Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I broke | 'ana kasartaacnaa kasart | أنا َ كـَسـَرت |
| We broke | 'ihna kasarnaiicHnaa kasarnaa | إحنا َ كـَسـَرنا |
| You(m) broke | 'inta kasartiicnta kasart | إنت َ كـَسـَرت |
| You(f) broke | 'inti kasartiiicnti kasarty | إنت ِ كـَسـَرتي |
| You(pl) broke | 'intu kasartuiicntoo kasartoo | إنتوا كـَسـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) broke | huwa kasarhuwa kasar | هـُو َ كـَسـَر |
| She/it(f) broke | hiya kasarithiya kasarit | هـِي َ كـَسـَر ِت |
| They broke | humma kasaruhumma kasaroo | هـُمّ َ كـَسـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might break | 'ana yimkin 'aksaraacnaa yimkin aacksar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أكسـَر |
| We might break | 'ihna yimkin niksariicHnaa yimkin niksar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِكسـَر |
| You(m) might break | 'inta yimkin tiksariicnta yimkin tiksar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِكسـَر |
| You(f) might break | 'inti yimkin tiksariiicnti yimkin tiksary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِكسـَري |
| You(pl) might break | 'intu yimkin tiksaruiicntoo yimkin tiksaroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِكسـَروا |
| He/it(m) might break | huwa yimkin yiksarhuwa yimkin yiksar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِكسـَر |
| She/it(f) might break | hiya yimkin tiksarhiya yimkin tiksar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِكسـَر |
| They might break | humma yimkin yiksaruhumma yimkin yiksaroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِكسـَروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I break | 'ana baksaraacnaa baksar | أنا َ بـَكسـَر |
| We break | 'ihna biniksariicHnaa biniksar | إحنا َ بـِنـِكسـَر |
| You(m) break | 'inta bitiksariicnta bitiksar | إنت َ بـِتـِكسـَر |
| You(f) break | 'inti bitiksariiicnti bitiksary | إنت ِ بـِتـِكسـَري |
| You(pl) break | 'intu bitiksaruiicntoo bitiksaroo | إنتوا بـِتـِكسـَروا |
| He/it(m) breaks | huwa biyiksarhuwa biyiksar | هـُو َ بـِيـِكسـَر |
| She/it(f) breaks | hiya bitiksarhiya bitiksar | هـِي َ بـِتـِكسـَر |
| They break | humma biyiksaruhumma biyiksaroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِكسـَروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will break | 'ana haksaraacnaa haksar | أنا َ هـَكسـَر |
| We will break | 'ihna haniksariicHnaa haniksar | إحنا َ هـَنـِكسـَر |
| You(m) will break | 'inta hatiksariicnta hatiksar | إنت َ هـَتـِكسـَر |
| You(f) will break | 'inti hatiksariiicnti hatiksary | إنت ِ هـَتـِكسـَري |
| You(pl) will break | 'intu hatiksaruiicntoo hatiksaroo | إنتوا هـَتـِكسـَروا |
| He/it(m) will break | huwa hayiksarhuwa hayiksar | هـُو َ هـَيـِكسـَر |
| She/it(f) will break | hiya hatiksarhiya hatiksar | هـِي َ هـَتـِكسـَر |
| They will break | humma hayiksaruhumma hayiksaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِكسـَروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) break! | 'iksariicksar | إكسـَر |
| You(f) break! | 'iksariiicksary | إكسـَري |
| You(pl) break! | 'iksaruiicksaroo | إكسـَروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is broken | huwa maksoorhuwa makswr | هـُو َ مـَكسور |
| She/it(f) is broken | hiya maksoorahiya makswraö | هـِي َ مـَكسور َة |
| They are broken | humma maksooreenhumma makswryn | هـُمّ َ مـَكسورين |
