Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I broke | 'ana hadamtaacnaa hadamt | أنا َ هـَد َمت |
| We broke | 'ihna hadamnaiicHnaa hadamnaa | إحنا َ هـَد َمنا |
| You(m) broke | 'inta hadamtiicnta hadamt | إنت َ هـَد َمت |
| You(f) broke | 'inti hadamtiiicnti hadamty | إنت ِ هـَد َمتي |
| You(pl) broke | 'intu hadamtuiicntoo hadamtoo | إنتوا هـَد َمتوا |
| He/it(m) broke | huwa hadamhuwa hadam | هـُو َ هـَد َم |
| She/it(f) broke | hiya hadamithiya hadamit | هـِي َ هـَد َمـِت |
| They broke | humma hadamuhumma hadamoo | هـُمّ َ هـَد َموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might break | 'ana yimkin 'ahdimaacnaa yimkin aachdim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أهد ِم |
| We might break | 'ihna yimkin nihdimiicHnaa yimkin nihdim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِهد ِم |
| You(m) might break | 'inta yimkin tihdimiicnta yimkin tihdim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِهد ِم |
| You(f) might break | 'inti yimkin tihdimiiicnti yimkin tihdimy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِهد ِمي |
| You(pl) might break | 'intu yimkin tihdimuiicntoo yimkin tihdimoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِهد ِموا |
| He/it(m) might break | huwa yimkin yihdimhuwa yimkin yihdim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِهد ِم |
| She/it(f) might break | hiya yimkin tihdimhiya yimkin tihdim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِهد ِم |
| They might break | humma yimkin yihdimuhumma yimkin yihdimoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِهد ِموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I break | 'ana bahdimaacnaa bahdim | أنا َ بـَهد ِم |
| We break | 'ihna binihdimiicHnaa binihdim | إحنا َ بـِنـِهد ِم |
| You(m) break | 'inta bitihdimiicnta bitihdim | إنت َ بـِتـِهد ِم |
| You(f) break | 'inti bitihdimiiicnti bitihdimy | إنت ِ بـِتـِهد ِمي |
| You(pl) break | 'intu bitihdimuiicntoo bitihdimoo | إنتوا بـِتـِهد ِموا |
| He/it(m) breaks | huwa biyihdimhuwa biyihdim | هـُو َ بـِيـِهد ِم |
| She/it(f) breaks | hiya bitihdimhiya bitihdim | هـِي َ بـِتـِهد ِم |
| They break | humma biyihdimuhumma biyihdimoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِهد ِموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will break | 'ana hahdimaacnaa hahdim | أنا َ هـَهد ِم |
| We will break | 'ihna hanihdimiicHnaa hanihdim | إحنا َ هـَنـِهد ِم |
| You(m) will break | 'inta hatihdimiicnta hatihdim | إنت َ هـَتـِهد ِم |
| You(f) will break | 'inti hatihdimiiicnti hatihdimy | إنت ِ هـَتـِهد ِمي |
| You(pl) will break | 'intu hatihdimuiicntoo hatihdimoo | إنتوا هـَتـِهد ِموا |
| He/it(m) will break | huwa hayihdimhuwa hayihdim | هـُو َ هـَيـِهد ِم |
| She/it(f) will break | hiya hatihdimhiya hatihdim | هـِي َ هـَتـِهد ِم |
| They will break | humma hayihdimuhumma hayihdimoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِهد ِموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) break! | 'ihdimiichdim | إهد ِم |
| You(f) break! | 'ihdimiiichdimy | إهد ِمي |
| You(pl) break! | 'ihdimuiichdimoo | إهد ِموا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is broken | huwa mahdoomhuwa mahdwm | هـُو َ مـَهدوم |
| She/it(f) is broken | hiya mahdoomahiya mahdwmaö | هـِي َ مـَهدومـَة |
| They are broken | humma mahdoomeenhumma mahdwmyn | هـُمّ َ مـَهدومين |
