
| You(m) topped | 'inta zawwidtiicnta zawwidt | إنت َ ز َوّ ِدت |
| You(f) topped | 'inti zawwidtiiicnti zawwidty | إنت ِ ز َوّ ِدتي |
| You(pl) topped | 'intu zawwidtuiicntoo zawwidtoo | إنتوا ز َوّ ِدتوا |
| He/it(m) topped | huwa zawwidhuwa zawwid | هـُو َ ز َوّ ِد |
| She/it(f) topped | hiya zawwidithiya zawwidit | هـِي َ ز َوّ ِد ِت |
| They topped | humma zawwiduhumma zawwidoo | هـُمّ َ ز َوّ ِدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might top | 'ana yimkin 'azawwidaacnaa yimkin aaczawwid | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أز َوّ ِد |
| We might top | 'ihna yimkin nizawwidiicHnaa yimkin nizawwid | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِز َوّ ِد |
| You(m) might top | 'inta yimkin tizawwidiicnta yimkin tizawwid | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِز َوّ ِد |
| You(f) might top | 'inti yimkin tizawwidiiicnti yimkin tizawwidy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِز َوّ ِدي |
| You(pl) might top | 'intu yimkin tizawwiduiicntoo yimkin tizawwidoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِز َوّ ِدوا |
| He/it(m) might top | huwa yimkin yizawwidhuwa yimkin yizawwid | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِز َوّ ِد |
| She/it(f) might top | hiya yimkin tizawwidhiya yimkin tizawwid | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِز َوّ ِد |
| They might top | humma yimkin yizawwiduhumma yimkin yizawwidoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِز َوّ ِدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I top | 'ana bazawwidaacnaa bazawwid | أنا َ بـَز َوّ ِد |
| We top | 'ihna binzawwidiicHnaa binzawwid | إحنا َ بـِنز َوّ ِد |
| You(m) top | 'inta bitzawwidiicnta bitzawwid | إنت َ بـِتز َوّ ِد |
| You(f) top | 'inti bitzawwidiiicnti bitzawwidy | إنت ِ بـِتز َوّ ِدي |
| You(pl) top | 'intu bitzawwiduiicntoo bitzawwidoo | إنتوا بـِتز َوّ ِدوا |
| He/it(m) tops | huwa biyizawwidhuwa biyizawwid | هـُو َ بـِيـِز َوّ ِد |
| She/it(f) tops | hiya bitzawwidhiya bitzawwid | هـِي َ بـِتز َوّ ِد |
| They top | humma biyizawwiduhumma biyizawwidoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِز َوّ ِدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will top | 'ana hazawwidaacnaa hazawwid | أنا َ هـَز َوّ ِد |
| We will top | 'ihna hanzawwidiicHnaa hanzawwid | إحنا َ هـَنز َوّ ِد |
| You(m) will top | 'inta hatzawwidiicnta hatzawwid | إنت َ هـَتز َوّ ِد |
| You(f) will top | 'inti hatzawwidiiicnti hatzawwidy | إنت ِ هـَتز َوّ ِدي |
| You(pl) will top | 'intu hatzawwiduiicntoo hatzawwidoo | إنتوا هـَتز َوّ ِدوا |
| He/it(m) will top | huwa hayizawwidhuwa hayizawwid | هـُو َ هـَيـِز َوّ ِد |
| She/it(f) will top | hiya hatzawwidhiya hatzawwid | هـِي َ هـَتز َوّ ِد |
| They will top | humma hayizawwiduhumma hayizawwidoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِز َوّ ِدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) top! | zawwidzawwid | ز َوّ ِد |
| You(f) top! | zawwidizawwidy | ز َوّ ِدي |
| You(pl) top! | zawwiduzawwidoo | ز َوّ ِدوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is topped | huwa muzawwidhuwa muzawwid | هـُو َ مـُز َوّ ِد |
| She/it(f) is topped | hiya muzawwidahiya muzawwidaö | هـِي َ مـُز َوّ ِد َة |
| They are topped | humma muzawwideenhumma muzawwidyn | هـُمّ َ مـُز َوّ ِدين |
