Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I stabbed | 'ana taAneetaacnaa TaAnyt | أنا َ طـَعنيت |
| We stabbed | 'ihna taAneenaiicHnaa TaAnynaa | إحنا َ طـَعنينا |
| You(m) stabbed | 'inta taAneetiicnta TaAnyt | إنت َ طـَعنيت |
| You(f) stabbed | 'inti taAneetiiicnti TaAnyty | إنت ِ طـَعنيتي |
| You(pl) stabbed | 'intu taAneetuiicntoo TaAnytoo | إنتوا طـَعنيتوا |
| He/it(m) stabbed | huwa taAnhuwa TaAn | هـُو َ طـَعن |
| She/it(f) stabbed | hiya taAnithiya TaAnit | هـِي َ طـَعنـِت |
| They stabbed | humma taAnuhumma TaAnoo | هـُمّ َ طـَعنوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might stab | 'ana yimkin 'atuAnaacnaa yimkin aacTuAn | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أطـُعن |
| We might stab | 'ihna yimkin nituAniicHnaa yimkin niTuAn | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِطـُعن |
| You(m) might stab | 'inta yimkin tituAniicnta yimkin tiTuAn | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِطـُعن |
| You(f) might stab | 'inti yimkin tituAniiicnti yimkin tiTuAny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِطـُعني |
| You(pl) might stab | 'intu yimkin tituAnuiicntoo yimkin tiTuAnoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِطـُعنوا |
| He/it(m) might stab | huwa yimkin yituAnhuwa yimkin yiTuAn | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِطـُعن |
| She/it(f) might stab | hiya yimkin tituAnhiya yimkin tiTuAn | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِطـُعن |
| They might stab | humma yimkin yituAnuhumma yimkin yiTuAnoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِطـُعنوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I stab | 'ana batuAnaacnaa baTuAn | أنا َ بـَطـُعن |
| We stab | 'ihna binituAniicHnaa biniTuAn | إحنا َ بـِنـِطـُعن |
| You(m) stab | 'inta bitituAniicnta bitiTuAn | إنت َ بـِتـِطـُعن |
| You(f) stab | 'inti bitituAniiicnti bitiTuAny | إنت ِ بـِتـِطـُعني |
| You(pl) stab | 'intu bitituAnuiicntoo bitiTuAnoo | إنتوا بـِتـِطـُعنوا |
| He/it(m) stabs | huwa biyituAnhuwa biyiTuAn | هـُو َ بـِيـِطـُعن |
| She/it(f) stabs | hiya bitituAnhiya bitiTuAn | هـِي َ بـِتـِطـُعن |
| They stab | humma biyituAnuhumma biyiTuAnoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِطـُعنوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will stab | 'ana hatuAnaacnaa haTuAn | أنا َ هـَطـُعن |
| We will stab | 'ihna hanituAniicHnaa haniTuAn | إحنا َ هـَنـِطـُعن |
| You(m) will stab | 'inta hatituAniicnta hatiTuAn | إنت َ هـَتـِطـُعن |
| You(f) will stab | 'inti hatituAniiicnti hatiTuAny | إنت ِ هـَتـِطـُعني |
| You(pl) will stab | 'intu hatituAnuiicntoo hatiTuAnoo | إنتوا هـَتـِطـُعنوا |
| He/it(m) will stab | huwa hayituAnhuwa hayiTuAn | هـُو َ هـَيـِطـُعن |
| She/it(f) will stab | hiya hatituAnhiya hatiTuAn | هـِي َ هـَتـِطـُعن |
| They will stab | humma hayituAnuhumma hayiTuAnoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِطـُعنوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) stab! | 'ituAniicTuAn | إطـُعن |
| You(f) stab! | 'ituAniiicTuAny | إطـُعني |
| You(pl) stab! | 'ituAnuiicTuAnoo | إطـُعنوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is stabbed | huwa matAoonhuwa maTAwn | هـُو َ مـَطعون |
| She/it(f) is stabbed | hiya matAoonahiya maTAwnaö | هـِي َ مـَطعونـَة |
| They are stabbed | humma matAooneenhumma maTAwnyn | هـُمّ َ مـَطعونين |
