Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I relaxed | 'ana 'itmattaAtaacnaa iictmaTTaAt | أنا َ إتمـَطّـَعت |
| We relaxed | 'ihna 'itmattaAnaiicHnaa iictmaTTaAnaa | إحنا َ إتمـَطّـَعنا |
| You(m) relaxed | 'inta 'itmattaAtiicnta iictmaTTaAt | إنت َ إتمـَطّـَعت |
| You(f) relaxed | 'inti 'itmattaAtiiicnti iictmaTTaAty | إنت ِ إتمـَطّـَعتي |
| You(pl) relaxed | 'intu 'itmattaAtuiicntoo iictmaTTaAtoo | إنتوا إتمـَطّـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) relaxed | huwa 'itmattaAhuwa iictmaTTaA | هـُو َ إتمـَطّـَع |
| She/it(f) relaxed | hiya 'itmattaAithiya iictmaTTaAit | هـِي َ إتمـَطّـَعـِت |
| They relaxed | humma 'itmattaAuhumma iictmaTTaAoo | هـُمّ َ إتمـَطّـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might relax | 'ana yimkin 'atmattaAaacnaa yimkin aactmaTTaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتمـَطّـَع |
| We might relax | 'ihna yimkin nitmattaAiicHnaa yimkin nitmaTTaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتمـَطّـَع |
| You(m) might relax | 'inta yimkin titmattaAiicnta yimkin titmaTTaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتمـَطّـَع |
| You(f) might relax | 'inti yimkin titmattaAiiicnti yimkin titmaTTaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتمـَطّـَعي |
| You(pl) might relax | 'intu yimkin titmattaAuiicntoo yimkin titmaTTaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتمـَطّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might relax | huwa yimkin yitmattaAhuwa yimkin yitmaTTaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتمـَطّـَع |
| She/it(f) might relax | hiya yimkin titmattaAhiya yimkin titmaTTaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتمـَطّـَع |
| They might relax | humma yimkin yitmattaAuhumma yimkin yitmaTTaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتمـَطّـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I relax | 'ana batmattaAaacnaa batmaTTaA | أنا َ بـَتمـَطّـَع |
| We relax | 'ihna binitmattaAiicHnaa binitmaTTaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِتمـَطّـَع |
| You(m) relax | 'inta bititmattaAiicnta bititmaTTaA | إنت َ بـِتـِتمـَطّـَع |
| You(f) relax | 'inti bititmattaAiiicnti bititmaTTaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتمـَطّـَعي |
| You(pl) relax | 'intu bititmattaAuiicntoo bititmaTTaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتمـَطّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) relaxs | huwa biyitmattaAhuwa biyitmaTTaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِتمـَطّـَع |
| She/it(f) relaxs | hiya bititmattaAhiya bititmaTTaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِتمـَطّـَع |
| They relax | humma biyitmattaAuhumma biyitmaTTaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتمـَطّـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will relax | 'ana hatmattaAaacnaa hatmaTTaA | أنا َ هـَتمـَطّـَع |
| We will relax | 'ihna hanitmattaAiicHnaa hanitmaTTaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِتمـَطّـَع |
| You(m) will relax | 'inta hatitmattaAiicnta hatitmaTTaA | إنت َ هـَتـِتمـَطّـَع |
| You(f) will relax | 'inti hatitmattaAiiicnti hatitmaTTaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتمـَطّـَعي |
| You(pl) will relax | 'intu hatitmattaAuiicntoo hatitmaTTaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتمـَطّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will relax | huwa hayitmattaAhuwa hayitmaTTaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِتمـَطّـَع |
| She/it(f) will relax | hiya hatitmattaAhiya hatitmaTTaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِتمـَطّـَع |
| They will relax | humma hayitmattaAuhumma hayitmaTTaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتمـَطّـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) relax! | 'itmattaAiictmaTTaA | إتمـَطّـَع |
| You(f) relax! | 'itmattaAiiictmaTTaAy | إتمـَطّـَعي |
| You(pl) relax! | 'itmattaAuiictmaTTaAoo | إتمـَطّـَعوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is relaxed | huwa mitmattaAhuwa mitmaTTaA | هـُو َ مـِتمـَطّـَع |
| She/it(f) is relaxed | hiya mitmattaAahiya mitmaTTaAaö | هـِي َ مـِتمـَطّـَعـَة |
| They are relaxed | humma mitmattaAeenhumma mitmaTTaAyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتمـَطّـَعين |
